1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; making various policy changes, including authorizing
1.3 aircraft electronic attestation, defining terms, modifying injury crash reporting,
1.4 modifying legislative routes, and updating yellow traffic signal indications;
1.5 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.115, subdivisions 175, 177;
1.6 169.011, subdivision 36; 169.06, subdivision 5; 169.09, subdivision 8; 360.511,
1.7 by adding a subdivision; 360.55, subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, 9.
1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.115, subdivision 175, is amended to read:
1.10 Subd. 175.Route No. 244.Beginning at a point on Route No. 1 southerly of White Bear
1.11Lake 96 at or near Dellwood; thence extending in a general easterly and northerly southerly
1.12direction to a point at or near the northerly limit of Mahtomedi; thence continuing in a
1.13general northerly direction to a point on Route No. 96.
1.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
1.15transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective
1.16date.
1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.115, subdivision 177, is amended to read:
1.18 Subd. 177.Route No. 246.Beginning at a point in or adjacent to Nerstrand; thence
1.19extending in a general northerly direction to a point westerly of Dennison; thence continuing
1.20in a general northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 1 at or near 110th Street East
1.21near Northfield.
1Sec. 2.
REVISOR EB/BM 25-0024701/08/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1781
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Tabke03/03/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
2.2transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective
2.3date.
2.4 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, subdivision 36, is amended to read:
2.5 Subd. 36.Intersection.(a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the
2.6prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary
2.7lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right
2.8angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any
2.9other angle may come in conflict.
2.10 (b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing
2.11of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as
2.12a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway also includes two roadways
2.1330 feet or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be
2.14regarded as a separate intersection.
2.15 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.16 Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal.(a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control
2.17signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
2.18time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for
2.19special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or
2.20colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
2.21 (1) Green indication:
2.22 (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn
2.23right or left unless a sign prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles
2.24turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully
2.25within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular
2.26traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles
2.27approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
2.28 (ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with
2.29another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated
2.30by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the same time.
2.31Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent
2.32crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
2Sec. 4.
REVISOR EB/BM 25-0024701/08/25 3.1 (iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision
3.26, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow,
3.3may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. Every driver
3.4of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the pedestrian shall
3.5yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that the green
3.6signal indication is first shown.
3.7 (2) Steady yellow indication:
3.8 (i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby
3.9warned that the related green movement or flashing yellow movement is being terminated
3.10or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must
3.11not enter the intersection, except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow
3.12indication simultaneously exhibited.
3.13 (ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a
3.14pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is
3.15insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian
3.16shall then start to cross the roadway.
3.17 (3) Steady red indication:
3.18 (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked stop
3.19line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if
3.20none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green indication
3.21is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close as practicable at
3.22the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the
3.23entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, and with the intention of
3.24making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping, unless an official sign has been
3.25erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other
3.26traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection; or (B) the driver of
3.27a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another one-way street on which traffic moves
3.28to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop signal and may then make a left turn into
3.29the one-way street, unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting the movement, but
3.30shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed
3.31by the signal at that intersection.
3.32 (ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision
3.336, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
3Sec. 4.
REVISOR EB/BM 25-0024701/08/25 4.1 (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a
4.2movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before
4.3entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering
4.4the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication permitting
4.5the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when an official
4.6sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular traffic facing a
4.7red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left
4.8from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves to the left, after stopping,
4.9but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as
4.10directed by the signal at that intersection.
4.11 (b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place
4.12other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which
4.13can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the
4.14pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or
4.15marking the stop must be made at the signal.
4.16 (c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain
4.17movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, no
4.18other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls vehicular
4.19traffic for that movement or lane.
4.20 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
4.21 Subd. 8.Officer to report accident to commissioner.(a) A peace officer who
4.22investigates in the regular course of duty an accident that is required to be reported under
4.23this section must submit an electronic or written report of the accident to the commissioner
4.24of public safety within ten days after the date of the accident. Within two business days
4.25after identification of a fatality that resulted from an accident, the reporting agency must
4.26notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances of the accident. A report or notification
4.27under this subdivision must be in the format as prescribed in subdivision 9.
