1.1Senator .................... moves to amend S.F. No. 898 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.5	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

1.8			2012		2013		Total
1.9	General	$	69,530,000	$	69,530,000	$	139,060,000
1.10	Airports		19,609,000		19,609,000		39,218,000
1.11	C.S.A.H.		545,109,000		572,773,000		1,117,882,000
1.12	M.S.A.S.		145,455,000		153,484,000		298,939,000
1.13	Special Revenue		49,088,000		49,088,000		98,176,000
1.14	H.U.T.D.		10,406,000		10,406,000		20,812,000
1.15	Trunk Highway		1,641,090,000		1,335,276,000		2,976,366,000
1.16	Total	$	2,480,287,000	$	2,210,166,000	$	4,690,453,000

1.17	Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.

1.18The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to
1.19the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
1.20the trunk highway fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years
1.21indicated for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that
1.22the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012,
1.23or June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is
1.24fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the
1.25fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.

1.26				APPROPRIATIONS
1.27				Available for the Year
1.28				Ending June 30
1.29					2012		2013

1.30 1.31

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

1.32	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation			$	2,277,401,000	$	2,007,280,000

1.33	Appropriations by Fund
1.34		2012	2013
2.1	General	12,606,000	12,606,000
2.2	Airports	19,609,000	19,609,000
2.3	C.S.A.H.	545,109,000	572,773,000
2.4	M.S.A.S	145,455,000	153,484,000
2.5	Trunk Highway	1,554,622,000	1,248,808,000

2.6The amounts that may be spent for each
2.7purpose are specified in the following
2.8subdivisions.

2.9

Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems

2.10(a) Aeronautics

2.11

(1) Airport Development and Assistance

14,298,000

14,298,000

2.12This appropriation is from the state
2.13airports fund and must be spent according
2.14to Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
2.15subdivision 4.
2.16Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
2.1716A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
2.18available for five years after appropriation.
2.19If the appropriation for either year is
2.20insufficient, the appropriation for the other
2.21year is available for it.
2.22If the appropriation for either year does
2.23not exhaust the balance in the state airports
2.24fund, the commissioner of management and
2.25budget, upon request of the commissioner
2.26of transportation, shall notify the chairs and
2.27ranking minority members of the senate and
2.28house of representatives committees with
2.29jurisdiction over transportation finance of the
2.30amount of the remainder and shall then add
2.31that amount to the appropriation. The amount
2.32added is appropriated for the purpose of
2.33airport development and assistance and must
3.1be spent according to Minnesota Statutes,
3.2section 360.305, subdivision 4.

3.3

(2) Aviation Support and Services

6,123,000

6,123,000

3.4	Appropriations by Fund
3.5	Airports	5,286,000	5,286,000
3.6	Trunk Highway	837,000	837,000

3.7$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second
3.8year from the state airports fund are for the
3.9Civil Air Patrol.

3.10

(b) Transit

13,067,000

13,067,000

3.11	Appropriations by Fund
3.12	General	12,292,000	12,292,000
3.13	Trunk Highway	775,000	775,000

3.14Of these appropriations from the general
3.15fund, $19,300 in each year is for the
3.16administrative expenses of the Minnesota
3.17Council on Transportation Access, and for
3.18other costs relating to the preparation of
3.19required reports, including the costs of hiring
3.20a consultant.
3.21The amount used in each year as operating
3.22assistance for public transit systems for
3.23elderly and disabled service must not be
3.24less than the amount used in 2011 for that
3.25purpose.
3.26The amount used in each year as operating
3.27assistance for rural area service must not be
3.28reduced more than ten percent below the
3.29amount used in 2011 for that purpose.

3.30

(c) Freight

5,154,000

5,154,000

3.31	Appropriations by Fund
3.32	General	257,000	257,000
3.33	Trunk Highway	4,897,000	4,897,000

3.34

Subd. 3.State Roads

4.1

(a) Operations and Maintenance

257,395,000

257,395,000

4.2

(b) Program Planning and Delivery

206,918,000

206,733,000

4.3Of these appropriations, $130,000 in each
4.4year is for administrative costs of the
4.5targeted group business program, if a law
4.6is enacted and effective in 2012 and 2013
4.7that establishes a targeted group business
4.8program for state highway construction
4.9contracts.
4.10$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the
4.11second year are available for grants to
4.12metropolitan planning organizations outside
4.13the seven-county metropolitan area.
4.14$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
4.15second year are for a transportation research
4.16contingent account to finance research
4.17projects that are reimbursable from the
4.18federal government or from other sources.
4.19If the appropriation for either year is
4.20insufficient, the appropriation for the other
4.21year is available for it.
4.22$600,000 the first year and $600,000
4.23the second year are available for grants
4.24for transportation studies outside the
4.25metropolitan area to identify critical
4.26concerns, problems, and issues. These
4.27grants are available (1) to regional
4.28development commissions; (2) in regions
4.29where no regional development commission
4.30is functioning, to joint powers boards
4.31established under agreement of two or
4.32more political subdivisions in the region to
4.33exercise the planning functions of a regional
4.34development commission; and (3) in regions
5.1where no regional development commission
5.2or joint powers board is functioning, to the
5.3department's district office for that region.

5.4

(c) State Road Construction

881,000,000

555,000,000

5.5The base appropriation for fiscal years 2014
5.6and 2015 is $635,000,000 for each year.
5.7It is estimated that these appropriations will
5.8be funded as follows:

5.9	Appropriations by Fund
5.10 5.11	Federal Highway Aid	494,800,000	268,800,000
5.12	Highway User Taxes	386,200,000	286,200,000

5.13The commissioner of transportation shall
5.14notify the chairs and ranking minority
5.15members of the senate and house of
5.16representatives committees with jurisdiction
5.17over transportation finance of any significant
5.18events that should cause these estimates to
5.19change.
5.20This appropriation is for the actual
5.21construction, reconstruction, and
5.22improvement of trunk highways, including
5.23design-build contracts and consultant usage
5.24to support these activities. This includes the
5.25cost of actual payment to landowners for
5.26lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
5.27payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
5.28relocation expenses.
5.29Of these appropriations, $100,000,000
5.30in the first year is for transfer from the
5.31trunk highway fund to the trunk highway
5.32economic development account established
5.33under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.04,
5.34subdivision 6.
6.1The commissioner shall expend up to
6.2one-half of one percent of the federal
6.3appropriations under this paragraph as grants
6.4to opportunity industrialization centers and
6.5other nonprofit job training centers for
6.6job training programs related to highway
6.7construction.
6.8The commissioner may transfer up to
6.9$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
6.10revolving loan fund.
6.11The commissioner may receive money
6.12covering other shares of the cost of
6.13partnership projects. These receipts are
6.14appropriated to the commissioner for these
6.15projects.

