1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1068 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.72, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 11. Design-build transportation project. When the Department of
1.5Transportation undertakes a design-build transportation project as defined in section
1.6161.3410, subdivision 6 , the statement of qualification evaluation criteria and scoring
1.7methodology, statement of qualification evaluations, technical proposal evaluation
1.8criteria and scoring methodology, and technical proposal evaluations are classified as
1.9protected nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals and as confidential
1.10data on individuals. The statement of qualification evaluation criteria and scoring
1.11methodology and statement of qualification evaluations are public when the Department
1.12of Transportation announces the short list of qualified contractors. The technical proposal
1.13evaluation criteria, scoring methodology, and technical proposal evaluations are public
1.14when the project is awarded. the provisions of this subdivision apply.
1.15(a) When the commissioner solicits a request for qualifications, as defined in section
1.16161.3410, subdivision 9:
1.17(1) the following data are classified as protected nonpublic:
1.18(i) the statement of qualifications evaluation criteria and scoring methodology; and
1.19(ii) the statement of qualifications evaluations;
1.20(2) the following data are classified as nonpublic data: the statement of
1.21qualifications; and
1.22(3) the following data are classified as private: identifying information concerning
1.23the members of the technical review committee.
1.24(b) When the commissioner announces the short list of qualified design-build firms,
1.25as required by section 161.3420, subdivision 4, the following data become public:
1.26(1) the statement of qualifications evaluation criteria and scoring methodology; and
1.27(2) the statement of qualifications evaluations.
2.1(c) When the commissioner solicits a request for proposals, as defined in section
2.2161.3410, subdivision 8:
2.3(1) the following data are classified as nonpublic:
2.4(i) alternative technical concepts;
2.5(ii) preapproved elements;
2.6(iii) the technical proposal;
2.7(iv) the price proposal;
2.8(v) the disadvantaged business enterprise and equal employment opportunity
2.9submittal; and
2.10(vi) government data maintained to evaluate the disadvantaged business enterprise
2.11and equal employment opportunity submittal;
2.12(2) the following data are classified as protected nonpublic:
2.13(i) the technical proposal evaluation criteria and scoring methodology; and
2.14(ii) the technical proposal evaluations.
2.15(d) When the commissioner opens the price proposals, as required by section
2.16161.3426, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), the following data become public:
2.17(1) the technical proposal evaluation scores; and
2.18(2) the dollar amount in the price proposals.
2.19(e) When the commissioner awards the project, as required by section 161.3426, all
2.20remaining data not already made public under this subdivision become public, with the
2.21exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37.
2.22(f) If the commissioner rejects all responses to a request for proposals, as permitted
2.23by section 161.3426, subdivision 5, before awarding the project:
2.24(1) all data, other than data made public according to this subdivision, retain their
2.25classification until a resolicitation of the request for proposals results in award of the
2.26project or a determination is made to abandon the project.
2.27(2) If a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one year of the
2.28announcement of the short list of qualified design-build firms, the remaining data become
2.29public, with the exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37.

2.30    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.31read:
2.32    Subd. 17. Adopt-a-highway data. The following data on participants collected
2.33by the Department of Transportation to administer the adopt-a-highway program are
2.34classified as private data under section 13.02, subdivision 12: home addresses, except for
2.35zip codes; home e-mail addresses; and home telephone numbers.

3.1    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to
3.2read:
3.3    Subd. 18. Mileage-based user fee data. (a) The following data pertaining to
3.4participation in the Minnesota road fee test, as authorized by Laws of Minnesota, 2007,
3.5chapter 143, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), are classified as
3.6private data on individuals or nonpublic data:
3.7(1) names of participants; participants' contact information; and data contained in
3.8applications for participation in the Minnesota road fee test;
3.9(2) applications for the purchase, lease, or rental of the GPS navigation device;
3.10(3) participants' vehicle identification data;
3.11(4) financial and credit data; and
3.12(5) participants' road usage data.
3.13(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the production of summary data as it pertains to
3.14types of vehicles used and road usage data, as long as the participants' identities or any
3.15other characteristics that could uniquely identify participants are not ascertainable.
3.16(c) The Department of Transportation shall only produce the data made not public
3.17under this subdivision to federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities acting
3.18pursuant to a valid search warrant.

3.19    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.015, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.20to read:
3.21    Subd. 1d. Bicycle use of trails. The commissioner may not prohibit operation of an
3.22electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, on any trail under
3.23this section for which bicycle use is permitted, unless the commissioner determines that
3.24operation of the electric-assisted bicycle is not consistent with safe use and enjoyment of
3.25the trail.

3.26    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.018, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.27    Subd. 2. Authority of local government. (a) A local government unit that receives
3.28state grants-in-aid for any trail, with the concurrence of the commissioner, and the
3.29landowner or land lessee, may:
3.30(1) designate the trail for use by snowmobiles or for nonmotorized use from
3.31December 1 to April 1 of any year; and
3.32(2) issue any permit required under subdivisions 3 to 5.
4.1(b) A local government unit that receives state grants-in-aid under section 84.794,
4.2subdivision 2 , 84.803, subdivision 2, or 84.927, subdivision 2, for any trail, with the
4.3concurrence of the commissioner, and landowner or land lessee, may:
4.4(1) designate the trail specifically for use at various times of the year by all-terrain or
4.5off-road vehicles or off-highway motorcycles, for nonmotorized use such as ski touring,
4.6snowshoeing, and hiking, and for multiple use, but not for motorized and nonmotorized
4.7use at the same time; and
4.8(2) issue any permit required under subdivisions 3 to 5.
4.9(c) A local unit of government that receives state grants-in-aid for any trail, with the
4.10concurrence of the commissioner and landowner or land lessee, may designate certain
4.11trails for joint use by snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and
4.12off-road vehicles.
4.13(d) A local unit of government may not prohibit operation of an electric-assisted
4.14bicycle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, on any trail under this section
4.15designated for bicycle use or nonmotorized use that includes bicycles, unless the local unit
4.16of government determines that operation of the electric-assisted bicycle is not consistent
4.17with safe use and enjoyment of the trail.

4.18    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.018, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.19    Subd. 4. Nonmotorized use trails. (a) No motorized vehicle shall be operated on a
4.20trail designated for nonmotorized use. This subdivision does not apply to (1) motorized
4.21wheelchairs or other motorized devices operated by an individual who is physically
4.22disabled and (2) electric-assisted bicycles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27.

4.23    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.263, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.24    Subd. 2. Powers of political subdivisions. (a) The governing body of any political
4.25subdivision may by ordinance or resolution:
4.26(1) designate any roadway or shoulder or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as
4.27a bicycle lane or bicycle route;
4.28(2) designate any sidewalk or portion thereof under its jurisdiction as a bicycle path
4.29provided that the designation does not destroy a pedestrian way or pedestrian access;
4.30(3) develop and designate bicycle paths;
4.31(4) designate as bikeways all bicycle lanes, bicycle routes, and bicycle paths.
4.32(b) A governing body may not prohibit operation of an electric-assisted bicycle,
4.33as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27, on any bikeway, roadway, or shoulder,
5.1unless the governing body determines that operation of the electric-assisted bicycle is not
5.2consistent with safe use and enjoyment of the bikeway, roadway, or shoulder.

5.3    Sec. 8. [160.266] MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL.
5.4    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
5.5(1) "bicycle path" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 6; and
5.6(2) "bikeway" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 9.
5.7    Subd. 2. Creation. The commissioner, in cooperation with road and trail authorities
5.8including the commissioner of natural resources, shall identify a bikeway that originates at
5.9Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and Hubbard Counties, then generally parallels
5.10the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in
5.11Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little Falls in Morrison County, Sauk
5.12Rapids in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County, Minneapolis in Hennepin County,
5.13St. Paul in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County, Red Wing in Goodhue County,
5.14Wabasha in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County, and La Crescent in Houston
5.15County to Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminates. Where opportunities
5.16exist, the bikeway may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi River.
5.17    Subd. 3. Connections with other bikeways. (a) The commissioner, in cooperation
5.18with road and trail authorities including the commissioner of natural resources, shall:
5.19(1) identify existing bikeways of regional significance that are in reasonable
5.20proximity but not connected to the bikeway established in this section, including but not
5.21limited to the Lake Wobegon Trail in the counties of Stearns and Todd; and
5.22(2) support development of linkages between bikeways identified under clause (1)
5.23and the bikeway established in this section.
5.24(b) The requirements of this subdivision are a secondary priority for use of funds
5.25available under this section following establishment and enhancement of the bikeway
5.26under subdivision 1.
5.27    Subd. 4. Cooperation with other entities. The commissioner may contract and
5.28enter into agreements with federal agencies, other state agencies, and local governments to
5.29establish, develop, maintain, and operate the bikeway and to interpret associated natural
5.30and cultural resources.
5.31    Subd. 5. Funding. Bicycle paths included within the bikeway and not administered
5.32by the commissioner of natural resources are eligible for funding from the environment
5.33and natural resources trust fund under chapter 116P, from the parks and trails grant
5.34program under section 85.535, from the local recreation grants program under section
5.3585.019, subdivision 4b, and from other sources.

6.1    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, subdivision 66, is amended to read:
6.2    Subd. 66. Veterans Memorial Highway. Legislative Route No. 31, signed as
6.3Trunk Highway marked 200 as of July 1, 2010, from the border with North Dakota to the
6.4city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The commissioner
6.5shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs, subject
6.6to section 161.139.

6.7    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
6.8to read:
6.9    Subd. 70. Arianna Celeste Macnamara Memorial Bridge. The pedestrian
6.10bridge over Route No. 7, signed as Trunk Highway 14 on the effective date of this
6.11section, located in the city of Rochester west of Route No. 20, signed as U.S. Highway
6.1252 on the effective date of this section, is designated as "Arianna Celeste Macnamara
6.13Memorial Bridge." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable
6.14marking design to memorialize the bridge and shall erect the appropriate signs as close as
6.15practicable to the bridge.

6.16    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.3212, is amended to read:
6.17161.3212 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
6.18The commissioner, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant
6.19available money that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged
6.20business programs to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes
6.21or guarantees working capital loans to businesses small business concerns owned and
6.22operated by socially or and economically disadvantaged persons as defined individuals.
6.23"Small business concern" and "socially and economically disadvantaged individual" have
6.24the meanings given them in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5 26.5. The
6.25purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide short-term
6.26working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods and
6.27services or for construction-related services from government agencies.
6.28Money contributed from a constitutionally or statutorily dedicated fund must be used
6.29only for purposes consistent with the purposes of the dedicated fund.

6.30    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
6.31    Subd. 4. Formula for distribution to towns; purposes. (a) Money apportioned to a
6.32county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town within
6.33the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board. The formula
7.1must take into account each town's levy for road and bridge purposes, its population and
7.2town road mileage, and other factors the county board deems advisable in the interests
7.3of achieving equity among the towns. Distribution of town road funds to each town
7.4treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, or within 30 days after receipt of payment
7.5from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to town treasurers in a county which has
7.6not adopted a distribution formula under this subdivision must be made according to a
7.7formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule. A formula adopted by a county board or
7.8by the commissioner must provide that a town, in order to be eligible for distribution of
7.9funds from the town road account in a calendar year, must have levied for taxes payable in
7.10the previous year for road and bridge purposes at least 0.04835 percent of taxable market
7.11value. For purposes of this eligibility requirement, taxable market value means taxable
7.12market value for taxes payable two years prior to the aid distribution year.
7.13(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the
7.14town only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads
7.15within the town.

