1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1309 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.5	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

1.6    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
1.7in this article.

1.8			2010		2011		Total
1.9	General	$	101,590,000	$	94,030,000	$	195,620,000
1.10	Airports		21,909,000		19,659,000		41,568,000
1.11	C.S.A.H.		496,786,000		524,478,000		1,021,264,000
1.12	M.S.A.S.		134,003,000		141,400,000		275,403,000
1.13	Special Revenue		49,038,000		49,038,000		98,076,000
1.14	H.U.T.D.		9,538,000		9,838,000		19,376,000
1.15	Trunk Highway		1,263,292,000		1,369,846,000		2,633,138,000
1.16	Total	$	2,076,156,000	$	2,208,289,000	$	4,284,445,000

1.17	Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.

1.18    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to
1.19the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
1.20the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years
1.21indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that
1.22the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010,
1.23or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is
1.24fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Appropriations for the
1.25fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, are effective the day following final enactment.

1.26				APPROPRIATIONS
1.27				Available for the Year
2.1				Ending June 30
2.2					2010		2011

2.3 2.4

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

2.5

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

1,849,926,000

$

1,983,923,000

2.6	Appropriations by Fund
2.7		2010	2011
2.8	General	18,704,000	11,144,000
2.9	Airports	21,859,000	19,609,000
2.10	C.S.A.H.	496,786,000	524,478,000
2.11	M.S.A.S.	134,003,000	141,400,000
2.12	Trunk Highway	1,178,574,000	1,287,292,000

2.13The amounts that may be spent for each
2.14purpose are specified in the following
2.15subdivisions.

2.16

Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems

2.17

(a) Airport Development and Assistance

16,548,000

14,298,000

2.18This appropriation is from the state
2.19airports fund and must be spent according
2.20to Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
2.21subdivision 4 .
2.22Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
2.2316A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
2.24available for five years after appropriation.
2.25If the appropriation for either year is
2.26insufficient, the appropriation for the other
2.27year is available for it.

2.28

(b) Aviation Support and Services

6,123,000

6,123,000

2.29	Appropriations by Fund
2.30	Airports	5,286,000	5,286,000
2.31	Trunk Highway	837,000	837,000

2.32$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second
2.33year from the state airports fund are for the
2.34Civil Air Patrol.

3.1 3.2

(c) Airport Development Appropriation Adjustments

3.3If an appropriation for airport development
3.4and assistance under paragraph (a) does
3.5not exhaust the balance in the state airports
3.6fund in the year for which it is made, the
3.7commissioner of finance, upon request of
3.8the commissioner of transportation, shall
3.9notify the chairs and ranking minority
3.10members of the senate and house of
3.11representatives committees with jurisdiction
3.12over transportation finance of the amount of
3.13the remainder and shall then add that amount
3.14to the appropriation. The amount added is
3.15appropriated as provided in paragraph (a).
3.16If the appropriation for airport development
3.17and assistance under paragraph (a) or
3.18this paragraph does exhaust the balance
3.19in the state airports fund in the year for
3.20which it is made, the commissioner of
3.21finance shall notify the chairs and ranking
3.22minority members of the senate and house of
3.23representatives committees with jurisdiction
3.24over transportation finance of the amount by
3.25which the appropriation exceeds the balance
3.26and shall then reduce that amount from the
3.27appropriation.

3.28

(d) Transit

18,549,000

10,989,000

3.29	Appropriations by Fund
3.30	General	17,774,000	10,214,000
3.31	Trunk Highway	775,000	775,000

3.32The base appropriation from the trunk
3.33highway fund for fiscal year 2012 is
3.34$17,774,000.

3.35

(e) Commuter and Passenger Rail

500,000

500,000

4.1This appropriation is from the general fund
4.2for (1) development of the comprehensive
4.3statewide freight and passenger rail plan
4.4under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.03,
4.5subdivision 1b, and (2) passenger rail
4.6system planning, alternatives analysis,
4.7environmental analysis, design, preliminary
4.8engineering, and land acquisition under
4.9Minnesota Statutes, sections 174.632 to
4.10174.636.

4.11

(f) Freight

5,262,000

5,262,000

4.12	Appropriations by Fund
4.13	General	365,000	365,000
4.14	Trunk Highway	4,897,000	4,897,000

4.15

Subd. 3.State Roads

4.16

(a) Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance

250,457,000

242,651,000

4.17The base appropriation for fiscal year 2012
4.18is $257,395,000.