6.16

(d) Highway Debt Service

137,876,000

158,247,000

6.17$123,876,000 the first year and $144,247,000
6.18the second year are for transfer to the state
6.19bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
6.20to make all transfers required in the year
6.21for which it is made, the commissioner of
6.22management and budget shall notify the
6.23Committee on Finance of the senate and
6.24the Committee on Ways and Means of the
6.25house of representatives of the amount of the
6.26deficiency and shall then transfer that amount
6.27under the statutory open appropriation. Any
6.28excess appropriation cancels to the trunk
6.29highway fund.

6.30

(e) Electronic Communications

5,171,000

5,171,000

6.31	Appropriations by Fund
6.32	General	3,000	3,000
6.33	Trunk Highway	5,168,000	5,168,000

7.1The general fund appropriation is to equip
7.2and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for
7.3Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.

7.4

Subd. 4.Local Roads

7.5

(a) County State Aids

545,109,000

572,773,000

7.6This appropriation is from the county
7.7state-aid highway fund and is available until
7.8spent.

7.9

(b) Municipal State Aids

145,455,000

153,484,000

7.10This appropriation is from the municipal
7.11state-aid street fund and is available until
7.12spent.

7.13

(c) State Aid Appropriation Adjustments

7.14If an appropriation for either county state
7.15aids or municipal state aids does not exhaust
7.16the balance in the fund from which it is
7.17made in the year for which it is made,
7.18the commissioner of management and
7.19budget, upon request of the commissioner
7.20of transportation, shall notify the chairs and
7.21ranking minority members of the senate and
7.22house of representatives committees with
7.23jurisdiction over transportation finance of the
7.24amount of the remainder and shall then add
7.25that amount to the appropriation. The amount
7.26added is appropriated for the purposes of
7.27county state aids or municipal state aids, as
7.28appropriate.
7.29If the appropriation for either county state
7.30aids or municipal state aids does exhaust
7.31the balance in the fund from which it is
7.32made in the year for which it is made,
7.33the commissioner of management and
7.34budget shall notify the chairs and ranking
8.1minority members of the senate and house of
8.2representatives committees with jurisdiction
8.3over transportation finance of the amount by
8.4which the appropriation exceeds the balance
8.5and shall then reduce that amount from the
8.6appropriation.

8.7

Subd. 5.Agency Management

8.8

(a) Agency Services

41,997,000

41,997,000

8.9	Appropriations by Fund
8.10	Airports	25,000	25,000
8.11	Trunk Highway	41,972,000	41,972,000

8.12

(b) Buildings

17,838,000

17,838,000

8.13	Appropriations by Fund
8.14	General	54,000	54,000
8.15	Trunk Highway	17,784,000	17,784,000

8.16If the appropriation for either year is
8.17insufficient, the appropriation for the other
8.18year is available for it.

8.19

Subd. 6.Transfers

8.20(a) With the approval of the commissioner of
8.21finance, the commissioner of transportation
8.22may transfer unencumbered balances
8.23among the appropriations from the trunk
8.24highway fund and the state airports fund
8.25made in this section. No transfer may be
8.26made from the appropriation for state road
8.27construction. No transfer may be made
8.28from the appropriations for debt service to
8.29any other appropriation. Transfers under
8.30this paragraph may not be made between
8.31funds. Transfers between programs must
8.32be reported immediately to the chairs and
8.33ranking minority members of the senate and
9.1house of representatives committees with
9.2jurisdiction over transportation finance.
9.3(b) The commissioner shall transfer from
9.4the flexible highway account in the county
9.5state-aid highway fund (1) $1,000,000 in the
9.6first year to the municipal turnback account
9.7in the municipal state-aid street fund; (2)
9.8$1,900,000 in the first year to the trunk
9.9highway fund; and (3) the remainder in
9.10each year to the county turnback account
9.11in the county state-aid highway fund. The
9.12funds transferred are for highway turnback
9.13purposes as provided under Minnesota
9.14Statutes, section 161.081, subdivision 3.

9.15 9.16

Subd. 7.Use of State Road Construction Appropriations

9.17Any money appropriated to the commissioner
9.18of transportation for state road construction
9.19for any fiscal year before fiscal year
9.202012 is available to the commissioner
9.21during the biennium to the extent that the
9.22commissioner spends the money on the
9.23state road construction project for which the
9.24money was originally encumbered during
9.25the fiscal year for which it was appropriated.
9.26The commissioner of transportation shall
9.27report to the commissioner of management
9.28and budget by August 1, 2011, and August
9.291, 2012, on a form the commissioner of
9.30management and budget provides, on
9.31expenditures made during the previous fiscal
9.32year that are authorized by this subdivision.

9.33

Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriation

9.34The commissioner of transportation, with
9.35the approval of the governor and the written
10.1approval of at least five members of a
10.2group consisting of: (1) the members of the
10.3Legislative Advisory Commission under
10.4Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30; and (2) the
10.5ranking minority members of the house of
10.6representatives and senate committees with
10.7jurisdiction over transportation finance, may
10.8transfer all or part of the unappropriated
10.9balance in the trunk highway fund to an
10.10appropriation (1) for trunk highway design,
10.11construction, or inspection in order to
10.12take advantage of an unanticipated receipt
10.13of income to the trunk highway fund or
10.14to take advantage of federal advanced
10.15construction funding, (2) for trunk highway
10.16maintenance in order to meet an emergency,
10.17or (3) to pay tort or environmental claims.
10.18Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the
10.19commissioner to increase the use of federal
10.20advanced construction funding beyond
10.21amounts specifically authorized. Any
10.22transfer as a result of the use of federal
10.23advanced construction funding must include
10.24an analysis of the effects on the long-term
10.25trunk highway fund balance. The amount
10.26transferred is appropriated for the purpose of
10.27the account to which it is transferred.

10.28

Subd. 9.Use of Trunk Highway Fund

10.29No transfer or expenditure of trunk highway
10.30funds may be made for the purpose of paying
10.31personnel costs incurred on behalf of the
10.32Governor's Office.

10.33

Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

10.34

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

48,970,000

$

48,970,000

11.1The appropriations in this section are from
11.2the general fund.
11.3The amounts that may be spent for each
11.4purpose are specified in the following
11.5subdivisions.