7.16    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision
7.17to read:
7.18    Subd. 21a. Noncommercial vehicle. "Noncommercial vehicle" means a one-ton
7.19pickup truck registered under section 168.013, subdivision 1e, with a 15,000 pounds or
7.20less gross vehicle weight rating and for which the owner has made a declaration that the
7.21vehicle will be operated exclusively for personal use. The declaration must be based
7.22on one or more of the following:
7.23(1) a change of vehicle use;
7.24(2) registration of a new vehicle;
7.25(3) transfer of vehicle ownership; or
7.26(4) registration renewal.

7.27    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision
7.28to read:
7.29    Subd. 21b. One-ton pickup truck. "One-ton pickup truck" means any truck
7.30resembling a pickup truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of
7.31one ton. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or is not
7.32known, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle weight rating as
7.33indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be 10,001 pounds or more, not
7.34to exceed 15,000 pounds.

8.1    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
8.2    Subd. 24. Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor
8.3vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver.
8.4    (b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses,
8.5school buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126. Except as provided in
8.6paragraph (c), clause (1), a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 to 13,000
8.7pounds that is a pickup truck or a van is not a passenger automobile.
8.8    (c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to:
8.9    (1) a vehicle that is (i) a pickup truck or a van, (ii) not used in furtherance of a
8.10commercial enterprise, and (iii) not subject to state or federal regulation as a commercial
8.11motor vehicle as defined in subdivisions 26 and 40;
8.12    (2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 47; and
8.13    (3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 39.

8.14    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
8.15    Subd. 26. Pickup truck. "Pickup truck" means any truck with a manufacturer's
8.16nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less and commonly known as a
8.17pickup truck. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or
8.18cannot be determined, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle
8.19weight rating as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be less than
8.2010,000 pounds.

8.21    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 40, is amended to read:
8.22    Subd. 40. Van. "Van" means any vehicle of box-like design with no barrier or
8.23separation between the operator's area and the remainder of the cargo-carrying area, and
8.24with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less. If
8.25the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or not known, then
8.26the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum gross weight or gross vehicle
8.27weight rating as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be less than
8.2810,000 pounds.

8.29    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.30    Subdivision 1. Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display. (a) The following
8.31vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter requiring payment of tax and
8.32registration fees, except as provided in subdivision 1c:
9.1    (1) vehicles owned and used solely in the transaction of official business by the
9.2federal government, the state, or any political subdivision;
9.3    (2) vehicles owned and used exclusively by educational institutions and used solely
9.4in the transportation of pupils to and from those institutions;
9.5    (3) vehicles used solely in driver education programs at nonpublic high schools;
9.6    (4) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively to transport disabled
9.7persons for charitable, religious, or educational purposes;
9.8    (5) vehicles owned by nonprofit charities and used exclusively for disaster response
9.9and related activities;
9.10    (6) vehicles owned by ambulance services licensed under section 144E.10 that
9.11are equipped and specifically intended for emergency response or providing ambulance
9.12services; and
9.13    (7) vehicles owned by a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34,
9.14or an employee of a commercial driving school licensed under section 171.34, and the
9.15vehicle is used exclusively for driver education and training.
9.16    (b) Provided the general appearance of the vehicle is unmistakable, the following
9.17vehicles are not required to register or display number plates:
9.18(1) vehicles owned by the federal government;
9.19(2) fire apparatuses, including fire-suppression support vehicles, owned or leased by
9.20the state or a political subdivision;
9.21(3) police patrols owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision; and
9.22(4) ambulances owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision.
9.23    (c) Unmarked vehicles used in general police work, liquor investigations, or arson
9.24investigations, and passenger automobiles, pickup trucks, and buses owned or operated by
9.25the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers of the Division of Enforcement
9.26and Field Service of the Department of Natural Resources, must be registered and must
9.27display appropriate license number plates, furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and
9.28renewal applications for these license plates authorized for use in general police work and
9.29for use by the Department of Corrections or by conservation officers must be accompanied
9.30by a certification signed by the appropriate chief of police if issued to a police vehicle,
9.31the appropriate sheriff if issued to a sheriff's vehicle, the commissioner of corrections if
9.32issued to a Department of Corrections vehicle, or the appropriate officer in charge if
9.33issued to a vehicle of any other law enforcement agency. The certification must be on a
9.34form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicle will be used exclusively
9.35for a purpose authorized by this section.
10.1    (d) Unmarked vehicles used by the Departments of Revenue and Labor and Industry,
10.2fraud unit, in conducting seizures or criminal investigations must be registered and must
10.3display passenger vehicle classification license number plates, furnished at cost by the
10.4registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates
10.5must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of revenue or the
10.6commissioner of labor and industry. The certification must be on a form prescribed by
10.7the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the purposes
10.8authorized by this section.
10.9    (e) Unmarked vehicles used by the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the
10.10Department of Health must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification
10.11license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original
10.12and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied
10.13by a certification signed by the commissioner of health. The certification must be on a
10.14form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively
10.15for the official duties of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control.
10.16    (f) Unmarked vehicles used by staff of the Gambling Control Board in gambling
10.17investigations and reviews must be registered and must display passenger vehicle
10.18classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the
10.19registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must
10.20be accompanied by a certification signed by the board chair. The certification must be on a
10.21form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively
10.22for the official duties of the Gambling Control Board.
10.23    (g) Unmarked vehicles used in general investigation, surveillance, supervision,
10.24and monitoring by the staff of the Department of Human Services Office of Special
10.25Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program must
10.26be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification license number plates,
10.27furnished by the registrar at cost. Original and renewal applications for passenger vehicle
10.28license plates must be accompanied by a certification signed by the commissioner of
10.29human services. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and
10.30state that the vehicles must be used exclusively for the official duties of the Office of
10.31Special Investigations and the executive director of the Minnesota sex offender program.
10.32(h) Each state hospital and institution for persons who are mentally ill and
10.33developmentally disabled may have one vehicle without the required identification on
10.34the sides of the vehicle. The vehicle must be registered and must display passenger
10.35vehicle classification license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the
10.36registrar. Original and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must
11.1be accompanied by a certification signed by the hospital administrator. The certification
11.2must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used
11.3exclusively for the official duties of the state hospital or institution.
11.4    (i) Each county social service agency may have vehicles used for child and
11.5vulnerable adult protective services without the required identification on the sides of the
11.6vehicle. The vehicles must be registered and must display passenger vehicle classification
11.7license number plates. These plates must be furnished at cost by the registrar. Original
11.8and renewal applications for these passenger vehicle license plates must be accompanied
11.9by a certification signed by the agency administrator. The certification must be on a form
11.10prescribed by the commissioner and state that the vehicles will be used exclusively for the
11.11official duties of the social service agency.
11.12    (j) All other motor vehicles must be registered and display tax-exempt number
11.13plates, furnished by the registrar at cost, except as provided in subdivision 1c. All
11.14vehicles required to display tax-exempt number plates must have the name of the state
11.15department or political subdivision, nonpublic high school operating a driver education
11.16program, licensed commercial driving school, or other qualifying organization or entity,
11.17plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. This identification must be in a color
11.18giving contrast with that of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must endure
11.19throughout the term of the registration. The identification must not be on a removable
11.20plate or placard and must be kept clean and visible at all times; except that a removable
11.21plate or placard may be utilized on vehicles leased or loaned to a political subdivision or
11.22to a nonpublic high school driver education program.

11.23    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.017, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.24    Subd. 3. Exceptions. (a) The registrar shall register all vehicles subject to
11.25registration under the monthly series system for a period of 12 consecutive calendar
11.26months, unless:
11.27    (1) the application is an original rather than renewal application; or
11.28    (2) the applicant is a licensed motor vehicle lessor under section 168.27 and the
11.29vehicle is leased or rented for periods of time of not more than 28 days, in which case the
11.30applicant may apply for initial or renewed registration of a vehicle for a period of four
11.31or more months, the month of expiration to be designated by the applicant at the time of
11.32registration. However, To qualify for this exemption, the applicant must (1) present the
11.33application to the registrar at St. Paul, or a designated deputy registrar office, and (2)
11.34stamp in red, on the certificate of title, the phrase "The expiration month of this vehicle
11.35is ....." with the blank filled in with the month of expiration as if the vehicle is being
12.1registered for a period of 12 calendar months. Subsequent registration periods when the
12.2applicant is not a qualified motor vehicle lessor under this subdivision must be for a period
12.3of 12 months commencing from the last month for which registration was issued.
12.4    (b) In any instance except that of a licensed motor vehicle lessor, the registrar shall
12.5not approve registering the vehicle subject to the application for a period of less than three
12.6months, except when the registrar determines that to do otherwise will help to equalize
12.7the registration and renewal work load of the department.
12.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2011, and applies to all
12.9applications for registration filed on or after that date.

