| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to transportation; establishing Minnesota professional sports team |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 foundation special license plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes, chapter 168. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [168.1259] MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7FOUNDATION PLATES. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "Minnesota professional sports |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9team" means one of the following teams while its home stadium is located in Minnesota: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11Twins, or Minnesota United. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 Subd. 2.General requirements and procedures.(a) The commissioner must issue |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates to an applicant who: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17subdivision 5; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the professional sports team foundations |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21account; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 23-01063 as introduced01/04/23 REVISOR KRB/AD |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 558NINETY-THIRD SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: MORRISON, Coleman, Housley and Frentz) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading01/23/2023 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Transportation 2.1 (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2licensing of drivers. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (b) Minnesota professional sports team foundation plates may be personalized according |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4to section 168.12, subdivision 2a. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 Subd. 3.Design.At the request of a Minnesota professional sports team's foundation, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6the commissioner must, in consultation with the foundation, adopt a suitable plate design |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7incorporating the foundation's marks and colors. The commissioner may design a single |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8plate that incorporates the marks and colors of all foundations that have requested a plate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9 Subd. 4.Plate transfers.On application to the commissioner and payment of a transfer |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10fee of $5, special plates issued under this section may be transferred to another motor vehicle |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11if the subsequent vehicle is: |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12 (1) qualified under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), to bear the special plates; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14 (2) registered to the same individual to whom the special plates were originally issued. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15 Subd. 5.Contribution and fees credited.Contributions collected under subdivision 2, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.16paragraph (a), clause (5), must be deposited in the Minnesota professional sports team |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.17foundations account, which is established in the special revenue fund. Money in the account |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.18is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety. This appropriation is first for the annual |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.19cost of administering the account funds, and the remaining funds are for distribution to the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.20foundations in proportion to the total number of Minnesota professional sports team |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.21foundation plates issued for that year. Proceeds from a plate that includes the marks and |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.22colors of all foundations must be divided evenly between all foundations. The foundations |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.23must only use the proceeds for philanthropic or charitable purposes. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.24 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2024, for Minnesota |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.25professional sports team foundation special plates issued on or after that date. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 23-01063 as introduced01/04/23 REVISOR KRB/AD |
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