11.6

Subd. 2.Bus Transit

43,796,000

43,796,000

11.7This appropriation is for bus system
11.8operations.
11.9Of this appropriation, $140,000 in each
11.10fiscal year is for transit service for disabled
11.11veterans under Minnesota Statutes, section
11.12473.408, subdivision 10.
11.13Of this appropriation, $80,700 in each
11.14year is for the administrative expenses of
11.15the Minnesota Council on Transportation
11.16Access, and for other costs relating to the
11.17preparation of required reports, including the
11.18costs of hiring a consultant.
11.19The council shall deploy the following
11.20strategies as necessary to avoid transit
11.21service reductions and route elimination, in
11.22the order stated:
11.23(1) utilize operating efficiencies;
11.24(2) impose fare increases, notwithstanding
11.25Minnesota Statutes, section 473.408,
11.26subdivision 2, that are calculated to increase
11.27farebox recovery by $10,000,000 in each
11.28year; and
11.29(3) exercise the authority granted to the
11.30council in article 2, sections 18 and 19.
11.31The council may require service reductions
11.32or route eliminations only after all three
11.33strategies have been fully deployed.

12.1

Subd. 3.Rail Operations

5,174,000

5,174,000

12.2

Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

12.3

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

153,316,000

$

153,316,000

12.4	Appropriations by Fund
12.5		2012	2013
12.6	General	7,954,000	7,954,000
12.7	Special Revenue	49,088,000	49,088,000
12.8	H.U.T.D.	10,406,000	10,406,000
12.9	Trunk Highway	85,868,000	85,868,000

12.10The amounts that may be spent for each
12.11purpose are specified in the following
12.12subdivisions.

12.13

Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services

12.14

(a) Office of Communications

434,000

434,000

12.15	Appropriations by Fund
12.16	General	41,000	41,000
12.17	Trunk Highway	393,000	393,000

12.18

(b) Public Safety Support

8,168,000

8,168,000

12.19	Appropriations by Fund
12.20	General	3,296,000	3,296,000
12.21	H.U.T.D.	1,366,000	1,366,000
12.22	Trunk Highway	3,506,000	3,506,000

12.23$380,000 the first year and $380,000 the
12.24second year are appropriated from the general
12.25fund for payment of public safety officer
12.26survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes,
12.27section 299A.44. If the appropriation for
12.28either year is insufficient, the appropriation
12.29for the other year is available for it.
12.30$1,367,000 the first year and $1,367,000
12.31the second year are appropriated from the
12.32general fund to be deposited in the public
12.33safety officer's benefit account. This money
13.1is available for reimbursements under
13.2Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.465.
13.3$508,000 the first year and $508,000 the
13.4second year are appropriated from the general
13.5fund for soft body armor reimbursements
13.6under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.
13.7$792,000 the first year and $792,000
13.8the second year are appropriated from the
13.9general fund for transfer by the commissioner
13.10of finance to the trunk highway fund on
13.11December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012,
13.12respectively, in order to reimburse the trunk
13.13highway fund for expenses not related to the
13.14fund. These represent amounts appropriated
13.15out of the trunk highway fund for general
13.16fund purposes in the administration and
13.17related services program.
13.18$610,000 the first year and $610,000 the
13.19second year are appropriated from the
13.20highway user tax distribution fund for
13.21transfer by the commissioner of management
13.22and budget to the trunk highway fund on
13.23December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012,
13.24respectively, in order to reimburse the trunk
13.25highway fund for expenses not related to the
13.26fund. These represent amounts appropriated
13.27out of the trunk highway fund for highway
13.28user tax distribution fund purposes in the
13.29administration and related services program.
13.30$716,000 the first year and $716,000
13.31the second year are appropriated from
13.32the highway user tax distribution fund
13.33for transfer by the commissioner of
13.34management and budget to the general fund
13.35on December 31, 2011, and December 31,
14.12012, respectively, in order to reimburse the
14.2general fund for expenses not related to the
14.3fund. These represent amounts appropriated
14.4out of the general fund for operation of the
14.5criminal justice data network related to driver
14.6and motor vehicle licensing.

14.7

(c) Technology and Support Service

3,835,000

3,835,000

14.8	Appropriations by Fund
14.9	General	1,472,000	1,472,000
14.10	H.U.T.D.	19,000	19,000
14.11	Trunk Highway	2,344,000	2,344,000

14.12

Subd. 3.State Patrol

14.13

(a) Patrolling Highways

71,522,000

71,522,000

14.14	Appropriations by Fund
14.15	General	37,000	37,000
14.16	H.U.T.D.	92,000	92,000
14.17	Trunk Highway	71,393,000	71,393,000

14.18

(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement

7,796,000

7,796,000

14.19This appropriation is from the trunk highway
14.20fund.

14.21

(c) Capitol Security

3,108,000

3,108,000

14.22This appropriation is from the general fund.
14.23The commissioner may not: (1) spend
14.24any money from the trunk highway fund
14.25for capitol security; or (2) permanently
14.26transfer any state trooper from the patrolling
14.27highways activity to capitol security.
14.28The commissioner may not transfer any
14.29money: (1) appropriated for Department of
14.30Public Safety administration, the patrolling of
14.31highways, commercial vehicle enforcement,
14.32or driver and vehicle services to capitol
14.33security; or (2) from capitol security.

15.1

(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit

693,000

693,000

15.2This appropriation is from the highway user
15.3tax distribution fund, and is to investigate:
15.4(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales
15.5tax liabilities from individuals and businesses
15.6that currently do not pay all taxes owed;
15.7and (2) illegal or improper activity related
15.8to sale, transfer, titling, and registration of
15.9motor vehicles.
15.10By February 1, 2015, the commissioner shall
15.11submit a report to the house of representatives
15.12and senate committees having jurisdiction
15.13over transportation finance on the revenues
15.14generated by the Vehicle Crimes Unit. This
15.15report must be made available electronically
15.16and made available in print only upon
15.17request.

15.18

Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services

15.19

(a) Vehicle Services

27,259,000

27,259,000

15.20	Appropriations by Fund
15.21	Special Revenue	19,023,000	19,023,000
15.22	H.U.T.D.	8,236,000	8,236,000

15.23The special revenue fund appropriation is
15.24from the vehicle services operating account.

15.25

(b) Driver Services

28,712,000

28,712,000

15.26	Appropriations by Fund
15.27	Special Revenue	28,711,000	28,711,000
15.28	Trunk Highway	1,000	1,000

15.29The special revenue fund appropriation is
15.30from the driver services operating account.

15.31

Subd. 5.Traffic Safety

435,000

435,000

15.32The commissioner of public safety shall
15.33spend 50 percent of the money available
16.1to the state under Public Law 105-206,
16.2section 164, and the remaining 50 percent
16.3must be transferred to the commissioner
16.4of transportation for hazard elimination
16.5activities under United States Code, title 23,
16.6section 152.