12.10    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.021, is amended to read:
12.11168.021 PLATES FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS.
12.12    Subdivision 1. Disability plates; application. (a) When a motor vehicle registered
12.13under section 168.017, a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated
12.14capacity of one ton and resembling a one-ton pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational
12.15vehicle is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a
12.16custodial parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may
12.17apply for and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid
12.18for 30 days if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section
12.19and (2) two disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front,
12.20and one to the rear of the motor vehicle, truck, or recreational vehicle, or, in the case of a
12.21motorcycle, one disability plate the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.
12.22    (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one plate to the owner of a
12.23motorcycle and not more than one set of plates to any owner of a motor another vehicle
12.24described in paragraph (a) at the same time unless the state Council on Disability approves
12.25the issuance of a second plate or set of plates to a motor vehicle an owner.
12.26    (c) When the owner first applies for the disability plate or plates, the owner must
12.27submit a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section
12.28169.345 , or proof of physical disability provided for in that section.
12.29    (d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner of a motor
12.30vehicle applies for a plate or plates for one or more motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a)
12.31that are specially modified for and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled
12.32persons.
12.33    (e) The owner of a motor vehicle listed in paragraph (a) may apply for and secure
12.34(i) immediately, a permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the
13.1disability plate or plates issued under this section, and (ii) a set of disability plate or plates
13.2for a motor the vehicle if:
13.3    (1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify
13.4for the disability plate or plates under this section; and
13.5    (2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the
13.6exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.
13.7    Subd. 1a. Scope of privilege. If a physically disabled person parks a motor
13.8vehicle described in subdivision 1, displaying the disability plate or plates described in
13.9this section, or a permit valid for 30 days and issued to an eligible person awaiting receipt
13.10of the disability plate or plates described in this section, or any person parks the motor
13.11vehicle for a physically disabled person, that person is entitled to park the motor vehicle
13.12as provided in section 169.345.
13.13    Subd. 2. Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design
13.14and furnish two disability plates, or one disability plate for a motorcycle that is the same
13.15size as a regular motorcycle plate, with attached emblem or emblems to an eligible owner.
13.16The emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in
13.17section 326B.106, subdivision 9, approximately three inches square. The emblem must
13.18be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible
13.19for a disability plate or plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized
13.20by sections 168.013 and 168.09.
13.21    Subd. 2a. Plate transfer. (a) When motor vehicle ownership of a vehicle described
13.22in subdivision 1, is transferred, the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability
13.23plate or plates. The buyer of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plate or plates
13.24for the motor vehicle without further cost for the remainder of the registration period.
13.25(b) Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, the disability plate or plates
13.26may be transferred to a replacement motor vehicle on notification to the commissioner.
13.27However, the disability plate or plates may not be transferred unless the replacement
13.28motor vehicle (1) is listed under section 168.012, subdivision 1, and, in case of a single
13.29plate for a motorcycle, the replacement vehicle is a motorcycle, and (2) is owned or
13.30primarily operated by the permanently physically disabled person.
13.31    Subd. 2b. When not eligible. On becoming ineligible for the disability plate
13.32or plates, the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability plate or plates.
13.33The owner may receive regular plates for the motor vehicle without further cost for the
13.34remainder of the registration period.
13.35    Subd. 3. Penalties for unauthorized use of plates. (a) A person who uses the
13.36disability plate or plates or permit provided under this section on a motor vehicle in
14.1violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to a fine of $500. This
14.2subdivision does not preclude a person who is not physically disabled from operating a
14.3motor vehicle bearing the disability plates or permit if:
14.4(1) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle described in subdivision 1 and
14.5permits its operation by a physically disabled person;
14.6(2) the person operates the motor vehicle with the consent of the owner who is
14.7physically disabled; or
14.8(3) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle, is the custodial parent or guardian
14.9of a permanently physically disabled minor, and operates the motor vehicle to transport
14.10the minor.
14.11(b) A driver who is not disabled is not entitled to the parking privileges provided
14.12in this section and in section 169.346 unless parking the motor vehicle for a physically
14.13disabled person.
14.14    Subd. 4. Fees; disposition. All fees collected from the sale of a disability plate or
14.15plates under this section must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the vehicle
14.16services operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1.
14.17    Subd. 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "physically disabled
14.18person" has the meaning given it in section 169.345, subdivision 2.
14.19    Subd. 6. Driver's license law not affected. This section must not be construed to
14.20revoke, limit, or amend chapter 171.

14.21    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.22    Subdivision 1. Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The commissioner,
14.23upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter,
14.24bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned
14.25by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the
14.26plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must
14.27be in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably
14.28indicate the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.
14.29    (b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued
14.30must clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight
14.31for which the tax has been paid.
14.32(c) Plates issued to a noncommercial vehicle must bear the inscription
14.33"noncommercial" unless the vehicle is displaying a special plate authorized and issued
14.34under this chapter.
15.1(d) A one-ton pickup truck that is used for commercial purposes and is subject to
15.2section 168.185, is eligible to display special plates as authorized and issued under this
15.3chapter.
15.4    (c) (e) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the
15.5conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the
15.6plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for
15.7a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
15.8    (d) (f) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:
15.9    (1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a
15.10vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be
15.11transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle
15.12from one tax-exempt agency to another.
15.13    (2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period.
15.14All plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older
15.15at the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
15.16    (3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must
15.17be for a seven-year period.
15.18    (4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section 168.123 must be issued
15.19for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
15.20    (5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued for the
15.21life of the vehicle.
15.22    (e) (g) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each
15.23registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year
15.24or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and
15.25stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period
15.26for which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section
15.27168.187 .
15.28    (f) (h) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle
15.29used for behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school
15.30may be transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any
15.31additional fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates
15.32under this paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.

15.33    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
16.1    Subd. 2b. Firefighters; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue
16.2special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, to any applicant
16.3who:
16.4    (1) is a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69, has a
16.5letter from the fire chief, and is an owner of a passenger automobile, a truck with a
16.6manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, a one-ton
16.7pickup truck, or a motorcycle;
16.8    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
16.9    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
16.10    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
16.11and licensing of drivers.
16.12    (b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates must
16.13bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters prescribed by
16.14the commissioner.
16.15    (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the period
16.16that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this
16.17subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were issued is no longer a
16.18member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the
16.19owner shall remove the special plates from the motor vehicle. If the commissioner
16.20receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special
16.21plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this
16.22action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the
16.23qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of the special plates, or
16.24special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle shall obtain
16.25regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper registration classification for
16.26the motor vehicle.
16.27    (d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the
16.28same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
16.29    (e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision for a passenger
16.30automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned
16.31or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On payment of a fee of
16.32$5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may be transferred to another
16.33motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
16.34    (f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act,
16.35sections 14.001 to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized
16.36in this subdivision.

17.1    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
17.2    Subd. 5. Additional fee. (a) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized or any tax
17.3otherwise imposed upon any vehicle, the payment of which is required as a condition to
17.4the issuance of any plate or plates, the commissioner shall impose the fee specified in
17.5paragraph (b) that is calculated to cover the cost of manufacturing and issuing the plate
17.6or plates, except for plates issued to disabled veterans as defined in section 168.031 and
17.7plates issued pursuant to section 168.124, 168.125, or 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17,
17.8for passenger automobiles. The commissioner shall issue graphic design plates only
17.9for vehicles registered pursuant to section 168.017 and recreational vehicles registered
17.10pursuant to section 168.013, subdivision 1g.
17.11    (b) Unless otherwise specified or exempted by statute, the following plate and
17.12validation sticker fees apply for the original, duplicate, or replacement issuance of a
17.13plate in a plate year:

17.14	License Plate				Single		Double
17.15		Regular and Disability		$	4.50	$	6.00
17.16		Special		$	8.50	$	10.00
17.17		Personalized (Replacement)		$	10.00	$	14.00
17.18		Collector Category		$	13.50	$	15.00
17.19		Emergency Vehicle Display		$	3.00	$	6.00
17.20		Utility Trailer Self-Adhesive		$	2.50
17.21		Vertical Motorcycle Plate		$	100.00		NA
17.22	Stickers
17.23		Duplicate year		$	1.00	$	1.00
17.24		International Fuel Tax Agreement		$	2.50

17.25    (c) For vehicles that require two of the categories above, the registrar shall only
17.26charge the higher of the two fees and not a combined total.
17.27(d) As part of procedures for payment of the fee under paragraph (b), the
17.28commissioner shall allow a vehicle owner to add to the fee, a $2 donation for the purposes
17.29of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

17.30    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.31    Subdivision 1. General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for
17.32each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of
17.33the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to
17.34vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
17.35(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service
17.36in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the
17.37United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions,
18.1and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or truck
18.2resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton
18.3one-ton pickup truck, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section
18.4169.011, subdivision 16 ; or
18.5(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
18.6(f), (h), (i), or (j), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant
18.7who is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph
18.8and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), (i), or (j). Plates issued under this clause must
18.9be the same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued
18.10under this clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
18.11(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable
18.12only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued
18.13instead of plates.
18.14(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers,
18.15indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the
18.16active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the
18.17United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service
18.18and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as
18.19qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.
18.20(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause
18.21(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under
18.22paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account
18.23in the special revenue fund.

18.24    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.25    Subd. 4. Centralized record keeping. Three Two or more new motor vehicle
18.26dealers under common management or control may designate apply to the department
18.27in writing a single location for maintaining for permission to maintain the records
18.28required by this section that are more than 12 months old and section 168.27, subdivision
18.2910, paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i), at a single location. The department shall not
18.30unreasonably withhold its consent to the application. The records must be open to
18.31inspection by a representative of the department or a peace officer during reasonable
18.32business hours. The location must be at the established place of business of one of the
18.33affiliated dealers or at a location within Minnesota not further than 25 miles from the
18.34established place of business of one of the affiliated dealers.

19.1    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168B.011, subdivision 12, is amended to
19.2read:
19.3    Subd. 12. Public impound lot. "Public impound lot" means an impound lot owned
19.4by or contracting with exclusively contracted solely for public use by a unit of government
19.5under section 168B.09.

19.6    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.011, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
19.7    Subd. 27. Electric-assisted bicycle. "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a motor
19.8vehicle bicycle with two or three wheels that:
19.9(1) has a saddle and fully operable pedals for human propulsion;
19.10(2) meets the requirements:
19.11(i) of federal motor vehicle safety standards in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49,
19.12sections 571.1 et seq.; or
19.13(ii) for bicycles under Code of Federal Regulations, title 15, part 1512, and successor
19.14requirements; and
19.15(3) has an electric motor that (i) has a power output of not more than 1,000 watts, (ii)
19.16is incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, (iii) is
19.17incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power alone is used
19.18to propel the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, and (iv) disengages or
19.19ceases to function when the vehicle's brakes are applied.

19.20    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.21    Subdivision 1. Working on highway. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not
19.22apply to persons, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work
19.23upon the highway, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c).
19.24(b) This chapter shall apply to those persons and vehicles when traveling to or
19.25from such work, except that persons operating equipment owned, rented or hired by
19.26road authorities shall be exempt from the width, height and length provisions of sections
19.27169.80 and 169.81 and shall be exempt from the weight limitations of this chapter while
19.28performing the following actions on behalf of the state or a local governmental unit:
19.29(1) while loading, readying, or moving the vehicles or equipment in preparation for
19.30combating anticipated slippery road conditions or removing snow or ice;
19.31(2) while actually engaged in snow or ice removal and or combating slippery road
19.32conditions, including but not limited to pretreatment and anti-icing activities; or
19.33(3) while engaged in flood control operations on behalf of the state or a local
19.34governmental unit.
20.1(c) Chapter 169A and section 169.444 apply to persons while actually engaged in
20.2work upon the highway.
20.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

20.4    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.035, is amended by adding a subdivision
20.5to read:
20.6    Subd. 4. Trains. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "railroad operator" means
20.7a person who is a locomotive engineer, conductor, member of the crew of a railroad
20.8locomotive or train, or an operator of on-track equipment.
20.9(b) A peace officer may not issue a citation for violation of this chapter or chapter
20.10171 to a railroad operator involving the operation of a railroad locomotive or train, or
20.11on-track equipment while being operated upon rails.
20.12(c) Notwithstanding section 171.08, a railroad operator is not required to display or
20.13furnish a driver's license to a peace officer in connection with the operation of a railroad
20.14locomotive or train, or on-track equipment while being operated upon rails.