4.19

(b) Infrastructure Investment Support

200,527,000

194,384,000

4.20The base appropriation for fiscal year 2012
4.21is $205,988,000.
4.22Of the appropriation for fiscal year 2010,
4.23$390,000 is for engineering, signage, and
4.24roadway marking related to speed limit
4.25requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
4.26section 169.14, subdivision 2a.
4.27$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the
4.28second year are available for grants to
4.29metropolitan planning organizations outside
4.30the seven-county metropolitan area.
4.31$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
4.32second year are for a transportation research
4.33contingent account to finance research
5.1projects that are reimbursable from the
5.2federal government or from other sources.
5.3If the appropriation for either year is
5.4insufficient, the appropriation for the other
5.5year is available for it.
5.6$600,000 the first year and $600,000
5.7the second year are available for grants
5.8for transportation studies outside the
5.9metropolitan area to identify critical
5.10concerns, problems, and issues. These
5.11grants are available (1) to regional
5.12development commissions; (2) in regions
5.13where no regional development commission
5.14is functioning, to joint powers boards
5.15established under agreement of two or
5.16more political subdivisions in the region to
5.17exercise the planning functions of a regional
5.18development commission; and (3) in regions
5.19where no regional development commission
5.20or joint powers board is functioning, to the
5.21department's district office for that region.

5.22

(c) State Road Construction

557,300,000

612,700,000

5.23The base appropriation for fiscal year 2012
5.24is $635,000,000.
5.25It is estimated that these appropriations will
5.26be funded as follows:

5.27	Appropriations by Fund
5.28 5.29	Federal Highway Aid	301,100,000	388,500,000
5.30	Highway User Taxes	256,200,000	224,200,000

5.31This appropriation is for the actual
5.32construction, reconstruction, and
5.33improvement of trunk highways, including
5.34design-build contracts and consultant usage
5.35to support these activities. This includes the
6.1cost of actual payment to landowners for
6.2lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
6.3payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
6.4relocation expenses.
6.5The commissioner of transportation shall
6.6notify the chairs and ranking minority
6.7members of the senate and house of
6.8representatives committees with jurisdiction
6.9over transportation finance of any significant
6.10events that should cause these estimates to
6.11change.
6.12The commissioner may transfer up to
6.13$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
6.14revolving loan fund.
6.15The commissioner may receive money
6.16covering other shares of the cost of
6.17partnership projects. These receipts are
6.18appropriated to the commissioner for these
6.19projects.

6.20

(d) Highway Debt Service

100,598,000

169,752,000

6.21$85,945,000 the first year and $153,656,000
6.22the second year are for transfer to the state
6.23bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
6.24to make all transfers required in the year for
6.25which it is made, the commissioner of finance
6.26shall notify the Committee on Finance of
6.27the senate and the Committee on Ways and
6.28Means of the house of representatives of
6.29the amount of the deficiency and shall then
6.30transfer that amount under the statutory open
6.31appropriation. Any excess appropriation
6.32cancels to the trunk highway fund.

6.33

(e) Electronic Communications

5,177,000

5,177,000

7.1	Appropriations by Fund
7.2	General	9,000	9,000
7.3	Trunk Highway	5,168,000	5,168,000

7.4The general fund appropriation is to equip
7.5and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for
7.6Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.

7.7

Subd. 4.Local Roads

7.8

(a) County State Aids

496,786,000

524,478,000

7.9This appropriation is from the county
7.10state-aid highway fund and is available until
7.11spent.

7.12

(b) Municipal State Aids

134,003,000

141,400,000

7.13This appropriation is from the municipal
7.14state-aid street fund and is available until
7.15spent.

7.16

(c) State Aid Appropriation Adjustments

7.17If an appropriation for either county state
7.18aids or municipal state aids does not exhaust
7.19the balance in the fund from which it is
7.20made in the year for which it is made, the
7.21commissioner of finance, upon request of
7.22the commissioner of transportation, shall
7.23notify the chairs and ranking minority
7.24members of the senate and house of
7.25representatives committees with jurisdiction
7.26over transportation finance of the amount of
7.27the remainder and shall then add that amount
7.28to the appropriation. The amount added is
7.29appropriated for the purposes of county state
7.30aids or municipal state aids, as appropriate.
7.31If the appropriation for either county
7.32state aids or municipal state aids does
7.33exhaust the balance in the fund from
8.1which it is made in the year for which
8.2it is made, the commissioner of finance
8.3shall notify the chairs and ranking minority
8.4members of the senate and house of
8.5representatives committees with jurisdiction
8.6over transportation finance of the amount by
8.7which the appropriation exceeds the balance
8.8and shall then reduce that amount from the
8.9appropriation.