16.7

Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety

1,354,000

1,354,000

16.8This appropriation is from the pipeline safety
16.9account in the special revenue fund.

16.10

Subd. 7.Use of Trunk Highway Fund

16.11No transfer or expenditure of trunk highway
16.12funds may be made for the purpose of paying
16.13personnel costs incurred on behalf of the
16.14Governor's Office.

16.15

Sec. 6. TORT CLAIMS

$

600,000

$

600,000

16.16This appropriation is to the commissioner of
16.17finance.
16.18If the appropriation for either year is
16.19insufficient, the appropriation for the other
16.20year is available for it.

16.21    Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

16.22

Subd. 3.State Roads

16.23

(a) Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance

251,643,000

245,892,000

16.24The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
16.25and 2013 is $257,395,000 for each year.

16.26

(b) Infrastructure Investment and Planning

16.27

(1) Infrastructure Investment Support

201,461,000

196,935,000

16.28The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
16.29and 2013 is $205,988,000 for each year.
17.1$266,000 the first year and $266,000 the
17.2second year are available for grants to
17.3metropolitan planning organizations outside
17.4the seven-county metropolitan area.
17.5$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the
17.6second year are for a transportation research
17.7contingent account to finance research
17.8projects that are reimbursable from the
17.9federal government or from other sources.
17.10If the appropriation for either year is
17.11insufficient, the appropriation for the other
17.12year is available for it.
17.13$600,000 the first year and $600,000
17.14the second year are available for grants
17.15for transportation studies outside the
17.16metropolitan area to identify critical
17.17concerns, problems, and issues. These
17.18grants are available (1) to regional
17.19development commissions; (2) in regions
17.20where no regional development commission
17.21is functioning, to joint powers boards
17.22established under agreement of two or
17.23more political subdivisions in the region to
17.24exercise the planning functions of a regional
17.25development commission; and (3) in regions
17.26where no regional development commission
17.27or joint powers board is functioning, to the
17.28department's district office for that region.

17.29 17.30

(2) State Road Construction

551,300,000

598,700,000 555,700,000

17.31The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012
17.32and 2013 is $635,000,000 for each year.
17.33It is estimated that these appropriations will
17.34be funded as follows:

18.1	Appropriations by Fund
18.2 18.3	Federal Highway Aid	301,100,000	388,500,000 345,500,000
18.4	Highway User Taxes	250,200,000	210,200,000

18.5The commissioner of transportation shall
18.6notify the chairs and ranking minority
18.7members of the senate and house of
18.8representatives committees with jurisdiction
18.9over transportation finance of any significant
18.10events that should cause these estimates to
18.11change.
18.12This appropriation is for the actual
18.13construction, reconstruction, and
18.14improvement of trunk highways, including
18.15design-build contracts and consultant usage
18.16to support these activities. This includes the
18.17cost of actual payment to landowners for
18.18lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
18.19payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
18.20relocation expenses.
18.21The commissioner shall expend up to
18.22one-half of one percent of the federal
18.23appropriations under this paragraph as grants
18.24to opportunity industrialization centers and
18.25other nonprofit job training centers for
18.26job training programs related to highway
18.27construction.
18.28The commissioner may transfer up to
18.29$15,000,000 each year to the transportation
18.30revolving loan fund.
18.31The commissioner may receive money
18.32covering other shares of the cost of
18.33partnership projects. These receipts are
18.34appropriated to the commissioner for these
18.35projects.

19.1

(3) Highway Debt Service

101,170,000

173,400,000

19.2$86,517,000 the first year and $157,304,000
19.3the second year are for transfer to the state
19.4bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
19.5to make all transfers required in the year for
19.6which it is made, the commissioner of finance
19.7shall notify the Committee on Finance of
19.8the senate and the Committee on Ways and
19.9Means of the house of representatives of
19.10the amount of the deficiency and shall then
19.11transfer that amount under the statutory open
19.12appropriation. Any excess appropriation
19.13cancels to the trunk highway fund.

19.14

(c) Electronic Communications

5,177,000

5,177,000

19.15	Appropriations by Fund
19.16	General	9,000	9,000
19.17	Trunk Highway	5,168,000	5,168,000

19.18The general fund appropriation is to equip
19.19and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for
19.20Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.


19.23    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.11, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
19.24    Subd. 3a. Part three: detailed capital budget. The detailed capital budget must
19.25include recommendations for capital projects to be funded during the next six fiscal years
19.26and, if applicable, must meet the requirements under section 174.93, subdivision 1a. It
19.27must be submitted with projects recommended by the governor and in order of importance
19.28among that agency's requests as determined by the agency originating the request.

19.29    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.86, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
19.30    Subd. 3a. Information provided. All requests for state assistance under this section
19.31must include the following information:
19.32(1) the name of the political subdivision that will own the capital project for which
19.33state assistance is being requested;
20.1(2) the public purpose of the project;
20.2(3) the extent to which the political subdivision has or expects to provide local,
20.3private, user financing, or other nonstate funding for the project;
20.4(4) a list of the bondable activities that the project encompasses; examples of
20.5bondable activities are public improvements of a capital nature for land acquisition,
20.6predesign, design, construction, and furnishing and equipping for occupancy;
20.7(5) whether the project will require new or additional state operating subsidies;
20.8(6) whether the governing body of the political subdivision requesting the project
20.9has passed a resolution in support of the project and has established priorities for all
20.10projects within its jurisdiction for which bonding appropriations are requested when
20.11submitting multiple requests; and
20.12(7) if the project requires a predesign under section 16B.335, whether the predesign
20.13has been completed at the time the capital project request is submitted, and whether
20.14the political subdivision has submitted the project predesign to the commissioner of
20.15administration for review and approval; and
20.16(8) if applicable, the information required under section 174.93, subdivision 1a.

20.17    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
20.18to read:
20.19    Subd. 6. Trunk highway economic development account. (a) The trunk highway
20.20economic development account is created in the trunk highway fund. Money in the
20.21account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and does not lapse. Interest earned
20.22from investment of money in this account must be deposited in the trunk highway
20.23economic development account.
20.24(b) Money in the account must be used to fund construction, reconstruction, and
20.25improvement of trunk highways that will promote economic development, increase
20.26employment, and relieve growing traffic congestion.
20.27(c) Money in the account must be allocated 50 percent to the department's
20.28metropolitan district, and 50 percent to districts in greater Minnesota.

20.29    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.30    Subdivision 1. Estimate. (a) By December 15 of each year the commissioner shall
20.31estimate the amount of money that will be available to the county state-aid highway fund
20.32during that fiscal year. The amount available must be based on actual receipts from July
20.331 through November 30 October 31, the unallocated fund balance, and the projected
20.34receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The amount available, except for deductions
21.1as provided in this section, shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the counties as
21.2provided in section 162.07.
21.3    (b) For purposes of this section, "amount available" means the amount estimated in
21.4paragraph (a).