20.15    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
20.16    Subd. 5. Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control
20.17signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
20.18time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for
20.19special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or
20.20colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
20.21    (1) Green indication:
20.22    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or
20.23turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic,
20.24including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to
20.25pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal
20.26is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall yield the
20.27right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to
20.28constitute an immediate hazard.
20.29    (ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with
20.30another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement
20.31indicated by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the
20.32same time. Such Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully
20.33within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
21.1    (iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
21.2subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a
21.3turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
21.4Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the
21.5pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the
21.6time that the green signal indication is first shown.
21.7    (2) Steady yellow indication:
21.8    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby
21.9warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be
21.10exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must not enter the intersection,
21.11except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously
21.12exhibited.
21.13    (ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a
21.14pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is
21.15insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian
21.16shall then start to cross the roadway.
21.17    (3) Steady red indication:
21.18    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked
21.19stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection
21.20or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green
21.21indication is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close
21.22as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or,
21.23if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal,
21.24and with the intention of making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping,
21.25unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the
21.26right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal
21.27at that intersection; or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another
21.28one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop
21.29signal and may then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has
21.30been erected prohibiting the movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and
21.31other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
21.32    (ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
21.33subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
21.34    (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a
21.35movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none,
21.36before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before
22.1entering the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication
22.2permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when
22.3an official sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular
22.4traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn
22.5right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves
22.6to the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic
22.7lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
22.8    (b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place
22.9other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which
22.10can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the
22.11pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or
22.12marking the stop must be made at the signal.
22.13    (c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain
22.14movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications,
22.15no other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls
22.16vehicular traffic for that movement or lane.

22.17    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
22.18    Subd. 7. Flashing signal. When flashing red or yellow signals are used they shall
22.19require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
22.20(a) When a circular red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of
22.21vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk
22.22on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting
22.23roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway
22.24before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules
22.25applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
22.26(b) When a red arrow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes drivers of
22.27vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow shall stop at a
22.28clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of
22.29the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the
22.30driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the
22.31intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a
22.32stop at a stop sign.
22.33(c) When a circular yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers
22.34of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution. But
22.35vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to
23.1other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at
23.2the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left
23.3shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so
23.4closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
23.5(d) When a yellow arrow indication is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes,
23.6drivers of vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow may
23.7proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution., but shall yield
23.8the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or
23.9adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or
23.10making a U-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from
23.11the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.

23.12    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
23.13    Subd. 13. Reports confidential; evidence, fee, penalty, appropriation. (a) All
23.14reports and supplemental information required under this section must be for the use
23.15of the commissioner of public safety and other appropriate state, federal, county, and
23.16municipal governmental agencies for accident analysis purposes and for the use of the
23.17commissioner of transportation for the purpose of seeking restitution for damages to
23.18state-owned infrastructure, except:
23.19(1) the commissioner of public safety or any law enforcement agency shall, upon
23.20written request of any individual involved in an accident or upon written request of the
23.21representative of the individual's estate, surviving spouse, or one or more surviving next
23.22of kin, or a trustee appointed under section 573.02, or other person injured in person,
23.23property, or means of support, or who incurs other pecuniary loss by virtue of the accident,
23.24disclose to the requester, the requester's legal counsel, or a representative of the requester's
23.25insurer the report required under subdivision 8;
23.26(2) the commissioner of public safety shall, upon written request, provide the driver
23.27filing a report under subdivision 7 with a copy of the report filed by the driver;
23.28(3) the commissioner of public safety may verify with insurance companies vehicle
23.29insurance information to enforce sections 65B.48, 169.792, 169.793, 169.796, and
23.30169.797 ;
23.31(4) the commissioner of public safety shall provide the commissioner of
23.32transportation the information obtained for each traffic accident involving a commercial
23.33motor vehicle, for purposes of administering commercial vehicle safety regulations; and
24.1(5) the commissioner of public safety may give to the United States Department of
24.2Transportation commercial vehicle accident information in connection with federal grant
24.3programs relating to safety.
24.4(b) Accident reports and data contained in the reports are not discoverable under any
24.5provision of law or rule of court. No report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or
24.6criminal, or any action for damages or criminal proceedings arising out of an accident.
24.7However, the commissioner of public safety shall furnish, upon the demand of any person
24.8who has or claims to have made a report or upon demand of any court, a certificate
24.9showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the commissioner
24.10solely to prove compliance or failure to comply with the requirements that the report be
24.11made to the commissioner.
24.12(c) Nothing in this subdivision prevents any individual who has made a report under
24.13this section from providing information to any individuals involved in an accident or their
24.14representatives or from testifying in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident,
24.15as to facts within the individual's knowledge. It is intended by this subdivision to render
24.16privileged the reports required, but it is not intended to prohibit proof of the facts to
24.17which the reports relate.
24.18(d) Disclosing any information contained in any accident report, except as provided
24.19in this subdivision, section 13.82, subdivision 3 or 6, or other statutes, is a misdemeanor.
24.20(e) The commissioner of public safety shall charge authorized persons as described
24.21in paragraph (a) a $5 fee for a copy of an accident report. Ninety percent of the $5 fee
24.22collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited
24.23to the driver services operating account established in section 299A.705 and ten percent
24.24must be deposited in the general fund. The commissioner may also furnish an electronic
24.25copy of the database of accident records, which must not contain personal or private data
24.26on an individual, to private agencies as provided in paragraph (g), for not less than the cost
24.27of preparing the copies on a bulk basis as provided in section 13.03, subdivision 3.
24.28(f) The fees specified in paragraph (e) notwithstanding, the commissioner and law
24.29enforcement agencies shall charge commercial users who request access to response or
24.30incident data relating to accidents a fee not to exceed 50 cents per record. "Commercial
24.31user" is a user who in one location requests access to data in more than five accident
24.32reports per month, unless the user establishes that access is not for a commercial purpose.
24.33Of the money collected by the commissioner under this paragraph, 90 percent must be
24.34deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the driver services operating account
24.35established in section 299A.705 and ten percent must be deposited in the general fund.
25.1(g) The fees in paragraphs (e) and (f) notwithstanding, the commissioner shall
25.2provide an electronic copy of the accident records database to the public on a case-by-case
25.3basis using the cost-recovery charges provided for under section 13.03, subdivision
25.43 . The database provided must not contain personal or private data on an individual.
25.5However, unless the accident records database includes the vehicle identification number,
25.6the commissioner shall include the vehicle registration plate number if a private agency
25.7certifies and agrees that the agency:
25.8(1) is in the business of collecting accident and damage information on vehicles;
25.9(2) will use the vehicle registration plate number only for identifying vehicles that
25.10have been involved in accidents or damaged, to provide this information to persons
25.11seeking access to a vehicle's history and not for identifying individuals or for any other
25.12purpose; and
25.13(3) will be subject to the penalties and remedies under sections 13.08 and 13.09.

25.14    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.223, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
25.15    Subd. 5. Other operation requirements and prohibitions. (a) A person operating
25.16a motorized bicycle on a roadway shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb
25.17or edge of the roadway except in one of the following situations:
25.18(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
25.19(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or
25.20driveway; or
25.21(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions, including fixed or moving
25.22objects, vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow width lanes, that make
25.23it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.
25.24(b) Persons operating motorized bicycles on a roadway may not ride more than two
25.25abreast and may not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. On a laned
25.26roadway, a person operating a motorized bicycle shall ride within a single lane.
25.27(c) This section does not permit the operation of a motorized bicycle on a bicycle
25.28path or bicycle lane that is reserved for the exclusive use of nonmotorized traffic, except
25.29that an electric-assisted bicycle may be operated on the path or lane if not otherwise
25.30prohibited under section 85.015, subdivision 1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d);
25.31or 160.263, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), as applicable.
25.32(d) Subject to the provisions of section 160.263, subdivision 3, A person may
25.33operate an electric-assisted bicycle on a bikeway or bicycle lane trail. A person may
25.34operate an electric-assisted bicycle on the shoulder of a roadway if the electric-assisted
25.35bicycle is traveling in the same direction as the adjacent vehicular traffic.

26.1    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.306, is amended to read:
26.2169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.
26.3(a) The commissioner of transportation A road authority, as defined in section
26.4160.02, subdivision 25, is authorized to permit the use by transit buses and Metro Mobility
26.5buses the use of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner road authority, of a
26.6freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, in Minnesota.
26.7(b) If the commissioner a road authority permits the use of a freeway or expressway
26.8shoulder by transit buses, the commissioner road authority shall permit the use on that
26.9shoulder of a bus (1) with a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor
26.10carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in
26.11intrastate commerce or (2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section
26.12174.22, subdivision 8 , or Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract
26.13with the Metropolitan Council, a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by
26.14the legislature. Drivers of these buses must have adequate training in the requirements of
26.15paragraph (c), as determined by the commissioner.
26.16(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on
26.17the shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour, except
26.18as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder may
26.19not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by more than 15 miles per hour and may never
26.20exceed 35 miles per hour, except as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being
26.21operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and must yield
26.22to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be registered with
26.23the Department of Transportation.
26.24(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor
26.25vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation
26.26services under section 473.386 that is:
26.27(1) operated by or under contract with a public or private entity receiving financial
26.28assistance to provide transit services from the Metropolitan Council or the commissioner
26.29of transportation; and
26.30(2) authorized by the commissioner a road authority to use freeway or expressway
26.31shoulders.
26.32(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.
26.33(f) The commissioner may authorize different operating conditions and maximum
26.34speeds, not to exceed the posted speed limit, based upon an engineering study and
26.35recommendation by the road authority. The engineering study must be conducted by the
26.36road authority and must conform with the manual and specifications adopted under section
27.1169.06, subdivision 1, and applicable state and federal standards. The road authority shall
27.2consult the public transit operator before recommending operating conditions different
27.3from those authorized by law.

27.4    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.5    Subdivision 1. Scope of privilege. (a) A motor vehicle described in section 168.021,
27.6subdivision 1, paragraph (a), that prominently displays the certificate authorized by this
27.7section or that bears the disability plate or plates issued under section 168.021 may be
27.8parked by or solely for the benefit of a physically disabled person:
27.9(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as provided in section
27.10169.346 ;
27.11(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay the meter fee and without
27.12time restrictions unless time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and
27.13(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where parking is otherwise
27.14allowed for passenger vehicles but restricted to a maximum period of time and that does
27.15not specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking privileges in that space.
27.16A person may park a motor the vehicle for a physically disabled person in a parking space
27.17described in clause (1) or (2) only when actually transporting the physically disabled
27.18person for the sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is within a reasonable
27.19distance from the drop-off point.
27.20(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is prominently displayed if it is
27.21displayed so that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging
27.22it from the rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of the motor vehicle or, in
27.23the case of a motorcycle, is secured to the vehicle. If there is no rearview mirror or if the
27.24certificate holder's disability precludes placing the certificate on the mirror, the certificate
27.25must be displayed on the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle. No part of the
27.26certificate may be obscured.
27.27(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), this section does not
27.28permit parking in areas prohibited by sections 169.32 and 169.34, in designated no
27.29parking spaces, or in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles. A local
27.30governmental unit may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on any street or highway to create
27.31a fire lane, or to accommodate heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and
27.32these ordinances also apply to physically disabled persons.