8.10

Subd. 5.General Support and Services

8.11

(a) Department Support

40,735,000

39,388,000

8.12	Appropriations by Fund
8.13	Airports	25,000	25,000
8.14	Trunk Highway	40,710,000	39,363,000

8.15The base appropriation from the trunk
8.16highway fund in fiscal year 2012 is
8.17$41,907,000.

8.18

(b) Buildings

17,361,000

16,821,000

8.19	Appropriations by Fund
8.20	General	56,000	56,000
8.21	Trunk Highway	17,305,000	16,765,000

8.22The base appropriation from the trunk
8.23highway fund in fiscal year 2012 is
8.24$17,784,000.
8.25If the appropriation for either year is
8.26insufficient, the appropriation for the other
8.27year is available for it.

8.28

Subd. 6.Transfers

8.29(a) With the approval of the commissioner of
8.30finance, the commissioner of transportation
8.31may transfer unencumbered balances
8.32among the appropriations from the trunk
8.33highway fund and the state airports fund
8.34made in this section. No transfer may be
9.1made from the appropriation for state road
9.2construction. No transfer may be made
9.3from the appropriations for debt service to
9.4any other appropriation. Transfers under
9.5this paragraph may not be made between
9.6funds. Transfers between programs must
9.7be reported immediately to the chairs and
9.8ranking minority members of the senate and
9.9house of representatives committees with
9.10jurisdiction over transportation finance.
9.11(b) The commissioner of finance shall
9.12transfer from the flexible account in the
9.13county state-aid highway fund $8,440,000
9.14the first year and $1,550,000 the second year
9.15to the municipal turnback account in the
9.16municipal state-aid street fund.

9.17 9.18

Subd. 7.Use of State Road Construction Appropriations

9.19Any money appropriated to the commissioner
9.20of transportation for state road construction
9.21for any fiscal year before fiscal year
9.222010 is available to the commissioner
9.23during the biennium to the extent that the
9.24commissioner spends the money on the
9.25state road construction project for which the
9.26money was originally encumbered during the
9.27fiscal year for which it was appropriated. The
9.28commissioner of transportation shall report
9.29to the commissioner of finance by August
9.301, 2009, and August 1, 2010, on a form
9.31the commissioner of finance provides, on
9.32expenditures made during the previous fiscal
9.33year that are authorized by this subdivision.

9.34

Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriation

10.1The commissioner of transportation may
10.2request an appropriation of an unappropriated
10.3balance in the trunk highway fund in the
10.4biennium as provided under Minnesota
10.5Statutes, section 161.358, for (1) trunk
10.6highway design, construction, or inspection
10.7in order to take advantage of an unanticipated
10.8receipt of income to the trunk highway fund
10.9or to take advantage of federal advanced
10.10construction funding; (2) trunk highway
10.11maintenance in order to meet an emergency;
10.12or (3) payment of tort or environmental
10.13claims.
10.14Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the
10.15commissioner to increase the use of federal
10.16advanced construction funding beyond
10.17amounts specifically authorized. Any
10.18transfer as a result of the use of federal
10.19advanced construction funding must include
10.20an analysis of the effects on the long-term
10.21trunk highway fund balance.

10.22

Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

10.23

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

75,186,000

$

75,186,000

10.24The appropriations in this section are from
10.25the general fund.
10.26The amounts that may be spent for each
10.27purpose are specified in the following
10.28subdivisions.

10.29

Subd. 2.Bus Transit

69,893,000

69,893,000

10.30This appropriation is for bus system
10.31operations.
10.32Of this appropriation, $129,000 for fiscal
10.33year 2010 and $140,000 for fiscal year 2011
10.34is for transit service for disabled veterans
11.1under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.408,
11.2subdivision 10.

11.3

Subd. 3.Rail Operations

5,293,000

5,293,000

11.4This appropriation is for operations of the
11.5Hiawatha light rail transit line.

11.6

Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

11.7

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

150,069,000

$

148,205,000

11.8	Appropriations by Fund
11.9		2010	2011
11.10	General	7,700,000	7,700,000
11.11	H.U.T.D.	9,413,000	9,713,000
11.12	Special Revenue	49,038,000	49,038,000
11.13	Trunk Highway	83,918,000	81,754,000

11.14The amounts that may be spent for each
11.15purpose are specified in the following
11.16subdivisions.