21.5    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
21.6    Subd. 4. Formula for distribution to towns; purposes. (a) Money apportioned to
21.7a county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town
21.8within the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board.
21.9The formula must take into account each town's levy for road and bridge purposes, its
21.10population and town road mileage, and other factors the county board deems advisable
21.11in the interests of achieving equity among the towns. Distribution of town road funds
21.12to each town treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, or within 30 days after
21.13receipt of payment from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to town treasurers in a
21.14county which has not adopted a distribution formula under this subdivision must be made
21.15according to a formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule. A formula adopted by a
21.16county board or by the commissioner must provide that a town, in order to be eligible for
21.17distribution of funds from the town road account in a calendar year, must have levied for
21.18taxes payable in the previous year for road and bridge purposes at least 0.04835 percent of
21.19taxable market value. For purposes of this eligibility requirement, taxable market value
21.20means taxable market value for taxes payable two years prior to the aid distribution year
21.21an amount equal to or greater than the amount distributed to that town from the town road
21.22account under this section in the year prior to the previous year.
21.23(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the
21.24town only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads
21.25within the town.

21.26    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.27    Subdivision 1. Estimate of accruals. By December 15 of each year the
21.28commissioner shall estimate the amount of money that will be available to the municipal
21.29state-aid street fund during that fiscal year. The amount available is based on actual
21.30receipts from July 1 through November 30 October 31, the unallocated fund balance, and
21.31the projected receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The total available, except for
21.32deductions as provided herein, shall be apportioned by the commissioner to the cities
21.33having a population of 5,000 or more as hereinafter provided.

22.1    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.013, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
22.2    Subd. 21. Technology surcharge. For every vehicle registration renewal required
22.3under this chapter, until June 30, 2013, the commissioner shall collect a surcharge of
22.4$1.75. Surcharges collected under this subdivision must be credited to the driver and
22.5vehicle services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

22.6    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.021, is amended to read:
22.7168.021 PLATES FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS.
22.8    Subdivision 1. Disability plates; application. (a) When a motor vehicle registered
22.9under section 168.017, a motorcycle, a truck having a manufacturer's nominal rated
22.10capacity of one ton and resembling a pickup truck, or a self-propelled recreational vehicle
22.11is owned or primarily operated by a permanently physically disabled person or a custodial
22.12parent or guardian of a permanently physically disabled minor, the owner may apply for
22.13and secure from the commissioner (1) immediately, a temporary permit valid for 30 days
22.14if the applicant is eligible for the disability plates issued under this section and (2) two
22.15disability plates with attached emblems, one plate to be attached to the front, and one to
22.16the rear of the motor vehicle, truck, or recreational vehicle, or, in the case of a motorcycle,
22.17one disability plate the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.
22.18    (b) The commissioner shall not issue more than one plate to the owner of a
22.19motorcycle and not more than one set of plates to any owner of a motor another vehicle
22.20described in paragraph (a) at the same time unless the state Council on Disability approves
22.21the issuance of a second plate or set of plates to a motor vehicle an owner.
22.22    (c) When the owner first applies for the disability plate or plates, the owner must
22.23submit a medical statement in a format approved by the commissioner under section
22.24169.345 , or proof of physical disability provided for in that section.
22.25    (d) No medical statement or proof of disability is required when an owner of a motor
22.26vehicle applies for a plate or plates for one or more motor vehicles listed in paragraph (a)
22.27that are specially modified for and used exclusively by permanently physically disabled
22.28persons.
22.29    (e) The owner of a motor vehicle listed in paragraph (a) may apply for and secure
22.30(i) immediately, a permit valid for 30 days, if the applicant is eligible to receive the
22.31disability plate or plates issued under this section, and (ii) a set of disability plate or plates
22.32for a motor the vehicle if:
22.33    (1) the owner employs a permanently physically disabled person who would qualify
22.34for the disability plate or plates under this section; and
23.1    (2) the owner furnishes the motor vehicle to the physically disabled person for the
23.2exclusive use of that person in the course of employment.
23.3    Subd. 1a. Scope of privilege. If a physically disabled person parks a motor
23.4vehicle described in subdivision 1, displaying the disability plate or plates described in
23.5this section, or a permit valid for 30 days and issued to an eligible person awaiting receipt
23.6of the disability plate or plates described in this section, or any person parks the motor
23.7vehicle for a physically disabled person, that person is entitled to park the motor vehicle
23.8as provided in section 169.345.
23.9    Subd. 2. Plate design; furnished by commissioner. The commissioner shall design
23.10and furnish two disability plates, or one disability plate for a motorcycle that is the same
23.11size as a regular motorcycle plate, with attached emblem or emblems to an eligible owner.
23.12The emblem must bear the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, as designated in
23.13section 326B.106, subdivision 9, approximately three inches square. The emblem must
23.14be large enough to be visible plainly from a distance of 50 feet. An applicant eligible
23.15for a disability plate or plates shall pay the motor vehicle registration fee authorized
23.16by sections 168.013 and 168.09.
23.17    Subd. 2a. Plate transfer. (a) When motor vehicle ownership of a vehicle described
23.18in subdivision 1, is transferred, the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability
23.19plate or plates. The buyer of the motor vehicle is entitled to receive a regular plate or plates
23.20for the motor vehicle without further cost for the remainder of the registration period.
23.21(b) Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, the disability plate or plates
23.22may be transferred to a replacement motor vehicle on notification to the commissioner.
23.23However, the disability plate or plates may not be transferred unless the replacement
23.24motor vehicle (1) is listed under section 168.012, subdivision 1, and, in case of a single
23.25plate for a motorcycle, the replacement vehicle is a motorcycle, and (2) is owned or
23.26primarily operated by the permanently physically disabled person.
23.27    Subd. 2b. When not eligible. On becoming ineligible for the disability plate
23.28or plates, the owner of the motor vehicle shall remove the disability plate or plates.
23.29The owner may receive regular plates for the motor vehicle without further cost for the
23.30remainder of the registration period.
23.31    Subd. 3. Penalties for unauthorized use of plates. (a) A person who uses the
23.32disability plate or plates or permit provided under this section on a motor vehicle in
23.33violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to a fine of $500. This
23.34subdivision does not preclude a person who is not physically disabled from operating a
23.35motor vehicle bearing the disability plates or permit if:
24.1(1) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle described in subdivision 1 and
24.2permits its operation by a physically disabled person;
24.3(2) the person operates the motor vehicle with the consent of the owner who is
24.4physically disabled; or
24.5(3) the person is the owner of the motor vehicle, is the custodial parent or guardian
24.6of a permanently physically disabled minor, and operates the motor vehicle to transport
24.7the minor.
24.8(b) A driver who is not disabled is not entitled to the parking privileges provided
24.9in this section and in section 169.346 unless parking the motor vehicle for a physically
24.10disabled person.
24.11    Subd. 4. Fees; disposition. All fees collected from the sale of a disability plate or
24.12plates under this section must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the vehicle
24.13services operating account under section 299A.705, subdivision 1.
24.14    Subd. 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term "physically disabled
24.15person" has the meaning given it in section 169.345, subdivision 2.
24.16    Subd. 6. Driver's license law not affected. This section must not be construed to
24.17revoke, limit, or amend chapter 171.