27.33    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.1    Subd. 3. Identifying certificate. (a) The commissioner shall issue (1) immediately,
28.2a permit valid for 30 days if the person is eligible for the certificate issued under this
28.3section and (2) an identifying certificate for a motor vehicle described in section 168.021,
28.4subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when a physically disabled applicant submits proof of
28.5physical disability under subdivision 2a. The commissioner shall design separate
28.6certificates for persons with permanent and temporary disabilities that can be readily
28.7distinguished from each other from outside a motor vehicle at a distance of 25 feet or, in
28.8the case of a motorcycle, can be readily secured to the motorcycle. An applicant may be
28.9issued up to two certificates if the applicant has not been issued disability plates under
28.10section 168.021.
28.11(b) The operator of a motor vehicle displaying a certificate has the parking
28.12privileges provided in subdivision 1 only while the motor vehicle is actually parked while
28.13transporting a physically disabled person.
28.14(c) The commissioner shall cancel all certificates issued to an applicant who fails to
28.15comply with the requirements of this subdivision.

28.16    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.346, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.17    Subd. 3. Misdemeanor; enforcement. A person who violates subdivision 1 is
28.18guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than $100 and not more than $200. This
28.19subdivision must be enforced in the same manner as parking ordinances or regulations in
28.20the governmental subdivision in which the violation occurs. Law enforcement officers
28.21may tag motor vehicles parked on either private or public property in violation of
28.22subdivision 1. Parking enforcement employees or agents of statutory or home rule charter
28.23cities or towns may tag or otherwise issue citations for motor vehicles parked on public
28.24property in violation of subdivision 1. If a holder of a disability certificate or disability
28.25plates allows a person who is not otherwise eligible to use the certificate or plates, then
28.26the holder is not eligible to be issued or to use a disability certificate or plates for 12
28.27months after the date of violation. Except when the permit or certificate is expired by, or is
28.28otherwise invalid for, more than 90 days, a physically disabled person, or a person parking
28.29a motor vehicle for a disabled person, who is charged with violating subdivision 1 because
28.30the person parked in a parking space for physically disabled persons without the required
28.31certificate, license plates, or permit must not be convicted if the person (1) produces in
28.32court or before the court appearance the required certificate, permit, or evidence that the
28.33person has been issued plates under section 168.021, (2) surrenders the expired permit or
28.34certificate, and (3) demonstrates entitlement to the certificate, plates, or permit at the time
28.35of arrest or tagging. To be valid, the certificate or permit must show that it is owned by the
29.1same person that owned the expired certificate or permit displayed at the time the tag was
29.2issued. The registered vehicle owner is subject to the provisions of this subdivision.

29.3    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.4503, is amended by adding a
29.4subdivision to read:
29.5    Subd. 28. Crossing control arm. All buses manufactured for use in Minnesota after
29.6January 1, 2012, shall be equipped with a crossing control arm mounted at the right front
29.7corner of the front bumper. The crossing control arm shall be automatically activated
29.8whenever the bus is stopped with the flashing red signals in use.

29.9    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.10    Subd. 2. Colored light. (a) Unless otherwise authorized by the commissioner of
29.11public safety, no vehicle shall be equipped, nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle
29.12or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device displaying a red light or any
29.13colored light other than those required or permitted in this chapter.
29.14(b) A vehicle manufactured for use as an emergency vehicle may display and use
29.15colored lights that are not otherwise required or permitted in this chapter, provided that
29.16the vehicle is owned and operated according to section 168.10, is owned and operated
29.17solely as a collector's item and not for general transportation purposes, and is registered
29.18under section 168.10, subdivision 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, or 1h. A person may not activate the
29.19colored lights authorized under this paragraph on streets or highways except as part of
29.20a parade or other special event.
29.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

29.22    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
29.23    Subd. 4. Display and inspection of permit. Every such A permit shall must be
29.24carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall must be open
29.25to inspection by any police peace officer or authorized agent of any authority granting
29.26such the permit, and. A permit may be carried in electronic format if it is easily read. No
29.27person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such a special permit.

29.28    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
29.29    Subd. 5. Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with
29.30respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each
29.31permit issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall
29.32must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except
30.1for those annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter,
30.2the fees shall be are:
30.3    (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
30.4    (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on
30.5a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the
30.6same product, weight, and dimension.
30.7    (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
30.8months. Annual permits may be issued for:
30.9    (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety
30.10or well-being of the public;
30.11    (2) motor vehicles which that travel on interstate highways and carry loads
30.12authorized under subdivision 1a;
30.13    (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826,
30.14subdivision 1a ;
30.15    (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
30.16    (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
30.17    (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;
30.18    (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section
30.19169.862 ; and
30.20(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 169.867.
30.21    (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
30.22consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
30.23    (1) mobile cranes;
30.24    (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
30.25    (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
30.26    (4) implements of husbandry;
30.27    (5) double-deck buses;
30.28    (6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including but
30.29not limited to portable boat docks and boat lifts;
30.30    (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
30.31for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however,
30.32the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer
30.33only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3,
30.34paragraph (c); and
30.35(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in
30.36section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).
31.1    (e) For vehicles which that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of
31.2sections 169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However,
31.3this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3,
31.4paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in
31.5that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
31.6weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal
31.7to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost
31.8factors shown in the following chart:

31.9		Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
31.10	Weight (pounds)		Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15	exceeding weight limitations on axles		Two consecutive axles spaced within 8 feet or less		Three consecutive axles spaced within 9 feet or less		Four consecutive axles spaced within 14 feet or less
31.16	0-2,000		.12		.05		.04
31.17	2,001-4,000		.14		.06		.05
31.18	4,001-6,000		.18		.07		.06
31.19	6,001-8,000		.21		.09		.07
31.20	8,001-10,000		.26		.10		.08
31.21	10,001-12,000		.30		.12		.09
31.22 31.23	12,001-14,000		Not permitted		.14		.11
31.24 31.25	14,001-16,000		Not permitted		.17		.12
31.26 31.27	16,001-18,000		Not permitted		.19		.15
31.28 31.29	18,001-20,000		Not permitted		Not permitted		.16
31.30 31.31	20,001-22,000		Not permitted		Not permitted		.20

31.32The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The
31.33additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
31.34For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
31.35fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
31.36in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance
31.37already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation
31.38loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
31.39    (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
31.40or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and
31.41supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit
31.42are as follows:

32.1	Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle		Annual Permit Fee
32.2	90,000	or less	$200
32.3	90,001	- 100,000	$300
32.4	100,001	- 110,000	$400
32.5	110,001	- 120,000	$500
32.6	120,001	- 130,000	$600
32.7	130,001	- 140,000	$700
32.8	140,001	- 145,000	$800
32.9	145,001	- 155,000	$900

32.10If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 155,000 pounds the permit fee is
32.11determined under paragraph (e).
32.12    (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by
32.13more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a)
32.14when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are
32.15in effect.
32.16    (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
32.17refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on
32.18a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828,
32.19subdivision 2 , 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000
32.20pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
32.21pounds.
32.22    (i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this
32.23paragraph must be deposited as follows:
32.24    (1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
32.25    (i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund
32.26for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
32.27    (ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection
32.28and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated
32.29to the commissioner for:
32.30    (A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,
32.31including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
32.32    (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
32.33    (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway
32.34fund.
32.35    (j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating
32.36under authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2).
32.37EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

33.1    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.99, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
33.2    Subd. 1b. Speed. The uniform traffic ticket must provide a blank or space wherein
33.3an officer who issues a citation for a violation of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per
33.4hour must specify whether the speed was greater than ten miles per hour in excess of a
33.555 miles per hour speed limit, or more than five miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles
33.6per hour the speed limit.

33.7    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.03, is amended to read:
33.8171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.
33.9    The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
33.10    (a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is
33.11exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
33.12States federal government.
33.13    (b) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is
33.14exempt from the requirement to possess a valid class A, class B, or class C commercial
33.15driver's license while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial motor
33.16vehicle for the United States federal government if the person is:
33.17    (1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
33.18    (2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. armed forces, which includes the Army,
33.19Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
33.20    (3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. armed forces; or
33.21    (4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, which
33.22includes (i) a member on full-time National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing
33.23part-time National Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, who is a
33.24civilian required to wear a military uniform.
33.25The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a U. S. armed forces
33.26reserve technician.
33.27    (c) Any person while driving or operating any farm tractor or implement of
33.28husbandry temporarily on a highway is exempt. For purposes of this section, an all-terrain
33.29vehicle, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, an off-highway motorcycle, as defined
33.30in section 84.787, subdivision 7, and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section 84.797,
33.31subdivision 7 , are not implements of husbandry.
33.32    (d) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and who has in immediate
33.33possession a valid driver's license issued to the nonresident in the home state or country
33.34may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a driver.
34.1    (e) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a valid commercial driver's
34.2license issued by a state or jurisdiction in accordance with the standards of Code of
34.3Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in Minnesota the class of
34.4commercial motor vehicle authorized by the issuing state or jurisdiction is exempt.
34.5    (f) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age, whose home state or country does
34.6not require the licensing of drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a
34.7period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is
34.8duly registered for the current calendar year in the home state or country of the nonresident.
34.9    (g) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in
34.10possession a valid driver's license issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws of
34.11some other state or jurisdiction or by military authorities of the United States may operate
34.12a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after becoming
34.13a resident of this state, without being required to have a Minnesota driver's license as
34.14provided in this chapter.
34.15    (h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in
34.16possession a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction in
34.17accordance with the standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, is exempt
34.18for not more than 30 days after becoming a resident of this state.
34.19    (i) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in section 84.81, is exempt.
34.20(j) A railroad operator, as defined in section 169.035, subdivision 4, paragraph (a),
34.21is exempt while operating a railroad locomotive or train, or on-track equipment while
34.22being operated upon rails. This exemption includes operation while crossing a street or
34.23highway, whether public or private.

34.24    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.25    Subd. 2. Person less than 18 years of age. (a) Notwithstanding any provision
34.26in subdivision 1 to the contrary, the department may issue an instruction permit to an
34.27applicant who is 15, 16, or 17 years of age and who:
34.28(1) has completed a course of driver education in another state, has a previously
34.29issued valid license from another state, or is enrolled in either:
34.30(i) the applicant is enrolled in behind-the-wheel training in a public, private, or
34.31commercial driver education program that utilizes simulation or behind-the-wheel
34.32instruction and that is approved by the commissioner of public safety; and
34.33(ii) the applicant:
35.1(A) has successfully completed the classroom phase of instruction in a public,
35.2private, or commercial driver education program that is approved by the commissioner of
35.3public safety and that includes classroom and behind-the-wheel training; or
35.4(ii) an approved behind-the-wheel driver education program;
35.5(B) has successfully completed home-school driver training, when the student is
35.6receiving full-time instruction in a home school within the meaning of sections 120A.22
35.7and 120A.24, the student is working toward a homeschool home-school diploma,
35.8the student's status as a homeschool home-school student has been certified by the
35.9superintendent of the school district in which the student resides, and the student is
35.10taking home-classroom driver training with classroom materials are approved by the
35.11commissioner of public safety;
35.12(C) has completed an Internet-based theory driver education program that is
35.13approved by the commissioner of public safety; or
35.14(D) concurrent to the instruction under item (i), is enrolled in the classroom phase of
35.15instruction in a public, private, or commercial driver education program that is approved
35.16by the commissioner of public safety, and completes 15 hours of classroom instruction and
35.17one behind-the-wheel lesson with an instructor;
35.18(2) has completed the classroom phase of instruction in the driver education program;
35.19(3) (2) has passed a test of the applicant's eyesight;
35.20(4) (3) has passed a department-administered test of the applicant's knowledge
35.21of traffic laws;
35.22(5) (4) has completed the required application, which must be approved by (i) either
35.23parent when both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise,
35.24then (ii) the parent or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court
35.25order for custody, then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is
35.26living or, if items (i) to through (iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of
35.27the minor, (v) the foster parent or the director of the transitional living program in which
35.28the child resides or, in the event a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother,
35.29or guardian, then (v) the foster parent or the director of the transitional living program
35.30in which the child resides or, if items (i) through (v) do not apply or the minor applicant
35.31is married or otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's adult spouse, adult
35.32close family member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this
35.33clause contains a verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent,
35.34guardian, foster parent, program director, adult spouse, adult close family member, or
35.35adult employer; and
35.36(6) (5) has paid the fee all fees required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
36.1(b) The instruction permit is valid for two years from the date of application and
36.2may be renewed upon payment of a fee equal to the fee for issuance of an instruction
36.3permit under section 171.06, subdivision 2.
36.4(c) A provider of an Internet-based theory driver education program approved by
36.5the commissioner shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who successfully
36.6completes the program. The commissioner shall furnish numbered certificate forms to
36.7approved providers who shall pay the commissioner a fee of $2 for each certificate. The
36.8commissioner shall deposit proceeds of the fee in the driver services operating account in
36.9the special revenue fund. The commissioner shall terminate the fee when the department
36.10has fully recovered its costs to implement Internet driver education under this section.
36.11Proceeds from the fee under this paragraph are annually appropriated to the commissioner
36.12from the driver services operating account for administrative costs to implement Internet
36.13driver education.