11.17

Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

11.18

(a) Office of Communications

434,000

434,000

11.19	Appropriations by Fund
11.20	General	41,000	41,000
11.21	Trunk Highway	393,000	393,000

11.22

(b) Public Safety Support

8,035,000

8,035,000

11.23	Appropriations by Fund
11.24	General	3,163,000	3,163,000
11.25	H.U.T.D.	1,366,000	1,366,000
11.26	Trunk Highway	3,506,000	3,506,000

11.27$380,000 the first year and $380,000 the
11.28second year are appropriated from the general
11.29fund for payment of public safety officer
11.30survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes,
11.31section 299A.44. If the appropriation for
11.32either year is insufficient, the appropriation
11.33for the other year is available for it.
12.1$1,367,000 the first year and $1,367,000
12.2the second year are appropriated from the
12.3general fund to be deposited in the public
12.4safety officer's benefit account. This money
12.5is available for reimbursements under
12.6Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.465.
12.7$508,000 the first year and $508,000 the
12.8second year are appropriated from the general
12.9fund for soft body armor reimbursements
12.10under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.
12.11$792,000 the first year and $792,000
12.12the second year are appropriated from the
12.13general fund for transfer by the commissioner
12.14of finance to the trunk highway fund on
12.15December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2010,
12.16respectively, in order to reimburse the trunk
12.17highway fund for expenses not related to the
12.18fund. These represent amounts appropriated
12.19out of the trunk highway fund for general
12.20fund purposes in the administration and
12.21related services program.
12.22$610,000 the first year and $610,000 the
12.23second year are appropriated from the
12.24highway user tax distribution fund for
12.25transfer by the commissioner of finance to
12.26the trunk highway fund on December 31,
12.272009, and December 31, 2010, respectively,
12.28in order to reimburse the trunk highway
12.29fund for expenses not related to the fund.
12.30These represent amounts appropriated out
12.31of the trunk highway fund for highway
12.32user tax distribution fund purposes in the
12.33administration and related services program.
12.34$716,000 the first year and $716,000 the
12.35second year are appropriated from the
13.1highway user tax distribution fund for
13.2transfer by the commissioner of finance to
13.3the general fund on December 31, 2009, and
13.4December 31, 2010, respectively, in order to
13.5reimburse the general fund for expenses not
13.6related to the fund. These represent amounts
13.7appropriated out of the general fund for
13.8operation of the criminal justice data network
13.9related to driver and motor vehicle licensing.

13.10

(c) Technical Support Services

3,835,000

3,835,000

13.11	Appropriations by Fund
13.12	General	1,472,000	1,472,000
13.13	H.U.T.D.	19,000	19,000
13.14	Trunk Highway	2,344,000	2,344,000

13.15

Subd. 3.State Patrol

13.16

(a) Patrolling Highways

69,597,000

67,433,000

13.17	Appropriations by Fund
13.18	General	37,000	37,000
13.19	H.U.T.D.	92,000	92,000
13.20	Trunk Highway	69,468,000	67,304,000

13.21The base appropriation from the trunk
13.22highway fund for fiscal year 2012 is
13.23$71,393,000.

13.24

(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

7,771,000

7,771,000

13.25

(c) Capitol Security

2,987,000

2,987,000

13.26This appropriation is from the general fund.
13.27The commissioner may not (1) spend
13.28any money from the trunk highway fund
13.29for capitol security or (2) permanently
13.30transfer any state trooper from the patrolling
13.31highways activity to capitol security.
13.32The commissioner may not transfer any
13.33money (1) appropriated for Department of
13.34Public Safety administration, the patrolling of
14.1highways, commercial vehicle enforcement,
14.2or driver and vehicle services to capitol
14.3security or (2) from capitol security.

14.4

Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

14.5

(a) Vehicle Services

26,909,000

27,209,000

14.6	Appropriations by Fund
14.7	Special Revenue	18,973,000	18,973,000
14.8	H.U.T.D.	7,936,000	8,236,000

14.9The special revenue fund appropriation is
14.10from the vehicle services operating account.

14.11

(b) Driver Services

28,712,000

28,712,000

14.12	Appropriations by Fund
14.13	Special Revenue	28,711,000	28,711,000
14.14	Trunk Highway	1,000	1,000

14.15The special revenue fund appropriation is
14.16from the driver services operating account.

14.17

Subd. 5.Traffic Safety

435,000

435,000

14.18

Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety

1,354,000

1,354,000

14.19This appropriation is from the pipeline safety
14.20account in the special revenue fund.

14.21 14.22

Sec. 6. GENERAL CONTINGENT ACCOUNTS

$

375,000

$

375,000

14.23	Appropriations by Fund
14.24	Trunk Highway	200,000	200,000
14.25	H.U.T.D.	125,000	125,000
14.26	Airports	50,000	50,000

14.27The appropriations in this section from the
14.28trunk highway fund, the highway user tax
14.29distribution fund, and the state airports fund
14.30may only be spent upon approval as provided
14.31under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.358.
14.32If an appropriation in this section for either
14.33year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
14.34other year is available for it.

