1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1310 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. [160.266] MISSISSIPPI RIVER TRAIL.
1.4    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
1.5(1) "bicycle path" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 6; and
1.6(2) "bikeway" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 9.
1.7    Subd. 2. Creation. The commissioner, in cooperation with road and trail authorities
1.8including the commissioner of natural resources, shall identify a bikeway that originates at
1.9Itasca State Park in Clearwater, Beltrami, and Hubbard Counties, then generally parallels
1.10the Mississippi River through the cities of Bemidji in Beltrami County, Grand Rapids in
1.11Itasca County, Brainerd in Crow Wing County, Little Falls in Morrison County, Sauk
1.12Rapids in Benton County, St. Cloud in Stearns County, Minneapolis in Hennepin County,
1.13St. Paul in Ramsey County, Hastings in Dakota County, Red Wing in Goodhue County,
1.14Wabasha in Wabasha County, Winona in Winona County, and La Crescent in Houston
1.15County to Minnesota's boundary with Iowa and there terminates. Where opportunities
1.16exist, the bikeway may be designated on both sides of the Mississippi River.
1.17    Subd. 3. Connections with other bikeways. (a) The commissioner, in cooperation
1.18with road and trail authorities including the commissioner of natural resources, shall:
1.19(1) identify existing bikeways of regional significance that are in reasonable
1.20proximity but not connected to the bikeway established in this section, including but not
1.21limited to the Lake Wobegon Trail in the counties of Stearns and Todd; and
1.22(2) support development of linkages between bikeways identified under clause (1)
1.23and the bikeway established in this section.
1.24(b) The requirements of this subdivision are a secondary priority for use of funds
1.25available under this section following establishment and enhancement of the bikeway
1.26under subdivision 1.
2.1    Subd. 4. Cooperation with other entities. The commissioner may contract and
2.2enter into agreements with federal agencies, other state agencies, and local governments to
2.3establish, develop, maintain, and operate the bikeway and to interpret associated natural
2.4and cultural resources.
2.5    Subd. 5. Funding. Bicycle paths included within the bikeway and not administered
2.6by the commissioner of natural resources are eligible for funding from the environment
2.7and natural resources trust fund under chapter 116P, from the parks and trails grant
2.8program under section 85.535, from the local recreation grants program under section
2.985.019, subdivision 4b, and from other sources.

2.10    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, subdivision 66, is amended to read:
2.11    Subd. 66. Veterans Memorial Highway. Legislative Route No. 31, signed as
2.12Trunk Highway marked 200 as of July 1, 2010, from the border with North Dakota to the
2.13city of Mahnomen, is designated as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." The commissioner
2.14shall adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs, subject
2.15to section 161.139.

2.16    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.3212, is amended to read:
2.17161.3212 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
2.18The commissioner, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant
2.19available money that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged
2.20business programs to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes
2.21or guarantees working capital loans to businesses small business concerns owned and
2.22operated by socially or and economically disadvantaged persons as defined individuals.
2.23"Small business concern" and "socially and economically disadvantaged individual" have
2.24the meanings given them in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5 26.5. The
2.25purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide short-term
2.26working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods and
2.27services or for construction-related services from government agencies.
2.28Money contributed from a constitutionally or statutorily dedicated fund must be used
2.29only for purposes consistent with the purposes of the dedicated fund.

2.30    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.31to read:
2.32    Subd. 21a. Noncommercial vehicle. "Noncommercial vehicle" means a one-ton
2.33pickup truck registered under section 168.013, subdivision 1e, with a 15,000 pounds or
3.1less gross vehicle weight rating and for which the owner has made a declaration that the
3.2vehicle will be operated exclusively for personal use. The declaration must be based
3.3on one or more of the following:
3.4(1) a change of vehicle use;
3.5(2) registration of a new vehicle;
3.6(3) transfer of vehicle ownership; or
3.7(4) registration renewal.

3.8    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.9to read:
3.10    Subd. 21b. One-ton pickup truck. "One-ton pickup truck" means any truck
3.11resembling a pickup truck with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of
3.12one ton. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or is not
3.13known, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle weight rating as
3.14indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be 10,001 pounds or more, not
3.15to exceed 15,000 pounds.