36.14    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.15    Subd. 2. Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
36.16as follows:

36.17	Classified Driver's License		D-$22.25	C-$26.25	B-$33.25	A-$41.25
36.18	Classified Under-21 D.L.		D-$22.25	C-$26.25	B-$33.25	A-$21.25
36.19	Enhanced Driver's License		D-$37.25	C-$41.25	B-$48.25	A-$56.25
36.20	Instruction Permit					$10.25
36.21 36.22	Enhanced Instruction Permit					$25.25
36.23	Provisional License					$13.25
36.24 36.25	Enhanced Provisional License					$28.25
36.26 36.27 36.28	Duplicate License or duplicate identification card					$11.75
36.29 36.30 36.31 36.32	Enhanced Duplicate License or enhanced duplicate identification card					$26.75
36.33 36.34 36.35 36.36 36.37 36.38 36.39	Minnesota identification card or Under-21 Minnesota identification card, other than duplicate, except as otherwise provided in section 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a					$16.25
36.40 36.41	Enhanced Minnesota identification card					$31.25

37.1    In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
37.2surcharge of $1.75 until June 30, 2012. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be
37.3credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund
37.4under section 299A.705.
37.5    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
37.6has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
37.7169A.35 , or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related moving
37.8violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
37.9$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
37.10has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
37.11    (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
37.12commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
37.13or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
37.14processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
37.15department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
37.16endorsement.
37.17(d) In addition to the instruction permit fee required under paragraph (a), the
37.18commissioner shall collect an additional $5 program implementation fee from an applicant
37.19who is enrolled in concurrent driver education instruction as provided in section 171.05,
37.20subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), item (ii)(D). The commissioner shall terminate the
37.21fee under this paragraph when the department has fully recovered its costs to implement
37.22concurrent classroom phase and behind-the-wheel instruction under section 171.05.
37.23The commissioner shall deposit proceeds of the fee in the driver services operating
37.24account in the special revenue fund. Proceeds from the fee under this paragraph are
37.25annually appropriated to the commissioner from the driver services operating account for
37.26administrative costs to implement concurrent driver education.
37.27(e) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional
37.28license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision
37.29that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the
37.30purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 171.075.

37.31    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
37.32    Subd. 4. Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $5 for
37.33each application. Except as provided in paragraph (b) (c), the fee shall cover all expenses
37.34involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and
38.1fees required under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and
38.2171.07 , subdivisions 3 and 3a.
38.3(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid
38.4by credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on
38.5the statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or
38.6debit card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing
38.7credit and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this
38.8paragraph, using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386,
38.9paragraph (b), does not apply.
38.10(b) (c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all
38.11agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or
38.12discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office
38.13pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota
38.14Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification
38.15equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office
38.16was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo
38.17identification equipment must be compatible with standards established by the department.
38.18(c) (d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid
38.19into the county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An
38.20agent who is not an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county
38.21employment or salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes,
38.22coverage under the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public
38.23Employees Retirement Association.
38.24(d) (e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the
38.25reporting period established by the department, the agent must forward to the department
38.26all applications and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in
38.27paragraph (c) (d).
38.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

38.29    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.0701, is amended to read:
38.30171.0701 DRIVER EDUCATION CONTENT.
38.31    Subdivision 1. Driver education requirements. (a) The commissioner shall adopt
38.32rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of instruction, beginning January 1, 2007,
38.33relating to organ and tissue donations and the provisions of section 171.07, subdivision
39.15 , for persons enrolled in driver education programs offered at public schools, private
39.2schools, and commercial driver training schools.
39.3    (b) The commissioner shall adopt rules for persons enrolled in driver education
39.4programs offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial driver training
39.5schools, requiring inclusion in the course of instruction, by January 1, 2009, a section on
39.6awareness and safe interaction with commercial motor vehicle traffic. The rules must
39.7require classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel training that includes, but is not
39.8limited to, truck stopping distances, proper distances for following trucks, identification of
39.9truck blind spots, and avoidance of driving in truck blind spots.
39.10    (c) By January 1, 2012, the commissioner shall adopt rules for persons enrolled in
39.11driver education programs offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial
39.12driver training schools, requiring inclusion in the course of instruction of a section on
39.13carbon monoxide poisoning. The instruction must include but is not limited to (1)
39.14a description of the characteristics of carbon monoxide, (2) a review of the risks and
39.15potential speed of death from carbon monoxide poisoning, and (3) specific suggestions
39.16regarding vehicle idling practices.
39.17    Subd. 2. Rulemaking. The rules adopted by the commissioner under paragraph
39.18(b) this section are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. The rules are
39.19subject to section 14.386, except that notwithstanding paragraph (b) of section 14.386, the
39.20rules continue in effect until repealed or superseded by other law or rule.
39.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

39.22    Sec. 48. [171.0703] INTERNET-BASED DRIVER EDUCATION.
39.23The commissioner shall include in administrative rules on Internet-based theory
39.24driver education programs, a requirement that a program may offer no more than three
39.25hours of instruction per day to a student.

39.26    Sec. 49. [171.075] ANATOMICAL GIFTS.
39.27    Subdivision 1. Anatomical gift account. An anatomical gift account is established
39.28in the special revenue fund. The account consist of funds donated under sections 168.12,
39.29subdivision 5, and 171.06, subdivision 2, and any other money donated, allotted,
39.30transferred, or otherwise provided to the account. Money in the account is annually
39.31appropriated to the commissioner for (1) grants under subdivision 2, and (2) administrative
39.32expenses in implementing the donation and grant program.
39.33    Subd. 2. Anatomical gift education grants. (a) The commissioner shall make
39.34grants to (1) a Minnesota organ procurement organization that is certified by the federal
40.1Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or (2) an entity that is a charitable entity
40.2under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 289A.02,
40.3subdivision 7, and is dedicated to advocacy for organ, tissue, and eye donation.
40.4(b) From a grant under this section, the recipient shall provide resources and
40.5implement programs designed to increase the number of Minnesotans who register to
40.6be organ, tissue, and eye donors.

40.7    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
40.8    Subd. 6. Certain convictions not recorded. (a) Except as provided in paragraph
40.9(b), the department shall not keep on the record of a driver any conviction for a violation
40.10of a speed limit of 55 or 60 miles per hour unless the violation consisted of a speed greater
40.11than ten miles per hour in excess of a 55 miles per hour the speed limit, or more than five
40.12miles per hour in excess of a 60 miles per hour speed limit.
40.13(b) This subdivision does not apply to (1) a violation that occurs in a commercial
40.14motor vehicle, or (2) a violation committed by a holder of a class A, B, or C commercial
40.15driver's license, without regard to whether the violation was committed in a commercial
40.16motor vehicle or another vehicle.

40.17    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.18    Subdivision 1. Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color
40.19blindness, disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
40.20commissioner shall examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the
40.21commissioner directs. This examination must include:
40.22(1) a test of the applicant's eyesight;
40.23(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating,
40.24warning, and directing traffic;
40.25(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; knowledge of (ii) the effects
40.26of alcohol and drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally,
40.27and of the legal penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws
40.28prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or
40.29drugs; knowledge of (iii) railroad grade crossing safety; knowledge of (iv) slow-moving
40.30vehicle safety; knowledge of (v) laws relating to pupil transportation safety, including the
40.31significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and passing a school bus; knowledge
40.32of (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and dangers of carbon
40.33monoxide poisoning;
41.1(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control
41.2in the operation of a motor vehicle; and
41.3(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to
41.4determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways,
41.5provided, further however,.
41.6(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), no driver's license shall may be denied an
41.7applicant on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in color
41.8perception. Provided, however, that War veterans operating motor vehicles especially
41.9equipped for disabled persons, shall, if otherwise entitled to a license, must be granted
41.10such license.
41.11(c) The commissioner shall make provision for giving these the examinations under
41.12this subdivision either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent
41.13thereto reasonably convenient to the applicant.
41.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2012.

41.15    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.13, is amended by adding a subdivision
41.16to read:
41.17    Subd. 1l. Driver's manual; carbon monoxide. The commissioner shall include in
41.18each edition of the driver's manual published by the department after August 1, 2011, a
41.19section that includes up-to-date lifesaving information on carbon monoxide poisoning.
41.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

41.21    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.27, is amended to read:
41.22171.27 EXPIRATION OF LICENSE; MILITARY EXCEPTION.
41.23(a) The expiration date for each driver's license, other than under-21 licenses, is the
41.24birthday of the driver in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the license. The
41.25birthday of the driver shall be as indicated on the application for a driver's license. A
41.26license may be renewed on or before expiration or within one year after expiration upon
41.27application, payment of the required fee, and passing the examination required of all
41.28drivers for renewal. Driving privileges shall be extended or renewed on or preceding the
41.29expiration date of an existing driver's license unless the commissioner believes that the
41.30licensee is no longer qualified as a driver.
41.31(b) The expiration date for each under-21 license shall be the 21st birthday of the
41.32licensee. Upon the licensee attaining the age of 21 and upon the application, payment
41.33of the required fee, and passing the examination required of all drivers for renewal, a
42.1driver's license shall be issued unless the commissioner determines that the licensee is
42.2no longer qualified as a driver.
42.3(c) The expiration date for each provisional license is two years after the date of
42.4application for the provisional license.
42.5(d) Any valid Minnesota driver's license issued to a person then or subsequently on
42.6active duty with serving outside Minnesota in active military service, as defined in section
42.7190.05, subdivision 5, in any branch or unit of the armed forces of the United States, or
42.8the person's spouse, shall continue in full force and effect without requirement for renewal
42.9until 90 days after the date of the person's discharge from such service, provided that a
42.10spouse's license must be renewed if the spouse is residing within the state at the time
42.11the license expires or within 90 days after the spouse returns to Minnesota and resides
42.12within the state. the date one year following the service member's separation or discharge
42.13from active military service, and until the license holder's birthday in the fourth full year
42.14following the person's most recent license renewal or, in the case of a provisional license,
42.15until the person's birthday in the third full year following the renewal.
42.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011, and applies to
42.17Minnesota drivers' licenses that are valid on or after that date.