15.1

Sec. 7. TORT CLAIMS

$

600,000

$

600,000

15.2This appropriation is to the commissioner of
15.3finance.
15.4If the appropriation for either year is
15.5insufficient, the appropriation for the other
15.6year is available for it.

15.7    Sec. 8. Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended by
15.8Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 11, section 10, is amended to read:

15.9

Subd. 2. Multimodal Systems

15.10

(a) Aeronautics

15.11

(1) Airport Development and Assistance

20,298,000

5,298,000

15.12This appropriation is from the state airports
15.13fund and must be spent according to
15.14Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
15.15subdivision 4 .
15.16$6,000,000 the first year is a onetime
15.17appropriation and does not add to the
15.18base appropriations. The base for this
15.19appropriation for fiscal year 2010 is
15.20$14,298,000.
15.21Of this appropriation $200,000 the first
15.22year is to the Legislative Coordinating
15.23Commission for the administrative expenses
15.24of the Airport Funding Advisory Task Force
15.25and for other costs relating to the preparation
15.26of the task force report, including the costs of
15.27hiring a consultant, if needed. Any remaining
15.28amount of this appropriation shall revert to
15.29the state airports fund.
15.30Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
15.3116A.28, subdivision 6 , this appropriation is
15.32available for five years after appropriation.
16.1If the appropriation for either year is
16.2insufficient, the appropriation for the other
16.3year is available for it.

16.4

(2) Aviation Support and Services

16.5	Appropriations by Fund
16.6	Airports	5,184,000	5,286,000
16.7	Trunk Highway	852,000	866,000

16.8$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second
16.9year from the state airports fund are for the
16.10Civil Air Patrol.

16.11

(b) Transit

16.12	Appropriations by Fund
16.13 16.14	General	18,813,000	18,816,000 26,376,000
16.15	Trunk Highway	740,000	761,000

16.16Of the appropriation in fiscal year 2009,
16.17$7,560,000 may be expended for financial
16.18assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.19174.24, notwithstanding the payment
16.20schedule under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.21174.24, subdivision 5.

16.22

(c) Freight

16.23	Appropriations by Fund
16.24	General	357,000	367,000
16.25	Trunk Highway	5,028,000	5,158,000

16.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.27    Sec. 9. Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:
16.28    Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION; TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF.
16.29    $55,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $77,000,000 $33,000,000 in fiscal year 2009
16.30are appropriated to the commissioner of transportation from the trunk highway fund for
16.31the purposes specified in the federal grants and aids related to the I-35W bridge collapse
16.32on marked Interstate Highway I-35W in Minneapolis. The appropriation in fiscal year
16.332009 is available for other trunk highway construction projects. This appropriation is in
17.1addition to appropriations under Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 3, and Laws
17.22007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, section 2.
17.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.


17.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.081, is amended by adding a
17.7subdivision to read:
17.8    Subd. 4. Metropolitan routes of regional significance account. (a) For purposes
17.9of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given them:
17.10    (1) "metropolitan area" has the meaning given in section 473.121, subdivision 4; and
17.11    (2) "population" has the meaning given in section 477A.011, subdivision 3, except
17.12that it excludes the three most populous cities in the metropolitan area.
17.13    (b) The metropolitan routes of regional significance account is created in the state
17.14treasury. Funds in the account are for allocation to metropolitan counties to assist in
17.15paying the costs of construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of county highways with
17.16statewide or regional significance that have not been fully funded through other state,
17.17federal, or local funding sources.
17.18    (c) The commissioner shall allocate funds in the account to counties in the
17.19metropolitan area so that each county receives an amount proportional to the percentage
17.20that its population, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current
17.21calendar year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this
17.22subdivision.
17.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2009.