24.18    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.1253, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.19    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings
24.20given them in this subdivision.
24.21(b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5.
24.22(c) "Eligible person" means a surviving spouse or, parent or legal guardian, or
24.23sibling of a person who has died while serving honorably in active service.
24.24(d) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle for personal use, not used for commercial
24.25purposes, and may include a passenger automobile, motorcycle, recreational vehicle,
24.26pickup truck, or van.
24.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2011, for registrations
24.28applied for or renewed on or after that date.

24.29    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
24.30    Subd. 7. Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and
24.31taxes, a filing fee of:
24.32(1) $4.50 $6 is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate
24.33transactions; and
25.1(2) $8.50 $10 is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including pro
25.2rate transactions;
25.3except that a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for
25.4a correction of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy
25.5registrar. The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal
25.6notices sent out by the commissioner. No filing fee or other fee may be charged for the
25.7permanent surrender of a title for a vehicle.
25.8(b) The statutory fees and taxes, and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a)
25.9may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy registrar may collect a surcharge
25.10on the statutory fees, taxes, and filing fee not greater than the cost of processing a credit
25.11card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency rules established by the
25.12commissioner of public safety. The surcharge must be used to pay the cost of processing
25.13credit and debit card transactions.
25.14(c) All of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1), by the department, must
25.15be paid into the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under
25.16section 299A.705. Of the fee collected under paragraph (a), clause (2), by the department,
25.17$3.50 must be paid into the general fund with the remainder deposited into the vehicle
25.18services operating account in the special revenue fund under section 299A.705.

25.19    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.20    Subdivision 1. Amounts. (a) The department must be paid the following fees:
25.21    (1) for filing an application for and the issuance of an original certificate of title, the
25.22sum of $6.25 of which $3.25 must be paid into the vehicle services operating account of
25.23the special revenue fund under section 299A.705; until June 30, 2012 2013, a surcharge of
25.24$1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology
25.25account;
25.26    (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a certificate of title, including the
25.27concurrent notation of any assignment thereof and its subsequent release or satisfaction,
25.28the sum of $2, except that no fee is due for a security interest filed by a public authority
25.29under section 168A.05, subdivision 8;
25.30    (3) for the transfer of the interest of an owner and the issuance of a new certificate of
25.31title, the sum of $5.50 of which $2.50 must be paid into the vehicle services operating
25.32account of the special revenue fund under section 299A.705; until June 30, 2012 2013, a
25.33surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee and credited to the driver and vehicle services
25.34technology account;
26.1    (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first noted on a certificate of title,
26.2unless noted concurrently with the security interest, the sum of $1;
26.3    (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, the sum of $7.25 of which $3.25 must
26.4be paid into the vehicle services operating account of the special revenue fund under
26.5section 299A.705; until June 30, 2012 2013, a surcharge of $1.75 must be added to the fee
26.6and credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account.
26.7    (b) After June 30, 1994, in addition to each of the fees required under paragraph (a),
26.8clauses (1) and (3), the department must be paid $3.50. The additional $3.50 fee collected
26.9under this paragraph must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the
26.10public safety motor vehicle account established in section 299A.70.

26.11    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.12    Subdivision 1. Scope of privilege. (a) A motor vehicle described in section 168.021,
26.13subdivision 1, paragraph (a), that prominently displays the certificate authorized by this
26.14section or that bears the disability plate or plates issued under section 168.021 may be
26.15parked by or solely for the benefit of a physically disabled person:
26.16(1) in a designated parking space for disabled persons, as provided in section
26.17169.346 ;
26.18(2) in a metered parking space without obligation to pay the meter fee and without
26.19time restrictions unless time restrictions are separately posted on official signs; and
26.20(3) without time restrictions in a nonmetered space where parking is otherwise
26.21allowed for passenger vehicles but restricted to a maximum period of time and that does
26.22not specifically prohibit the exercise of disabled parking privileges in that space.
26.23A person may park a motor the vehicle for a physically disabled person in a parking space
26.24described in clause (1) or (2) only when actually transporting the physically disabled
26.25person for the sole benefit of that person and when the parking space is within a reasonable
26.26distance from the drop-off point.
26.27(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a certificate is prominently displayed if it is
26.28displayed so that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the motor vehicle by hanging
26.29it from the rearview mirror attached to the front windshield of the motor vehicle or, in
26.30the case of a motorcycle, is secured to the vehicle. If there is no rearview mirror or if the
26.31certificate holder's disability precludes placing the certificate on the mirror, the certificate
26.32must be displayed on the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle. No part of the
26.33certificate may be obscured.
26.34(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3), this section does not
26.35permit parking in areas prohibited by sections 169.32 and 169.34, in designated no
27.1parking spaces, or in parking spaces reserved for specified purposes or vehicles. A local
27.2governmental unit may, by ordinance, prohibit parking on any street or highway to create
27.3a fire lane, or to accommodate heavy traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours and
27.4these ordinances also apply to physically disabled persons.

27.5    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.345, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
27.6    Subd. 3. Identifying certificate. (a) The commissioner shall issue (1) immediately,
27.7a permit valid for 30 days if the person is eligible for the certificate issued under this
27.8section and (2) an identifying certificate for a motor vehicle described in section 168.021,
27.9subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when a physically disabled applicant submits proof of
27.10physical disability under subdivision 2a. The commissioner shall design separate
27.11certificates for persons with permanent and temporary disabilities that can be readily
27.12distinguished from each other from outside a motor vehicle at a distance of 25 feet or, in
27.13the case of a motorcycle, can be readily secured to the motorcycle. An applicant may be
27.14issued up to two certificates if the applicant has not been issued disability plates under
27.15section 168.021.
27.16(b) The operator of a motor vehicle displaying a certificate has the parking
27.17privileges provided in subdivision 1 only while the motor vehicle is actually parked while
27.18transporting a physically disabled person.
27.19(c) The commissioner shall cancel all certificates issued to an applicant who fails to
27.20comply with the requirements of this subdivision.