3.16    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 24, is amended to read:
3.17    Subd. 24. Passenger automobile. (a) "Passenger automobile" means any motor
3.18vehicle designed and used for carrying not more than 15 individuals, including the driver.
3.19    (b) "Passenger automobile" does not include motorcycles, motor scooters, buses,
3.20school buses, or commuter vans as defined in section 168.126. Except as provided in
3.21paragraph (c), clause (1), a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 to 13,000
3.22pounds that is a pickup truck or a van is not a passenger automobile.
3.23    (c) "Passenger automobile" includes, but is not limited to:
3.24    (1) a vehicle that is (i) a pickup truck or a van, (ii) not used in furtherance of a
3.25commercial enterprise, and (iii) not subject to state or federal regulation as a commercial
3.26motor vehicle as defined in subdivisions 26 and 40;
3.27    (2) neighborhood electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 47; and
3.28    (3) medium-speed electric vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 39.

3.29    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
3.30    Subd. 26. Pickup truck. "Pickup truck" means any truck with a manufacturer's
3.31nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less and commonly known as a
3.32pickup truck. If the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or
3.33cannot be determined, then the value specified by the manufacturer as the gross vehicle
4.1weight rating as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be less than
4.210,000 pounds.

4.3    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.002, subdivision 40, is amended to read:
4.4    Subd. 40. Van. "Van" means any vehicle of box-like design with no barrier or
4.5separation between the operator's area and the remainder of the cargo-carrying area, and
4.6with a manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity of three-fourths ton or less. If
4.7the manufacturer's nominal rated carrying capacity is not provided or not known, then
4.8the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum gross weight or gross vehicle
4.9weight rating as indicated on the manufacturer's certification label must be less than
4.1010,000 pounds.

4.11    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.12    Subdivision 1. Plates; design, visibility, periods of issuance. (a) The commissioner,
4.13upon approval and payment, shall issue to the applicant the plates required by this chapter,
4.14bearing the state name and an assigned vehicle registration number. The number assigned
4.15by the commissioner may be a combination of a letter or sign with figures. The color of the
4.16plates and the color of the abbreviation of the state name and the number assigned must
4.17be in marked contrast. The plates must be lettered, spaced, or distinguished to suitably
4.18indicate the registration of the vehicle according to the rules of the commissioner.
4.19    (b) When a vehicle is registered on the basis of total gross weight, the plates issued
4.20must clearly indicate by letters or other suitable insignia the maximum gross weight
4.21for which the tax has been paid.
4.22(c) Plates issued to a noncommercial vehicle must bear the inscription
4.23"noncommercial" unless the vehicle is displaying a special plate authorized and issued
4.24under this chapter.
4.25(d) A one-ton pickup truck that is used for commercial purposes and is subject to
4.26section 168.185, is eligible to display special plates as authorized and issued under this
4.27chapter.
4.28    (c) (e) The plates must be so treated as to be at least 100 times brighter than the
4.29conventional painted number plates. When properly mounted on an unlighted vehicle, the
4.30plates, when viewed from a vehicle equipped with standard headlights, must be visible for
4.31a distance of not less than 1,500 feet and readable for a distance of not less than 110 feet.
4.32    (d) (f) The commissioner shall issue plates for the following periods:
4.33    (1) New plates issued pursuant to section 168.012, subdivision 1, must be issued to a
4.34vehicle for as long as the vehicle is owned by the exempt agency and the plate shall not be
5.1transferable from one vehicle to another but the plate may be transferred with the vehicle
5.2from one tax-exempt agency to another.
5.3    (2) Plates issued for passenger automobiles must be issued for a seven-year period.
5.4All plates issued under this paragraph must be replaced if they are seven years old or older
5.5at the time of registration renewal or will become so during the registration period.
5.6    (3) Plates issued under sections 168.053 and 168.27, subdivisions 16 and 17, must
5.7be for a seven-year period.
5.8    (4) Plates issued under subdivisions 2c and 2d and section 168.123 must be issued
5.9for the life of the veteran under section 169.79.
5.10    (5) Plates for any vehicle not specified in clauses (1) to (3) must be issued for the
5.11life of the vehicle.
5.12    (e) (g) In a year in which plates are not issued, the commissioner shall issue for each
5.13registration a sticker to designate the year of registration. This sticker must show the year
5.14or years for which the sticker is issued, and is valid only for that period. The plates and
5.15stickers issued for a vehicle may not be transferred to another vehicle during the period
5.16for which the sticker is issued, except when issued for a vehicle registered under section
5.17168.187 .
5.18    (f) (h) Despite any other provision of this subdivision, plates issued to a vehicle
5.19used for behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course in a public school
5.20may be transferred to another vehicle used for the same purpose without payment of any
5.21additional fee. The public school shall notify the commissioner of each transfer of plates
5.22under this paragraph. The commissioner may prescribe a format for notification.