42.18    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
42.19to read:
42.20    Subd. 9. Alternative financing and investment in transportation projects. (a)
42.21The commissioner may enter into agreements with governmental or nongovernmental
42.22entities, including private and nonprofit entities, to finance or invest in transportation
42.23projects, including repayment agreements, subject to (1) the availability of state money
42.24or other dedicated revenue or resources and (2) the approval of the commissioner of
42.25management and budget.
42.26(b) The commissioner shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of
42.27the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation
42.28policy and finance, a listing of all agreements executed under this subdivision. The listing
42.29must identify each agreement, the contracting entities, contract amount, duration, and any
42.30repayment requirements. The listing may be submitted electronically, and is subject
42.31to section 3.195, subdivision 1.
42.32(c) The commissioner may only use the authority granted under this subdivision
42.33for one pilot project.

42.34    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.56, is amended to read:
43.1174.56 REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND TRUNK
43.2HIGHWAY FUND EXPENDITURES.
43.3    Subdivision 1. Report required. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall
43.4submit a report on January 15, 2009, and on January by December 15 of each year
43.5thereafter, on (1) the status of major highway projects completed during the previous two
43.6years or under construction or planned during the year of the report and for the ensuing 15
43.7years; and (2) trunk highway fund expenditures.
43.8(b) For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway project that
43.9has a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of the report to
43.10be at least (1) $25,000,000 $15,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district,
43.11or (2) $10,000,000 $5,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.
43.12    Subd. 2. Report contents; major highway projects. For each major highway
43.13project the report must include:
43.14    (1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;
43.15    (2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions
43.16by the department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date on
43.17which the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, the cost
43.18of the project at that time, the planning estimate for the project, the engineer's estimate, the
43.19award price and the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any
43.20supplemental agreements and cost overruns or cost savings, the dates of environmental
43.21approval, the dates of municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date
43.22of establishment of any construction limits;
43.23    (3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as
43.24well as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any
43.25changes in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department
43.26work plan, and the reasons for those changes; and
43.27    (4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project,
43.28details of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the
43.29overall program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes;
43.30(5) two representative trunk highway construction projects, one each from the
43.31department's metropolitan district and from greater Minnesota, and for each project report
43.32the cost of environmental mitigation and compliance; and
43.33(6) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of
43.34Transportation district and office with comparison to actual spending and including
43.35measures of productivity for the previous fiscal year.
44.1    Subd. 2a. Report contents; trunk highway fund expenditures. The commissioner
44.2shall include in the report information on the total expenditures from the trunk highway
44.3fund during the previous fiscal year, for each Department of Transportation district, in
44.4the following categories: road construction; planning; design and engineering; labor;
44.5compliance with environmental regulations; administration; acquisition of right-of-way,
44.6including costs for attorney fees and other compensation for property owners; litigation
44.7costs, including payment of claims, settlements, and judgments; maintenance; and road
44.8operations.
44.9    Subd. 3. Department resources. The commissioner shall prepare and submit the
44.10report with existing department staff and resources.

44.11    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.632, is amended to read:
44.12174.632 PASSENGER RAIL; COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.
44.13(a) The planning, design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of
44.14passenger rail track, facilities, and services are governmental functions, serve a public
44.15purpose, and are a matter of public necessity.
44.16(b) The commissioner is responsible for all aspects of planning, designing,
44.17developing, constructing, equipping, operating, and maintaining passenger rail, including
44.18system planning, alternatives analysis, environmental studies, preliminary engineering,
44.19final design, construction, negotiating with railroads, and developing financial and
44.20operating plans.
44.21(c) The commissioner may enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement
44.22with a public or private entity, including a regional railroad authority, a joint powers board,
44.23and a railroad, to carry out these activities.
44.24(d) A contract entered into under this section does not affect rights of employees
44.25under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (Railroads), United States Code, title 45,
44.26chapter 2, or the federal Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, chapter 8.

44.27    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.80, is amended by adding a subdivision
44.28to read:
44.29    Subd. 5. Dan Patch line. "Dan Patch line" means the commuter rail line between
44.30Northfield and Minneapolis identified in the Metropolitan Council's transit 2020 master
44.31plan as the Dan Patch line.

44.32    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.88, is amended by adding a subdivision
44.33to read:
45.1    Subd. 3. Dan Patch line. The commissioner and a political subdivision, including
45.2but not limited to the Metropolitan Council and regional rail authorities, may not expend
45.3funds for specific study, planning, preliminary engineering, final design, or construction
45.4of the Dan Patch line. Nothing in this subdivision prevents inclusion of the Dan Patch
45.5line in analysis, planning, or study of commuter and passenger rail that is general or
45.6statewide in nature.

45.7    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 221.0314, subdivision 3a, is amended to
45.8read:
45.9    Subd. 3a. Waiver for other medical condition. (a) The commissioner may grant
45.10a waiver to a person who is not physically qualified to drive under Code of Federal
45.11Regulations, title 49, section 391.41, paragraph (b)(3) to (b)(13). A waiver granted under
45.12this subdivision applies to intrastate transportation only.
45.13(b) A person who wishes to obtain a waiver under this subdivision must give the
45.14commissioner the following information:
45.15(1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number;
45.16(2) the name, address, and telephone number of an employer coapplicant, if any;
45.17(3) a description of the applicant's experience in driving the type of vehicle to be
45.18operated under the waiver;
45.19(4) a description of the type of driving to be done under the waiver;
45.20(5) a description of any modifications to the vehicle the applicant intends to drive
45.21under the waiver that are designed to accommodate the applicant's medical condition or
45.22disability;
45.23(6) whether the applicant has been granted another waiver under this subdivision;
45.24(7) a copy of the applicant's current driver's license;
45.25(8) a copy of a medical examiner's certificate showing that the applicant is medically
45.26unqualified to drive unless a waiver is granted;
45.27(9) a statement from the applicant's treating physician that includes:
45.28(i) the extent to which the physician is familiar with the applicant's medical history;
45.29(ii) a description of the applicant's medical condition for which a waiver is necessary;
45.30(iii) assurance that the applicant has the ability and willingness to follow any course
45.31of treatment prescribed by the physician, including the ability to self-monitor or manage
45.32the medical condition; and
45.33(iv) the physician's professional opinion that the applicant's condition will not
45.34adversely affect the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
46.1(10) any other information considered necessary by the commissioner including
46.2requiring a physical examination or medical report from a physician who specializes
46.3in a particular field of medical practice.
46.4(c) In granting a waiver under this subdivision, the commissioner may impose
46.5conditions the commissioner considers necessary to ensure that an applicant is able to
46.6operate a motor vehicle safely and that the safety of the general public is protected.
46.7(d) A person who is granted a waiver under this subdivision must:
46.8(1) at intervals specified in the waiver, give the commissioner periodic reports from
46.9the person's treating physician, or a medical specialist if the commissioner so requires in
46.10the waiver, that contain the information described in paragraph (b), clause (9), together
46.11with a description of any episode that involved the person's loss of consciousness or loss
46.12of ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
46.13(2) immediately report the person's involvement in an accident for which a report is
46.14required under section 169.09, subdivision 7.
46.15(e) The commissioner shall deny an application if, during the three years preceding
46.16the application:
46.17(1) the applicant's driver's license has been suspended under section 171.18,
46.18paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9), (11), and (12), canceled under section 171.14, or revoked
46.19under section 171.17, 171.172, or 171.174; or
46.20(2) the applicant has been convicted of a violation under section 171.24; or
46.21(2) (3) the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense, as defined in
46.22Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.51, paragraph (b), which is incorporated
46.23by reference.
46.24(f) The commissioner may deny an application or may immediately revoke a
46.25waiver granted under this subdivision. Notice of the commissioner's reasons for denying
46.26an application or for revoking a waiver must be in writing and must be mailed to
46.27the applicant's or waiver holder's last known address by certified mail, return receipt
46.28requested. A person whose application is denied or whose waiver is revoked is entitled to
46.29a hearing under chapter 14.
46.30(g) A waiver granted under this subdivision expires on the date of expiration shown
46.31on the medical examiner's certificate described in paragraph (b), clause (8).

46.32    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
46.33    Subd. 4. Contract. The commissioner may negotiate and enter into contracts for the
46.34purpose of rail service improvement and may incorporate funds available from the federal
46.35rail service continuation program government. The participants in these contracts shall be
47.1railroads, rail users, and the department, and may be political subdivisions of the state and
47.2the federal government. In such contracts, participation by all parties shall be voluntary.
47.3The commissioner may provide a portion of the money required to carry out the terms of
47.4any such contract by expenditure from the rail service improvement account.

47.5    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.51, is amended to read:
47.6222.51 PARTICIPATION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
47.7The governing body of any political subdivision of the state may with the approval
47.8of the commissioner appropriate money for rail service improvement and may participate
47.9in the state rail service improvement program and the federal rail service continuation
47.10program programs.

47.11    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.53, is amended to read:
47.12222.53 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY.
47.13The commissioner may exercise those powers necessary for the state to qualify
47.14for, accept, and disburse any federal money that may be made available pursuant to the
47.15provisions of the federal rail service continuation program, including the power to:
47.16(1) establish an adequate plan for rail service in the state as part of an overall
47.17planning process for all transportation services in the state, including a suitable process for
47.18updating, revising, and amending the plan;
47.19(2) administer and coordinate the plan with other state agencies, and provide for the
47.20equitable distribution of resources;
47.21(3) develop, promote, and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail transportation
47.22services; employ qualified personnel; maintain adequate programs of investigation,
47.23research, promotion, and development, with provisions for public participation; and take
47.24all practical steps to improve transportation safety and reduce transportation-related
47.25energy utilization and pollution;
47.26(4) adopt and maintain adequate procedures for financial control, accounting, and
47.27performance evaluation in order to assure proper use of state and federal money;
47.28(5) do all things otherwise necessary to maximize federal assistance to the state
47.29under the federal rail service continuation program.

47.30    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
47.31    Subd. 9. Rail bank property use; petty misdemeanors. (a) Except for the actions
47.32of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of utilities, in carrying
48.1out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except as otherwise provided in
48.2this section, it is unlawful to perform any of the following activities on rail bank property:
48.3    (1) obstruct any trail;
48.4    (2) deposit snow or ice;
48.5    (3) remove or place any earth, vegetation, gravel, or rock without authorization;
48.6    (4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous
48.7materials;
48.8    (5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial, except
48.9upon authorization by the commissioner of transportation;
48.10    (6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness
48.11monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining
48.12rail bank property limits;
48.13    (7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and
48.14except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or
48.15other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;
48.16    (8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker,
48.17paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; or
48.18    (9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry
48.19on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property.;
48.20(10) plow, disc, or perform any other detrimental operation; or
48.21(11) place or maintain any building or structure.
48.22    (b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, any violation of this
48.23subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.
48.24    (c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by
48.25a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.