27.21    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
27.22    Subd. 5. Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation. The commissioner, with
27.23respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each
27.24permit issued. All such fees for permits issued by the commissioner of transportation shall
27.25be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trunk highway fund. Except for
27.26those annual permits for which the permit fees are specified elsewhere in this chapter, the
27.27fees shall be:
27.28    (a) $15 for each single trip permit.
27.29    (b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on
27.30a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the
27.31same product, weight, and dimension.
27.32    (c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive
27.33months. Annual permits may be issued for:
28.1    (1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety
28.2or well-being of the public;
28.3    (2) motor vehicles which travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized
28.4under subdivision 1a;
28.5    (3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 169.826,
28.6subdivision 1a ;
28.7    (4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 169.863;
28.8    (5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;
28.9    (6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;
28.10    (7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section
28.11169.862 ; and
28.12(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 169.867.
28.13    (d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12
28.14consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:
28.15    (1) mobile cranes;
28.16    (2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;
28.17    (3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;
28.18    (4) implements of husbandry;
28.19    (5) double-deck buses;
28.20    (6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but
28.21not limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts;
28.22    (7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers
28.23for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however,
28.24the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer
28.25only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 169.81, subdivision 3,
28.26paragraph (c); and
28.27(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in
28.28section 169.81, subdivision 3, paragraph (e).
28.29    (e) For vehicles which have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of
28.30sections 169.823 to 169.829, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However,
28.31this paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 168.013, subdivision 3,
28.32paragraph (b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in
28.33that paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance
28.34weight, in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal
28.35to the product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost
28.36factors shown in the following chart:

29.1		Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors
29.2	Weight (pounds)		Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:
29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7	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
29.8	0-2,000		.12		.05		.04
29.9	2,001-4,000		.14		.06		.05
29.10	4,001-6,000		.18		.07		.06
29.11	6,001-8,000		.21		.09		.07
29.12	8,001-10,000		.26		.10		.08
29.13	10,001-12,000		.30		.12		.09
29.14 29.15	12,001-14,000		Not permitted		.14		.11
29.16 29.17	14,001-16,000		Not permitted		.17		.12
29.18 29.19	16,001-18,000		Not permitted		.19		.15
29.20 29.21	18,001-20,000		Not permitted		Not permitted		.16
29.22 29.23	20,001-22,000		Not permitted		Not permitted		.20

29.24The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The
29.25additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).
29.26For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile
29.27fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed
29.28in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance
29.29already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation
29.30loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.
29.31    (f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight,
29.32or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and
29.33supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit
29.34are as follows:

29.35	Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle		Annual Permit Fee
29.36	90,000	or less	$200
29.37	90,001	- 100,000	$300
29.38	100,001	- 110,000	$400
29.39	110,001	- 120,000	$500
29.40	120,001	- 130,000	$600
29.41	130,001	- 140,000	$700
29.42	140,001	- 145,000	$800

30.1If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 145,000 pounds the permit fee is determined
30.2under paragraph (e).
30.3    (g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 169.80 by
30.4more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a)
30.5when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 169.87 are
30.6in effect.
30.7    (h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for
30.8refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on
30.9a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 169.828,
30.10subdivision 2 , 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000
30.11pounds on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000
30.12pounds.
30.13    (i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 169.8261. The fee under this
30.14paragraph must be deposited as follows:
30.15    (1) in fiscal years 2005 through 2010:
30.16    (i) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund
30.17for costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges;
30.18    (ii) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in a bridge inspection
30.19and signing account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated
30.20to the commissioner for:
30.21    (A) inspection of local bridges and identification of local bridges to be posted,
30.22including contracting with a consultant for some or all of these functions; and
30.23    (B) erection of weight-posting signs on local bridges; and
30.24    (2) in fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years must be deposited in the trunk highway
30.25fund.
30.26    (j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating
30.27under authority of section 169.824, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2).
30.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

30.29    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.30    Subd. 2. Fees. (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are
30.31as follows:

30.32 30.33	Classified Driver's License		D-$22.25 D-$17.25	C-$26.25 C-$21.25	B-$33.25 B-$28.25	A-$41.25 A-$36.25
30.34 30.35	Classified Under-21 D.L.		D-$22.25 D-$17.25	C-$26.25 C-$21.25	B-$33.25 B-$28.25	A-$21.25 A-$16.25
31.1 31.2	Enhanced Driver's License		D-$37.25 D-$32.25	C-$41.25 C-$36.25	B-$48.25 B-$43.25	A-$56.25 A-$51.25
31.3	Instruction Permit					$10.25$5.25
31.4 31.5	Enhanced Instruction Permit					$25.25 $20.25
31.6	Provisional License					$13.25$8.25
31.7 31.8	Enhanced Provisional License					$28.25 $23.25
31.9 31.10 31.11	Duplicate License or duplicate identification card					$11.75$6.75
31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15	Enhanced Duplicate License or enhanced duplicate identification card					$26.75 $21.75
31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22	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 $11.25
31.23 31.24	Enhanced Minnesota identification card					$31.25 $26.25

31.25In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a
31.26surcharge of $1.75 until June 30, 2012 2013. Surcharges collected under this paragraph
31.27must be credited to the driver and vehicle services technology account in the special
31.28revenue fund under section 299A.705.
31.29    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and
31.30has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33,
31.31169A.35 , or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) convictions for crash-related moving
31.32violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a
31.33$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation"
31.34has the meaning given it in section 171.04, subdivision 1.
31.35    (c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the
31.36commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant
31.37or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for
31.38processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The
31.39department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the
31.40endorsement.
31.41(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may
31.42charge and retain a filing fee under section 171.061, subdivision 4. The department shall
32.1charge the same amount as an agent under section 171.061, which must be credited to the
32.2driver services operating account in section 299A.705, subdivision 2.