5.23    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
5.24    Subd. 2b. Firefighters; special plates, rules. (a) The commissioner shall issue
5.25special plates, or a single license plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, to any applicant
5.26who:
5.27    (1) is a member of a fire department receiving state aid under chapter 69, has a
5.28letter from the fire chief, and is an owner of a passenger automobile, a truck with a
5.29manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, a one-ton
5.30pickup truck, or a motorcycle;
5.31    (2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;
5.32    (3) pays the registration tax required by this chapter for the motor vehicle; and
5.33    (4) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles
5.34and licensing of drivers.
6.1    (b) In lieu of the identification required under subdivision 1, the special plates must
6.2bear an emblem of a Maltese Cross together with any numbers or characters prescribed by
6.3the commissioner.
6.4    (c) Special plates issued under this subdivision may only be used during the period
6.5that the owner of the motor vehicle is a member of a fire department as specified in this
6.6subdivision. When the individual to whom the special plates were issued is no longer a
6.7member of a fire department or when the motor vehicle ownership is transferred, the
6.8owner shall remove the special plates from the motor vehicle. If the commissioner
6.9receives written notification that an individual is no longer qualified for these special
6.10plates, the commissioner shall invalidate the plates and notify the individual of this
6.11action. The individual may retain the plate only upon demonstrating compliance with the
6.12qualifications of this subdivision. Upon removal or invalidation of the special plates, or
6.13special motorcycle plate, either the owner or purchaser of the motor vehicle shall obtain
6.14regular plates or a regular motorcycle plate for the proper registration classification for
6.15the motor vehicle.
6.16    (d) A special motorcycle license plate issued under this subdivision must be the
6.17same size as a standard motorcycle license plate.
6.18    (e) Upon payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this subdivision for a passenger
6.19automobile or truck may be transferred to another passenger automobile or truck owned
6.20or jointly owned by the person to whom the plates were issued. On payment of a fee of
6.21$5, a plate issued under this subdivision for a motorcycle may be transferred to another
6.22motorcycle owned or jointly owned by the person to whom the plate was issued.
6.23    (f) The commissioner may adopt rules under the Administrative Procedure Act,
6.24sections 14.001 to 14.69, to govern the issuance and use of the special plates authorized
6.25in this subdivision.

6.26    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.123, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
6.27    Subdivision 1. General requirements; fees. (a) On payment of a fee of $10 for
6.28each set of two plates, or for a single plate in the case of a motorcycle plate, payment of
6.29the registration tax required by law, and compliance with other applicable laws relating to
6.30vehicle registration and licensing, as applicable, the commissioner shall issue:
6.31(1) special veteran's plates to an applicant who served in the active military service
6.32in a branch of the armed forces of the United States or of a nation or society allied with the
6.33United States in conducting a foreign war, was discharged under honorable conditions,
6.34and is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational motor vehicle, or truck
6.35resembling a pickup truck and having a manufacturer's nominal rated capacity of one ton
7.1one-ton pickup truck, but which is not a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section
7.2169.011, subdivision 16 ; or
7.3(2) a veteran's special motorcycle plate as described in subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
7.4(f), (h), (i), or (j), or another special plate designed by the commissioner to an applicant
7.5who is a registered owner of a motorcycle and meets the criteria listed in this paragraph
7.6and in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), (f), (h), (i), or (j). Plates issued under this clause must
7.7be the same size as regular motorcycle plates. Special motorcycle license plates issued
7.8under this clause are not subject to section 168.1293.
7.9(b) The additional fee of $10 is payable for each set of veteran's plates, is payable
7.10only when the plates are issued, and is not payable in a year in which stickers are issued
7.11instead of plates.
7.12(c) The veteran must have a certified copy of the veteran's discharge papers,
7.13indicating character of discharge, at the time of application. If an applicant served in the
7.14active military service in a branch of the armed forces of a nation or society allied with the
7.15United States in conducting a foreign war and is unable to obtain a record of that service
7.16and discharge status, the commissioner of veterans affairs may certify the applicant as
7.17qualified for the veterans' plates provided under this section.
7.18(d) For license plates issued for one-ton trucks described in paragraph (a), clause
7.19(1), the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of $5 on each $10 fee collected under
7.20paragraph (a). The surcharge must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account
7.21in the special revenue fund.