48.26    Sec. 64. Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, the effective date, as amended by
48.27Laws 2010, chapter 351, section 65, is amended to read:
48.28EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (b) and paragraph (c), clause (1), are effective the
48.29day following final enactment and apply to any additional tax for a registration period that
48.30starts on or after March 1, 2012 This section is effective August 1, 2011.

48.31    Sec. 65. Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter
48.32197, section 1, is amended to read:
48.33    Sec. 4. LICENSE REINSTATEMENT DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAM.
49.1    Subdivision 1. Establishment. An eligible city or county may establish a license
49.2reinstatement diversion pilot program for holders of class D drivers' licenses who have
49.3been charged with violating Minnesota Statutes, section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2, but
49.4have not yet entered a plea in the proceedings. An individual charged with driving
49.5after revocation under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.24, subdivision 2, is eligible for
49.6diversion only if the revocation was due to a violation of Minnesota Statutes, section
49.7169.791 ; 169.797; 169A.52; 169A.54; or 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6).
49.8An individual who is a holder of a commercial driver's license or who has committed an
49.9offense in a commercial motor vehicle is ineligible for participation in the diversion
49.10pilot program.
49.11    Subd. 2. Eligible cities. Each of the cities of Duluth, St. Paul, South St. Paul,
49.12West St. Paul, and Inver Grove Heights is eligible to establish the license reinstatement
49.13diversion pilot program within its city. The commissioner of public safety may permit
49.14other cities or counties to establish license reinstatement diversion pilot programs within
49.15their cities jurisdiction.
49.16    Subd. 3. Contract. Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, an
49.17eligible city or county may contract with a third party to create and administer the
49.18diversion program.
49.19    Subd. 4. Diversion of individual. A prosecutor for a participating city or county
49.20may determine whether to accept an individual for diversion, and in doing so shall
49.21consider:
49.22(1) whether the individual has a record of driving without a valid license or other
49.23criminal record, or has previously participated in a diversion program;
49.24(2) the strength of the evidence against the individual, along with any mitigating
49.25factors; and
49.26(3) the apparent ability and willingness of the individual to participate in the
49.27diversion program and comply with its requirements.
49.28    Subd. 5. Diversion driver's license. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
49.29the commissioner of public safety may issue a diversion driver's license to a person who
49.30is a participant in a pilot program for diversion, following receipt of an application and
49.31payment of:
49.32(1) the reinstatement fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.20, subdivision 4, by
49.33a participant whose driver's license has been suspended;
49.34(2) the reinstatement fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2,
49.35paragraph (a), by a participant whose driver's license has been revoked under Minnesota
49.36Statutes, section 169.791; 169.797; or 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (6); or
50.1(3) the reinstatement fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2,
50.2paragraph (a), by a participant whose driver's license has been revoked under Minnesota
50.3Statutes, section 169A.52 or 169A.54. The reinstatement fee and surcharge, both of which
50.4are provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), also
50.5must be paid during the course of, and as a condition of, the diversion program.
50.6The diversion driver's license may bear restrictions imposed by the commissioner suitable
50.7to the licensee's driving ability or other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the
50.8commissioner may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor
50.9vehicle by the licensee.
50.10(b) Payments by participants in the diversion program of the reinstatement fee and
50.11surcharge under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), must be
50.12applied first toward payment of the reinstatement fee, and after the reinstatement fee has
50.13been fully paid, toward payment of the surcharge. Each payment that is applied toward
50.14the reinstatement fee must be credited as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29,
50.15subdivision 2 , paragraph (b), and each payment that is applied toward the surcharge must
50.16be credited as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraphs
50.17(c) and (d). After the reinstatement fee and surcharge are satisfied, the participant must
50.18pay the program participation fee.
50.19    Subd. 6. Components of program. (a) At a minimum, the diversion program
50.20must require individuals to:
50.21(1) successfully attend and complete, at the individual's expense, educational classes
50.22that provide, among other things, information on drivers' licensure;
50.23(2) pay, according to a schedule approved by the prosecutor, all required fees, fines,
50.24and charges affecting the individual's driver's license status, including applicable statutory
50.25license reinstatement fees and costs of participation in the program;
50.26(3) comply with all traffic laws; and
50.27(4) demonstrate compliance with vehicle insurance requirements.
50.28(b) An individual who is accepted into the pilot program is eligible to apply for a
50.29diversion driver's license.
50.30    Subd. 7. Termination of participation in diversion program. (a) An individual's
50.31participation in the diversion program may terminate when:
50.32(1) during participation in the program, the individual is guilty of a moving traffic
50.33violation or failure to provide vehicle insurance;
50.34(2) the third-party administrator of the diversion program informs the court and the
50.35commissioner of public safety that the individual is no longer satisfying the conditions
50.36of the diversion; or
51.1(3) the third-party administrator informs the court, the prosecutor, and the
51.2commissioner of public safety that the individual has met all conditions of the diversion
51.3program, including, at a minimum, satisfactory fulfillment of the components in
51.4subdivision 6, whereupon the court shall dismiss the charge or the prosecutor shall decline
51.5to prosecute.
51.6(b) Upon termination of an individual's participation in the diversion program, the
51.7commissioner shall cancel the individual's diversion driver's license.
51.8(c) The original charge against the individual of violation of Minnesota Statutes,
51.9section 171.24, may be reinstated against an individual whose participation in the
51.10diversion program terminates under paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2).
51.11(d) The commissioner shall reinstate the driver's license of an individual whose
51.12participation in the diversion program terminates under paragraph (a), clause (3).
51.13    Subd. 8. Report. (a) By February 1, 2011 2013, the commissioner of public
51.14safety and each eligible city and county that participates in the diversion program shall
51.15report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation and the judiciary
51.16concerning the results of the program. The report must be made electronically and
51.17available in print only upon request. The report must include, without limitation, the
51.18effect of the program on:
51.19(1) recidivism rates for participants in the diversion pilot program;
51.20(2) the number of unlicensed drivers who continue to drive in violation of Minnesota
51.21Statutes, section 171.24;
51.22(3) (2) payment of the fees and fines collected in the diversion pilot program to
51.23cities, counties, and the state;
51.24(4) (3) educational support provided to participants in the diversion pilot program;
51.25and
51.26(5) (4) the total number of participants in the diversion pilot program and the
51.27number of participants who have terminated from the pilot program under subdivision 7,
51.28paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3).
51.29    (b) The report must include recommendations regarding the future of the program
51.30and any necessary legislative changes.
51.31    Subd. 9. Sunset. A city or county participating in this pilot program may accept an
51.32individual for diversion into the pilot program until June 30, 2011 2013. The third party
51.33administering the diversion program may collect and disburse fees collected pursuant to
51.34subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2), through December 31, 2012 2014, at which time
51.35the pilot program under this section expires.
51.36EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

52.1    Sec. 66. ALTERNATIVE ROUTE ELECTION FOR HIGHWAY 53.
52.2By March 15, 2015, the commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the
52.3commissioner of natural resources and Cleveland Cliffs Mining Company or its successor,
52.4shall designate a route for that portion of marked Trunk Highway 53 in St. Louis County
52.5near the city of Virginia by electing either the route designated as "Alt. M-1" or the route
52.6designated as "Alt. M-2." Construction must begin no later than June 1, 2015.

52.7    Sec. 67. REPORT ON ANATOMICAL GIFT ACCOUNT.
52.8The commissioner of public safety shall report to the chairs of the legislative
52.9committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the receipts and
52.10expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.075. The commissioner shall submit
52.11the report by February 1, 2013.

52.12    Sec. 68. 2012 AND 2013 REPORTS ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND
52.13TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND EXPENDITURES.
52.14For 2012 and 2013 reports required under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.56, the
52.15commissioner shall include the results of evaluations of management systems currently
52.16used by the Department of Transportation. The evaluations must specify the extent to
52.17which the management of data in these systems is consistent with existing policies and
52.18the need for statewide, reliable, and verifiable information. The evaluations must be
52.19performed either by the department's office of internal audit or by an independent external
52.20auditor. The 2012 report must include the evaluation of construction management systems
52.21and the program and project management system. The 2013 report must include the
52.22evaluation of pavement management systems and bridge management systems.

52.23    Sec. 69. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
52.24The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 171.13,
52.25subdivisions 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i, 1j, 1k, and 1l, as Minnesota Statutes, section
52.26171.0705. The revisor shall correct any cross-references made necessary by this
52.27recodification.
52.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

52.29    Sec. 70. REPEALER.
52.30(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.115, subdivision 263, is repealed.
52.31(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.48, subdivision 3a, is repealed.
52.32(c) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.08, subdivision 2, is repealed.
53.1(d) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.012, subdivision 1b, is repealed.
53.2(e) Laws 2009, chapter 393, section 85, is repealed.
53.3EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (a) is effective the day after the commissioner of
53.4transportation sends notice to the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing that the
53.5conditions required to transfer the route have been satisfied. "
53.6Delete the title and insert:
53.8relating to transportation; providing for various provisions governing
53.9transportation policy, including data practices, traffic regulations, motor vehicle
53.10requirements, vehicle registration and license plates, driver licensing and training,
53.11and agency reporting; establishing certain fees; repealing certain provisions;
53.12making technical changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13.72,
53.13subdivision 11, by adding subdivisions; 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 85.018,
53.14subdivisions 2, 4; 160.263, subdivision 2; 161.14, subdivision 66, by adding a
53.15subdivision; 161.3212; 162.081, subdivision 4; 168.002, subdivisions 24, 26, 40,
53.16by adding subdivisions; 168.012, subdivision 1; 168.017, subdivision 3; 168.021;
53.17168.12, subdivisions 1, 2b, 5; 168.123, subdivision 1; 168A.11, subdivision 4;
53.18168B.011, subdivision 12; 169.011, subdivision 27; 169.035, subdivision 1, by
53.19adding a subdivision; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 7; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.223,
53.20subdivision 5; 169.306; 169.345, subdivisions 1, 3; 169.346, subdivision 3;
53.21169.4503, by adding a subdivision; 169.64, subdivision 2; 169.86, subdivisions
53.224, 5; 169.99, subdivision 1b; 171.03; 171.05, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision
53.232; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.0701; 171.12, subdivision 6; 171.13, subdivision
53.241, by adding a subdivision; 171.27; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 174.56;
53.25174.632; 174.80, by adding a subdivision; 174.88, by adding a subdivision;
53.26221.0314, subdivision 3a; 222.50, subdivision 4; 222.51; 222.53; 222.63,
53.27subdivision 9; Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, as amended; Laws
53.282009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, as amended; proposing coding for new law
53.29in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 171; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010,
53.30sections 161.08, subdivision 2; 161.115, subdivision 263; 168.012, subdivision
53.311b; 222.48, subdivision 3a; Laws 2009, chapter 393, section 85."