32.3    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 174.93, is amended to read:
32.4174.93 GUIDEWAY INVESTMENT.
32.5    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
32.6have the meanings given:
32.7(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation; and
32.8(2) "guideway" means a form of transportation service provided to the public on a
32.9regular and ongoing basis, that operates on exclusive or controlled rights-of-way or rails
32.10in whole or in part, and includes each line for intercity passenger rail, commuter rail, light
32.11rail transit, streetcars, and bus rapid transit; and
32.12(3) "local unit of government" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city,
32.13town, or other political subdivision, including but not limited to a regional railroad
32.14authority or joint powers board.
32.15(b) For purposes of this section, "sources of funds" includes, but is not limited to,
32.16money from federal aid, state appropriations, the Metropolitan Council, special taxing
32.17districts, local units of government, fare box recovery, and nonpublic sources.
32.18(c) For purposes of this section, "budget activity" includes, but is not limited
32.19to, environmental analysis, land acquisition, easements, design, preliminary and
32.20final engineering, acquisition of vehicles and rolling stock, track improvement and
32.21rehabilitation, and construction.
32.22    Subd. 1a. Capital project requests to legislature. A state agency or local unit of
32.23government that submits a request to the legislature to obtain state funds for a guideway
32.24project shall, as part of the request, provide a summary financial plan for the project that
32.25presents the following information as reflected by the data and level of detail available in
32.26the latest phase of project development:
32.27(1) capital expenditures and funding sources for the project, including expenditures
32.28to date and total projected or estimated expenditures, with a breakdown by committed and
32.29proposed sources of funds; and
32.30(2) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures for the project, with a
32.31breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds.
32.32    Subd. 2. Legislative report. (a) By November 15 in every odd-numbered year,
32.33the commissioner shall prepare, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Council, and
32.34submit a report electronically to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house
32.35of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy
33.1and finance concerning the status of guideway projects (1) currently in study, planning,
33.2development, or construction; (2) identified in the transportation policy plan under section
33.3473.146 ; or (3) identified in the comprehensive statewide freight and passenger rail plan
33.4under section 174.03, subdivision 1b.
33.5(b) At a minimum, the report must include, for each guideway project:
33.6(1) a brief description of the project, including projected ridership;
33.7(2) a summary of the overall status and current phase of the project;
33.8(3) a timeline that includes (i) project phases or milestones; (ii) expected and known
33.9dates of commencement of each phase or milestone; and (iii) expected and known dates
33.10of completion of each phase or milestone;
33.11(4) a brief progress update on specific project phases or milestones completed since
33.12the last previous submission of a report under this subdivision; and
33.13(5) a summary financial plan that identifies, as reflected by the data and level of
33.14detail available in the latest phase of project development and to the extent available:
33.15(i) capital expenditures, including expenditures to date and total projected
33.16expenditures, with a breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds for the
33.17project; and
33.18(ii) estimated annual operations and maintenance expenditures reflecting the level
33.19of detail available in the current phase of the project development, with a breakdown by
33.20committed and proposed sources of funds for the projects in the Metropolitan Council's
33.21transportation policy plan. project; and
33.22(iii) if feasible, project expenditures by budget activity.
33.23(c) The report must also include a systemwide capacity analysis for investment in
33.24guideway expansion and maintenance that:
33.25(1) provides a funding projection, annually over the ensuing 20 years, and with a
33.26breakdown by committed and proposed sources of funds, of:
33.27(i) total capital expenditures for guideways;
33.28(ii) total operations and maintenance expenditures for guideways;
33.29(iii) total funding available for guideways, including from projected or estimated
33.30farebox recovery; and
33.31(iv) total funding available for transit service in the metropolitan area; and
33.32(2) evaluates the availability of funds and distribution of sources of funds for
33.33guideway investments.
33.34(d) The projection under paragraph (c), clause (1), must be for all guideway lines
33.35for which state funds are reasonably expected to be expended in planning, development,
33.36construction, or revenue operation during the ensuing 20 years.
34.1(e) Local units of government shall provide assistance and information in a timely
34.2manner as requested by the commissioner or council for completion of the report.

34.3    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.705, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
34.4    Subd. 3. Driver and vehicle services technology account. (a) The driver and
34.5vehicle services technology account is created in the special revenue fund, consisting of
34.6the technology surcharge collected as specified in chapters 168, 168A, and 171, and any
34.7other money otherwise donated, allotted, appropriated, or legislated to this account.
34.8    (b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public
34.9safety to support the research, development, deployment, and maintenance of a driver
34.10and vehicle services information system.
34.11(c) This subdivision expires on June 30, 2013.

34.12    Sec. 18. METROPOLITAN LIVABLE COMMUNITIES FUND; TRANSFERS.
34.13    Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.25 to 473.255, or any other law,
34.14the Metropolitan Council may transfer to its transit operating budget in 2012 and 2013,
34.15money that is not committed to grant or loan awards made by the council as follows:
34.16(1) up to 50 percent of the revenues and amounts credited, transferred, or distributed
34.17to the tax base revitalization account in 2012 and 2013, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
34.18section 473.252;
34.19    (2) up to 50 percent of the revenues and amounts credited, transferred, or distributed
34.20to the metropolitan livable communities demonstration account in 2012 and 2013,
34.21pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 473.253; and
34.22    (3) balances in the metropolitan livable communities fund accounts in 2012 and
34.232013.
34.24    The council shall use the amounts transferred to cover operating deficits for the
34.25transit, paratransit, and light rail and commuter rail services provided or assisted by the
34.26council under Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449. If the council transfers
34.27funds pursuant to this section, the council shall amend the annual distribution plan
34.28described in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.25, paragraph (d), and include information
34.29about the transfer in the annual report required under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.25,
34.30paragraph (e).

34.31    Sec. 19. RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION LOAN FUND; TRANSFERS.
34.32Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 473.167, or any other law, the
34.33Metropolitan Council may transfer to its transit operating budget in 2012 and 2013 up
35.1to 75 percent of the amounts levied and collected in 2012 and 2013, under Minnesota
35.2Statutes, section 473.167, subdivision 3. The council shall use the amounts transferred
35.3to cover operating deficits for the transit, paratransit, and light rail and commuter rail
35.4services provided or assisted by the council under Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.371 to
35.5473.449."
35.6Delete the title and insert:
35.8relating to transportation; appropriating money for transportation, Metropolitan
35.9Council, and public safety activities and programs; providing for fund
35.10transfers, contingent appropriations, and tort claims; creating trunk highway
35.11economic development account; modifying provisions for distribution of
35.12town road account; modifying provisions for plates for physically disabled
35.13persons; expanding eligibility for Gold Star license plates; adjusting and
35.14clarifying driver's license fees; extending coverage of certain permit; requiring
35.15information and reports concerning fixed guideway investments; authorizing
35.16transfers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 16A.11, subdivision 3a;
35.1716A.86, subdivision 3a; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 162.06, subdivision
35.181; 162.081, subdivision 4; 162.12, subdivision 1; 168.013, subdivision 21;
35.19168.021; 168.1253, subdivision 1; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.29, subdivision
35.201; 169.345, subdivisions 1, 3; 169.86, subdivision 5; 171.06, subdivision 2;
35.21174.93; 299A.705, subdivision 3; Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, section 3,
35.22subdivision 3."