7.22    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
7.23    Subd. 5. Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control
7.24signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
7.25time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for
7.26special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or
7.27colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
7.28    (1) Green indication:
7.29    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or
7.30turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic,
7.31including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to
7.32pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal
7.33is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall yield the
7.34right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to
7.35constitute an immediate hazard.
8.1    (ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with
8.2another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement
8.3indicated by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the
8.4same time. Such Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully
8.5within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
8.6    (iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
8.7subdivision 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a
8.8turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
8.9Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the
8.10pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the
8.11time that the green signal indication is first shown.
8.12    (2) Steady yellow indication:
8.13    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby
8.14warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be
8.15exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must not enter the intersection,
8.16except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow indication simultaneously
8.17exhibited.
8.18    (ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a
8.19pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is
8.20insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian
8.21shall then start to cross the roadway.
8.22    (3) Steady red indication:
8.23    (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked
8.24stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection
8.25or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green
8.26indication is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close
8.27as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or,
8.28if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal,
8.29and with the intention of making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping,
8.30unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the
8.31right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal
8.32at that intersection; or (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another
8.33one-way street on which traffic moves to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop
8.34signal and may then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has
8.35been erected prohibiting the movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and
8.36other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
9.1    (ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in
9.2subdivision 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
9.3    (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a
9.4movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none,
9.5before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before
9.6entering the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication
9.7permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when
9.8an official sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular
9.9traffic facing a red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn
9.10right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves
9.11to the left, after stopping, but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic
9.12lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
9.13    (b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place
9.14other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which
9.15can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the
9.16pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or
9.17marking the stop must be made at the signal.
9.18    (c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain
9.19movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications,
9.20no other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls
9.21vehicular traffic for that movement or lane.

9.22    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
9.23    Subd. 7. Flashing signal. When flashing red or yellow signals are used they shall
9.24require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
9.25(a) When a circular red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of
9.26vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk
9.27on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting
9.28roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway
9.29before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules
9.30applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
9.31(b) When a red arrow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes drivers of
9.32vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow shall stop at a
9.33clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of
9.34the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the
9.35driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the
10.1intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a
10.2stop at a stop sign.
10.3(c) When a circular yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers
10.4of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution. But
10.5vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to
10.6other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at
10.7the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left
10.8shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so
10.9closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
10.10(d) When a yellow arrow indication is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes,
10.11drivers of vehicles with the intention of making a movement indicated by the arrow may
10.12proceed through the intersection or past the signals only with caution., but shall yield
10.13the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or
10.14adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular traffic turning left or
10.15making a U-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles approaching from
10.16the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.