17.24    Sec. 2. [161.358] CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS.
17.25    Subdivision 1. Application. This section only applies as specifically provided in
17.26conjunction with a contingent appropriation under law, and provides for the commissioner
17.27of transportation, or another named commissioner, to obtain appropriation authority from
17.28the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, for transportation purposes.
17.29    Subd. 2. Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, the following term has the
17.30meaning given.
17.31(b) "Transportation Contingent Appropriations Group" or "TCAG" means a group
17.32comprised of the following members:
17.33(1) the members of the Legislative Advisory Commission under section 3.30; and
18.1(2) the ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
18.2committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance.
18.3    Subd. 3. Appropriations process; request; hearings. (a) To request an
18.4appropriation under this section, the commissioner shall submit to members of the
18.5Transportation Contingent Appropriations Group written notice and request for
18.6appropriation authority. The notice must provide information on the appropriation
18.7authority being sought, and request the written response of each TCAG member within
18.8ten days of the date of notification.
18.9(b) Upon request by any member of the Transportation Contingent Appropriations
18.10Group for further information, the TCAG shall hold hearings on the requested
18.11appropriation authority. A member must make the request for further information within
18.12ten days of the date of notification under paragraph (a).
18.13(c) The division chair of the finance committee with jurisdiction over transportation
18.14finance in the senate and the division chair of the appropriate finance committee or
18.15division with jurisdiction over transportation finance in the house of representatives shall
18.16on an alternating basis chair the TCAG hearings. The TCAG shall conclude hearings and
18.17provide written approval or disapproval of the request for appropriation authority within
18.18six weeks of the date of notification.
18.19    Subd. 4. Approval. A member of the Transportation Contingent Appropriations
18.20Group is deemed to approve the commissioner's request for appropriation authority if:
18.21(1) no request for further information is made under subdivision 3, paragraph (b),
18.22and that member does not respond with written disapproval within ten days of the date of
18.23notification under subdivision 3, paragraph (a); or
18.24(2) a request for further information is made, and that member does not respond with
18.25written disapproval within six weeks of the date of notification.
18.26    Subd. 5. Contingent appropriation. Upon approval of the governor and the
18.27approval of a minimum of five members of the Transportation Contingent Appropriations
18.28Group, the funds requested under subdivision 3 are appropriated to the commissioner from
18.29the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and must be utilized in conformance
18.30with the purposes specified.
18.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.32    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.36, subdivision 7, as added by Laws
18.332009, chapter 9, section 1, is amended to read:
18.34    Subd. 7. Economic recovery funds. (a) All federal funds made available as of April
18.352, 2009, to the commissioner under title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
19.1Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (the act), and designated for transportation purposes,
19.2including but not limited to assistance for highways and bridges, transit, aeronautics,
19.3ports, and railroads, are appropriated to the commissioner from the trunk highway fund or
19.4the federal fund, as appropriate. This appropriation includes any funds not initially made
19.5available to the commissioner under the act, including but not limited to competitive grant
19.6awards and funds made available in addition to the amount expected on the effective date
19.7of this section. The money is available until expended.
19.8(b) The commissioner may request an appropriation from the trunk highway fund
19.9or the federal fund, as appropriate, as provided under section 161.358, for funds made
19.10available to the commissioner under the act that are not appropriated in paragraph (a).
19.11(c) The commissioner shall make every reasonable effort to seek and utilize all
19.12funds available under title XII of the act.
19.13(c) (d) The commissioner shall expend funds appropriated under this subdivision in
19.14conformance with federal requirements established in association with use of the funds.
19.15The commissioner may expend up to 17 percent of the funds for program delivery.
19.16(d) (e) Notwithstanding section 360.305, subdivision 4, no local contribution is
19.17required for eligible aeronautics project elements funded by a federal grant-in-aid through
19.18the act.
19.19(e) (f) Within two weeks of submitting each report to the United States Department
19.20of Transportation as required for the federal aid under this subdivision, the commissioner
19.21shall submit a corresponding report to the chairs and ranking members of the house of
19.22representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and
19.23finance. The corresponding report must contain (1) a copy of the report submitted to
19.24the United States Department of Transportation, and (2) information on the geographic
19.25distribution of projects funded under this subdivision, which at a minimum specifies
19.26the amount provided for highways and bridges, transit, aeronautics, ports, and railroads
19.27within each of the department's districts.

19.28    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 162.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.29    Subd. 2. Administrative costs. A sum of 1-1/2 two percent shall be deducted from
19.30the total available in the municipal state-aid street fund, set aside in a separate account,
19.31and used for administration costs incurred by the state Transportation Department in
19.32carrying out the provisions relating to the municipal state-aid street system.

19.33    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
19.34to read:
20.1    Subd. 2a. Increased speed limit when passing. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, the
20.2speed limit is increased by ten miles per hour over the posted speed limit when the driver:
20.3(1) is on a two-lane highway having one lane for each direction of travel;
20.4(2) is on a highway with a posted speed limit that is equal to or higher than 55
20.5miles per hour;
20.6(3) is overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction
20.7of travel; and
20.8(4) meets the requirements in section 169.18.