10.17    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.306, is amended to read:
10.18169.306 USE OF SHOULDERS BY BUSES.
10.19(a) The commissioner of transportation A road authority, as defined in section
10.20160.02, subdivision 25, is authorized to permit the use by transit buses and Metro Mobility
10.21buses the use of a shoulder, as designated by the commissioner road authority, of a
10.22freeway or expressway, as defined in section 160.02, in Minnesota.
10.23(b) If the commissioner a road authority permits the use of a freeway or expressway
10.24shoulder by transit buses, the commissioner road authority shall permit the use on that
10.25shoulder of a bus (1) with a seating capacity of 40 passengers or more operated by a motor
10.26carrier of passengers, as defined in section 221.012, subdivision 26, while operating in
10.27intrastate commerce or (2) providing regular route transit service, as defined in section
10.28174.22, subdivision 8 , or Metro Mobility services, and operated by or under contract
10.29with the Metropolitan Council, a local transit authority, or a transit authority created by
10.30the legislature. Drivers of these buses must have adequate training in the requirements of
10.31paragraph (c), as determined by the commissioner.
10.32(c) Buses authorized to use the shoulder under this section may be operated on
10.33the shoulder only when main-line traffic speeds are less than 35 miles per hour, except
10.34as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being operated on the shoulder may
10.35not exceed the speed of main-line traffic by more than 15 miles per hour and may never
11.1exceed 35 miles per hour, except as provided for in paragraph (f). Drivers of buses being
11.2operated on the shoulder must yield to merging, entering, and exiting traffic and must yield
11.3to other vehicles on the shoulder. Buses operated on the shoulder must be registered with
11.4the Department of Transportation.
11.5(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "Metro Mobility bus" means a motor
11.6vehicle of not less than 20 feet in length engaged in providing special transportation
11.7services under section 473.386 that is:
11.8(1) operated by or under contract with a public or private entity receiving financial
11.9assistance to provide transit services from the Metropolitan Council or the commissioner
11.10of transportation; and
11.11(2) authorized by the commissioner a road authority to use freeway or expressway
11.12shoulders.
11.13(e) This section does not apply to the operation of buses on dynamic shoulder lanes.
11.14(f) The commissioner may authorize different operating conditions and maximum
11.15speeds, not to exceed the posted speed limit, based upon an engineering study and
11.16recommendation by the road authority. The engineering study must be conducted by the
11.17road authority and must conform with the manual and specifications adopted under section
11.18169.06, subdivision 1, and applicable state and federal standards. The road authority shall
11.19consult the public transit operator before recommending operating conditions different
11.20from those authorized by law.

11.21    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
11.22    Subd. 4. Display and inspection of permit. Every such A permit shall must be
11.23carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall must be open
11.24to inspection by any police peace officer or authorized agent of any authority granting
11.25such the permit, and. A permit may be carried in electronic format if it is easily read. No
11.26person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such a special permit.

11.27    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
11.28    Subd. 5. Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with
11.29respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each
11.30permit issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall
11.31must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except
11.32for those annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter,
11.33the fees shall be are:
11.34    (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
12.1    (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on
12.2a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the
12.3same product, weight, and dimension.
12.4    (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
12.5months. Annual permits may be issued for:
12.6    (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety
12.7or well-being of the public;
12.8    (2) motor vehicles which that travel on interstate highways and carry loads
12.9authorized under subdivision 1a;
12.10    (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826,
12.11subdivision 1a ;
12.12    (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
12.13    (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
12.14    (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;
12.15    (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section
12.16169.862 ; and
12.17(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 169.867.
12.18    (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
12.19consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
12.20    (1) mobile cranes;
12.21    (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
12.22    (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
12.23    (4) implements of husbandry;
12.24    (5) double-deck buses;
12.25    (6) commercial boat hauling;
12.26    (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
12.27for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however,
12.28the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer
12.29only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3,
12.30paragraph (c); and
12.31(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in
12.32section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).
12.33    (e) For vehicles which that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of
12.34sections 169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However,
12.35this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3,
12.36paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in
13.1that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
13.2weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal
13.3to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost
13.4factors shown in the following chart:
13.5
 Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
13.6
 Weight (pounds)
 Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
13.7
13.8
13.9
13.10
13.11
 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
13.12
 0-2,000
 .12
 .05
 .04
13.13
 2,001-4,000
 .14
 .06
 .05
13.14
 4,001-6,000
 .18
 .07
 .06
13.15
 6,001-8,000
 .21
 .09
 .07
13.16
 8,001-10,000
 .26
 .10
 .08
13.17
 10,001-12,000
 .30
 .12
 .09
13.18
13.19
 12,001-14,000
 Not
permitted
 .14
 .11
13.20
13.21
 14,001-16,000
 Not
permitted
 .17
 .12
13.22
13.23
 16,001-18,000
 Not
permitted
 .19
 .15
13.24
13.25
 18,001-20,000
 Not
permitted
 Not
permitted
 .16
13.26
13.27
 20,001-22,000
 Not
permitted
 Not
permitted
 .20
13.28The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The
13.29additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
13.30For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
13.31fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
13.32in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance
13.33already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation
13.34loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
13.35    (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
13.36or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and
13.37supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit
13.38are as follows:
13.39
 Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle
 Annual Permit Fee
13.40
 90,000
 or less
$200
13.41
 90,001
 - 100,000
 $300
13.42
 100,001
 - 110,000
 $400
14.1
 110,001
 - 120,000
 $500
14.2
 120,001
 - 130,000
 $600
14.3
 130,001
 - 140,000
 $700
14.4
 140,001
 - 145,000
 $800
14.5
 145,001
 - 155,000
 $900
14.6If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 155,000 pounds the permit fee is
14.7determined under paragraph (e).
14.8    (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by
14.9more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a)
14.10when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are
14.11in effect.
14.12    (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
14.13refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on
14.14a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828,
14.15subdivision 2 , 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000
14.16pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
14.17pounds.
14.18    (i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this
14.19paragraph must be deposited as follows:
14.20    (1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
14.21    (i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund
14.22for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
14.23    (ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection
14.24and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated
14.25to the commissioner for:
14.26    (A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,
14.27including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
14.28    (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
14.29    (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway
14.30fund.
14.31    (j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating
14.32under authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2).

14.33    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.34    Subd. 4. Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee of $5 for
14.35each application. Except as provided in paragraph (b) (c), the fee shall cover all expenses
14.36involved in receiving, accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and
15.1fees required under sections 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and
15.2171.07 , subdivisions 3 and 3a.
15.3(b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid
15.4by credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on
15.5the statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or
15.6debit card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing
15.7credit and debit card transactions. The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer this
15.8paragraph, using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386,
15.9paragraph (b), does not apply.
15.10(b) (c) The department shall maintain the photo identification equipment for all
15.11agents appointed as of January 1, 2000. Upon the retirement, resignation, death, or
15.12discontinuance of an existing agent, and if a new agent is appointed in an existing office
15.13pursuant to Minnesota Rules, chapter 7404, and notwithstanding the above or Minnesota
15.14Rules, part 7404.0400, the department shall provide and maintain photo identification
15.15equipment without additional cost to a newly appointed agent in that office if the office
15.16was provided the equipment by the department before January 1, 2000. All photo
15.17identification equipment must be compatible with standards established by the department.
15.18(c) (d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid
15.19into the county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An
15.20agent who is not an employee of the county shall retain the filing fee in lieu of county
15.21employment or salary and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes,
15.22coverage under the Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public
15.23Employees Retirement Association.
15.24(d) (e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the
15.25reporting period established by the department, the agent must forward to the department
15.26all applications and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in
15.27paragraph (c) (d).
15.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

15.29    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
15.30to read:
15.31    Subd. 9. Alternative financing and investment in transportation projects. (a)
15.32The commissioner may enter into agreements with governmental or nongovernmental
15.33entities, including private and nonprofit entities, to finance or invest in transportation
15.34projects, including repayment agreements, subject to (1) the availability of state money
16.1or other dedicated revenue or resources and (2) the approval of the commissioner of
16.2management and budget.
16.3(b) The commissioner shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of
16.4the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation
16.5policy and finance, a listing of all agreements executed under this subdivision. The listing
16.6must identify each agreement, the contracting entities, contract amount, duration, and any
16.7repayment requirements. The listing may be submitted electronically, and is subject
16.8to section 3.195, subdivision 1.
16.9(c) The commissioner may only use the authority granted under this subdivision
16.10for one pilot project.