20.9    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.50, is amended by adding a subdivision
20.10to read:
20.11    Subd. 6c. Fracture-critical bridges. (a) The commissioner may make a grant to
20.12any political subdivision for replacement or rehabilitation of a fracture-critical bridge. To
20.13be eligible for a grant under this subdivision, the project must produce a bridge structure:
20.14(1) that is no longer classified as fracture critical, by having alternate load paths; and
20.15(2) whose failure of a main component will not result in the collapse of the bridge.
20.16(b) A grant under this subdivision is subject to the procedures and criteria established
20.17under subdivisions 5 and 6.
20.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

20.19    Sec. 7. [174.632] PASSENGER RAIL; COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.
20.20(a) The planning, design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of
20.21passenger rail track, facilities, and services are governmental functions, serve a public
20.22purpose, and are a matter of public necessity.
20.23(b) The commissioner is responsible for all aspects of planning, designing,
20.24developing, constructing, equipping, operating, and maintaining passenger rail, including
20.25system planning, alternatives analysis, environmental studies, preliminary engineering,
20.26final design, construction, negotiating with railroads, and developing financial and
20.27operating plans.
20.28(c) The commissioner may enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement
20.29with a public or private entity, including a regional railroad authority, a joint powers board,
20.30and a railroad, to carry out these activities.
20.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

20.32    Sec. 8. [174.634] PASSENGER RAIL; FUNDING.
20.33(a) The commissioner may apply for funding from federal, state, regional, local, and
20.34private sources to carry out the commissioner's duties in section 174.632.
21.1(b) Section 174.88, subdivision 2, does not apply to the commissioner's performance
21.2of duties and exercise of powers under sections 174.632 to 174.636.
21.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.4    Sec. 9. [174.636] PASSENGER RAIL; EXERCISE OF POWER.
21.5(a) The commissioner has all powers necessary to carry out the duties specified in
21.6section 174.632. In the exercise of those powers, the commissioner may:
21.7(1) acquire by purchase, gift, or by eminent domain proceedings as provided by law,
21.8all land and property necessary to preserve future passenger rail corridors or to construct,
21.9maintain, and improve passenger rail corridors;
21.10(2) let all necessary contracts as provided by law; and
21.11(3) make agreements with and cooperate with any governmental authority or private
21.12entity to carry out statutory duties related to passenger rail.
21.13(b) The commissioner shall consult with metropolitan planning organizations and
21.14regional rail authorities in areas where passenger rail corridors are under consideration
21.15to ensure that passenger rail services are integrated with existing rail and transit services
21.16and other transportation facilities to provide as nearly as possible connected, efficient,
21.17and integrated services.
21.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.19    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.20    Subd. 3. Motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue. (a) For purposes of this
21.21subdivision, "net revenue revenues" means an amount equal to:
21.22    (1) the revenues, including interest and penalties, collected under this section, during
21.23the fiscal year; less
21.24    (2) the estimated reduction in individual income tax receipts and the estimated
21.25amount of refunds paid out under section 290.06, subdivision 34, for the fiscal year.
21.26    (b) On or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the commissioner of revenue shall
21.27estimate the amount of the revenues and subtraction under paragraph (a) for the current
21.28fiscal year.
21.29    (c) On or after July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall
21.30transfer the net revenue as estimated in paragraph (b) from the general fund, as follows:
21.31(b) The commissioner of revenue shall estimate the revenues for each fiscal year and
21.32transfer one-quarter of the estimated amount from the general fund on January 1, April 1,
21.33July 1, and October 1, allocated as follows:
21.34    (1) 65 percent to the metropolitan area transit account;
22.150(2) 25 percent to the greater Minnesota transit account; and
22.2    (2) 50 percent to the county state-aid highway fund. Notwithstanding any other law
22.3to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall allocate the funds transferred
22.4under this clause to the counties in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121,
22.5subdivision 4, excluding the counties of Hennepin and Ramsey, so that each county shall
22.6receive of such amount the percentage that its population, as defined in section 477A.011,
22.7subdivision 3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current calendar
22.8year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this clause
22.9(3) 10 percent to the metropolitan routes of regional significance account under
22.10section 161.081, subdivision 4.
22.11    (d) For fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the amount under paragraph (a), clause (1),
22.12revenues must be calculated using the following percentages of the total revenues:
22.13    (1) for fiscal year 2010, 83.75 percent; and
22.14    (2) for fiscal year 2011, 93.75 percent.

22.15    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision
22.16to read:
22.17    Subd. 10. Transit service for disabled veterans. (a) On and after the effective
22.18date of this section, the council shall provide regular route transit, as defined in section
22.19473.385, subdivision 1, free of charge for veterans, as defined in section 197.447, certified
22.20as disabled. For purposes of this section, "certified as disabled" means certified in writing
22.21by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the state commissioner of veterans
22.22affairs as having a permanent and total service-connected disability.
22.23    (b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to operators of regular route
22.24transit (1) receiving financial assistance under section 473.388, or (2) operating under
22.25section 473.405, subdivision 12.