16.11    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 221.0314, subdivision 3a, is amended to
16.12read:
16.13    Subd. 3a. Waiver for other medical condition. (a) The commissioner may grant
16.14a waiver to a person who is not physically qualified to drive under Code of Federal
16.15Regulations, title 49, section 391.41, paragraph (b)(3) to (b)(13). A waiver granted under
16.16this subdivision applies to intrastate transportation only.
16.17(b) A person who wishes to obtain a waiver under this subdivision must give the
16.18commissioner the following information:
16.19(1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number;
16.20(2) the name, address, and telephone number of an employer coapplicant, if any;
16.21(3) a description of the applicant's experience in driving the type of vehicle to be
16.22operated under the waiver;
16.23(4) a description of the type of driving to be done under the waiver;
16.24(5) a description of any modifications to the vehicle the applicant intends to drive
16.25under the waiver that are designed to accommodate the applicant's medical condition or
16.26disability;
16.27(6) whether the applicant has been granted another waiver under this subdivision;
16.28(7) a copy of the applicant's current driver's license;
16.29(8) a copy of a medical examiner's certificate showing that the applicant is medically
16.30unqualified to drive unless a waiver is granted;
16.31(9) a statement from the applicant's treating physician that includes:
16.32(i) the extent to which the physician is familiar with the applicant's medical history;
16.33(ii) a description of the applicant's medical condition for which a waiver is necessary;
17.1(iii) assurance that the applicant has the ability and willingness to follow any course
17.2of treatment prescribed by the physician, including the ability to self-monitor or manage
17.3the medical condition; and
17.4(iv) the physician's professional opinion that the applicant's condition will not
17.5adversely affect the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
17.6(10) any other information considered necessary by the commissioner including
17.7requiring a physical examination or medical report from a physician who specializes
17.8in a particular field of medical practice.
17.9(c) In granting a waiver under this subdivision, the commissioner may impose
17.10conditions the commissioner considers necessary to ensure that an applicant is able to
17.11operate a motor vehicle safely and that the safety of the general public is protected.
17.12(d) A person who is granted a waiver under this subdivision must:
17.13(1) at intervals specified in the waiver, give the commissioner periodic reports from
17.14the person's treating physician, or a medical specialist if the commissioner so requires in
17.15the waiver, that contain the information described in paragraph (b), clause (9), together
17.16with a description of any episode that involved the person's loss of consciousness or loss
17.17of ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
17.18(2) immediately report the person's involvement in an accident for which a report is
17.19required under section 169.09, subdivision 7.
17.20(e) The commissioner shall deny an application if, during the three years preceding
17.21the application:
17.22(1) the applicant's driver's license has been suspended under section 171.18,
17.23paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (9), (11), and (12), canceled under section 171.14, or revoked
17.24under section 171.17, 171.172, or 171.174; or
17.25(2) the applicant has been convicted of a violation under section 171.24; or
17.26(2) (3) the applicant has been convicted of a disqualifying offense, as defined in
17.27Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.51, paragraph (b), which is incorporated
17.28by reference.
17.29(f) The commissioner may deny an application or may immediately revoke a
17.30waiver granted under this subdivision. Notice of the commissioner's reasons for denying
17.31an application or for revoking a waiver must be in writing and must be mailed to
17.32the applicant's or waiver holder's last known address by certified mail, return receipt
17.33requested. A person whose application is denied or whose waiver is revoked is entitled to
17.34a hearing under chapter 14.
17.35(g) A waiver granted under this subdivision expires on the date of expiration shown
17.36on the medical examiner's certificate described in paragraph (b), clause (8).

18.1    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.2    Subd. 4. Contract. The commissioner may negotiate and enter into contracts for the
18.3purpose of rail service improvement and may incorporate funds available from the federal
18.4rail service continuation program government. The participants in these contracts shall be
18.5railroads, rail users, and the department, and may be political subdivisions of the state and
18.6the federal government. In such contracts, participation by all parties shall be voluntary.
18.7The commissioner may provide a portion of the money required to carry out the terms of
18.8any such contract by expenditure from the rail service improvement account.

18.9    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.51, is amended to read:
18.10222.51 PARTICIPATION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
18.11The governing body of any political subdivision of the state may with the approval
18.12of the commissioner appropriate money for rail service improvement and may participate
18.13in the state rail service improvement program and the federal rail service continuation
18.14program programs.

18.15    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.53, is amended to read:
18.16222.53 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY.
18.17The commissioner may exercise those powers necessary for the state to qualify
18.18for, accept, and disburse any federal money that may be made available pursuant to the
18.19provisions of the federal rail service continuation program, including the power to:
18.20(1) establish an adequate plan for rail service in the state as part of an overall
18.21planning process for all transportation services in the state, including a suitable process for
18.22updating, revising, and amending the plan;
18.23(2) administer and coordinate the plan with other state agencies, and provide for the
18.24equitable distribution of resources;
18.25(3) develop, promote, and support safe, adequate, and efficient rail transportation
18.26services; employ qualified personnel; maintain adequate programs of investigation,
18.27research, promotion, and development, with provisions for public participation; and take
18.28all practical steps to improve transportation safety and reduce transportation-related
18.29energy utilization and pollution;
18.30(4) adopt and maintain adequate procedures for financial control, accounting, and
18.31performance evaluation in order to assure proper use of state and federal money;
18.32(5) do all things otherwise necessary to maximize federal assistance to the state
18.33under the federal rail service continuation program.

19.1    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.63, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
19.2    Subd. 9. Rail bank property use; petty misdemeanors. (a) Except for the actions
19.3of road authorities and their agents, employees, and contractors, and of utilities, in carrying
19.4out their duties imposed by permit, law, or contract, and except as otherwise provided in
19.5this section, it is unlawful to perform any of the following activities on rail bank property:
19.6    (1) obstruct any trail;
19.7    (2) deposit snow or ice;
19.8    (3) remove or place any earth, vegetation, gravel, or rock without authorization;
19.9    (4) obstruct or remove any ditch-draining device, or drain any harmful or dangerous
19.10materials;
19.11    (5) erect a fence, or place or maintain any advertising, sign, or memorial, except
19.12upon authorization by the commissioner of transportation;
19.13    (6) remove, injure, displace, or destroy right-of-way markers or reference or witness
19.14monuments or markers placed to preserve section or quarter-section corners defining
19.15rail bank property limits;
19.16    (7) drive upon any portion of rail bank property, except at approved crossings, and
19.17except where authorized for snowmobiles, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, or
19.18other vehicles authorized to use rail bank property;
19.19    (8) deface, mar, damage, or tamper with any structure, work, material, sign, marker,
19.20paving, guardrail, drain, or any other rail bank appurtenance; or
19.21    (9) park, overhang, or abandon any unauthorized vehicle or implement of husbandry
19.22on, across, or over the limits of rail bank property.;
19.23(10) plow, disc, or perform any other detrimental operation; or
19.24(11) place or maintain any building or structure.
19.25    (b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere in statute, any violation of this
19.26subdivision is a petty misdemeanor.
19.27    (c) The cost to remove, repair, or perform any other corrective action necessitated by
19.28a violation of this subdivision may be charged to the violator.

19.29    Sec. 24. Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, the effective date, as amended by
19.30Laws 2010, chapter 351, section 65, is amended to read:
19.31EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (b) and paragraph (c), clause (1), are effective the
19.32day following final enactment and apply to any additional tax for a registration period that
19.33starts on or after March 1, 2012 This section is effective August 1, 2011.

19.34    Sec. 25. REPEALER.
20.1Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 222.48, subdivision 3a, is repealed."
20.2Delete the title and insert:
20.3"A bill for an act
20.4relating to transportation; providing for various provisions governing
20.5transportation policy, including traffic regulations, bikeways, motor vehicle
20.6requirements, and vehicle registration and license plates; establishing certain
20.7fees; repealing certain provisions; making technical changes;amending
20.8Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 161.14, subdivision 66; 161.3212; 168.002,
20.9subdivisions 24, 26, 40, by adding subdivisions; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 2b;
20.10168.123, subdivision 1; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 7; 169.306; 169.685, subdivision
20.116; 169.86, subdivisions 4, 5; 171.061, subdivision 4; 174.02, by adding a
20.12subdivision; 221.0314, subdivision 3a; 222.50, subdivision 4; 222.51; 222.53;
20.13222.63, subdivision 9; Laws 2008, chapter 350, article 1, section 5, as amended;
20.14proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160; repealing
20.15Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 161.115, subdivision 263; 222.48, subdivision
20.163a."