22.26    Sec. 12. FUND TRANSFERS; METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TRANSIT
22.27SERVICE.
22.28    Subdivision 1. Metropolitan livable communities fund. (a) Notwithstanding
22.29Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.25 to 473.255, or any other law, the Metropolitan Council
22.30may transfer to its transit operating budget in 2009, 2010, and 2011, up to $1,000,000 from:
22.31(1) the revenues and amounts credited, transferred, or distributed to the metropolitan
22.32livable communities fund accounts in 2009, 2010, and 2011 pursuant to Minnesota
22.33Statutes, sections 473.252, 473.253, 473.254, and 473F.08, subdivision 3b, that are not
22.34committed to grant or loan awards made by the council; and
23.1(2) balances in the metropolitan livable communities fund accounts in 2009, 2010,
23.2and 2011 that are not committed to grant or loan awards made by the council.
23.3(b) The council may not transfer proceeds from solid waste bonds under Minnesota
23.4Statutes, section 473.831, before its repeal, for the purposes specified in this section.
23.5(c) If the council transfers funds under this subdivision, the council shall amend the
23.6annual distribution plan described in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.25, paragraph (d),
23.7and include information about the transfer in the annual report required under Minnesota
23.8Statutes, section 473.25, paragraph (e).
23.9    Subd. 2. Right-of-way acquisition loan fund. Notwithstanding Minnesota
23.10Statutes, section 473.167, or any other law, the Metropolitan Council may transfer to its
23.11transit operating budget in 2009, 2010, and 2011 up to $3,000,000 from the amounts
23.12levied and collected in 2009, 2010, and 2011 under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.167,
23.13subdivision 3.
23.14    Subd. 3. Use of transferred funds. The council shall use the amounts transferred
23.15under subdivisions 1 and 2 to cover operating deficits for the transit, paratransit, and light
23.16rail and commuter rail services provided or assisted by the council under Minnesota
23.17Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449.
23.18EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
23.19final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
23.20Scott, and Washington.

23.21    Sec. 13. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
23.22(a) On or after the effective date of this section, with transit, paratransit, and light
23.23rail and commuter rail services provided by the Metropolitan Council under Minnesota
23.24Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449, the council may not (1) increase fares, or (2) reduce
23.25service, including but not limited to reducing the frequency of bus or rail service, or
23.26eliminating existing routes.
23.27(b) This section applies to transit operators receiving financial assistance from the
23.28council under Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.384; 473.386; 473.388; and 473.405,
23.29subdivision 12.
23.30(c) This provision applies for calendar years 2009, 2010, and 2011.
23.31EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
23.32final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
23.33Scott, and Washington.

23.34    Sec. 14. PASSENGER RAIL REPORT.
24.1By February 1, 2010, the commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs
24.2and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
24.3transportation policy and finance concerning the status of passenger rail in this state.
24.4The report must be made electronically and made available in print only upon request.
24.5The report must include a summary of the current status of passenger rail projects and
24.6recommend:
24.7(1) a public participation process for intercity passenger rail planning;
24.8(2) appropriate participation and levels of review by local units of government;
24.9(3) future sources of funding for capital costs and operations;
24.10(4) definitions to distinguish passenger rail from commuter rail;
24.11(5) legislative changes to facilitate and improve the passenger rail planning processes
24.12and operation; and
24.13(6) state operating subsidy mechanisms designed to create local tax equity between
24.14communities served by passenger rail and communities served by commuter rail.
24.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
24.16Delete the title and insert:
24.18relating to transportation finance; appropriating money for transportation,
24.19Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities and programs; providing for
24.20fund transfers and tort claims; authorizing an account and certain contingent
24.21appropriations; modifying previous appropriations provisions; modifying various
24.22provisions related to transportation finance and policy; modifying provisions
24.23related to speed limits, fracture-critical bridges, passenger rail, motor vehicle
24.24lease sales tax revenue allocations, and transit services;amending Minnesota
24.25Statutes 2008, sections 161.081, by adding a subdivision; 161.36, subdivision
24.267, as added; 162.12, subdivision 2; 169.14, by adding a subdivision; 174.50,
24.27by adding a subdivision; 297A.815, subdivision 3; 473.408, by adding a
24.28subdivision; Laws 2007, chapter 143, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, as
24.29amended; Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 1, section 5; proposing coding for new
24.30law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 161; 174."