4.28 (b) Accidents on streets, highways, roadways, sidewalks, shoulders, shared use paths,
4.29or any other portion of a public right-of-way must be reported under the requirements of
4.30this section if the accident results in:
4.31 (1) a fatality;
4.32 (2) bodily injury to a person who, because of the injury, immediately receives medical
4.33treatment away from or at the scene of the accident;
4Sec. 5.
REVISOR EB/BM 25-0024701/08/25 5.1 (3) one or more of the motor vehicles incurring disabling damage that requires a vehicle
5.2to be transported away from the scene of the accident by tow truck or other vehicle; or
5.3 (4) damage to fixtures, infrastructure, or any other property alongside or on a highway.
5.4 (c) An accident involving a school bus, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71,
5.5must be reported under the requirements of this section and section 169.4511.
5.6 (d) An accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.781,
5.7subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be reported under the requirements of this section and
5.8section 169.783.
5.9 (e) Accidents occurring on public lands or trail systems that result in the circumstances
5.10specified in paragraph (b) must be reported under the requirements of this section.
5.11 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision to
5.12read:
5.13 Subd. 23a.Electronic attestation."Electronic attestation" means a statement of fact or
5.14confirmation, submitted by the owner in digital form, regarding the ownership and status
5.15of an aircraft and its compliance with applicable regulations. For purposes of this subdivision,
5.16"aircraft" includes unmanned aerial systems.
5.17 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.18 Subd. 4.Collector's aircraft.(a) For purposes of this subdivision:
5.19 (1) "antique aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its
5.20licensee, on or before December 31, 1945, with the exception of certain pre-World War II
5.21aircraft models that had only a small postwar production, such as Beechcraft Staggerwing,
5.22Fairchild 24, and Monocoupe; and
5.23 (2) "classic aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its
5.24licensee, on or after January 1, 1946, and has a first year of life that precedes the date of
5.25registration by at least 50 years.
5.26 (b) If an antique or classic aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item, its
5.27owner may must list it for taxation and registration as follows and execute an electronic
5.28attestation or sworn affidavit stating: A sworn affidavit must be executed stating
5.29 (1) the name and address of the owner,;
5.30 (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
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REVISOR EB/BM 25-0024701/08/25 6.1 (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and
6.2manufacturer's identification number,; and
6.3 (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general
6.4transportation or commercial operations purposes.
6.5The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner
6.6along with a fee of $25.
6.7 (c) Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit is true and correct,
6.8the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate to the applicant.
6.9The registration certificate is valid without renewal as long as the owner operates the aircraft
6.10solely as a collector's item.
6.11 (d) Should If an antique or classic aircraft be is operated other than as a collector's item,
6.12the registration certificate becomes void, and the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation
6.13and registration in accordance with the other provisions of under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
6.14 (e) Upon the sale of an antique or classic aircraft, the new owner must list the aircraft
6.15for taxation and registration in accordance with this subdivision, including the payment of
6.16a $5 fee to transfer the registration to the new owner, or the other provisions of under sections
6.17360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.
6.18 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
6.19 Subd. 4a.Recreational aircraft; classic license.(a) An aircraft that has a base price
6.20for tax purposes under section 360.531 of $10,000 or less, and that is owned and operated
6.21solely for recreational purposes, may be listed for taxation and registration by executing a
6.22an electronic attestation or sworn affidavit stating:
6.23 (1) the name and address of the owner,;
6.24 (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
6.25 (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and
6.26manufacturer's identification number,; and
6.27 (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a recreational aircraft and not for
6.28commercial operational purposes.
6.29The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner
6.30along with an annual $25 fee.
6Sec. 8.
REVISOR EB/BM 25-0024701/08/25 7.1 (b) On being satisfied Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit
7.2is true and correct, the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate
7.3to the applicant.
7.4 (c) Should If the aircraft be is operated other than as a recreational aircraft, the owner
7.5shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration and pay the appropriate registration
7.6fee under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
7.7 (d) If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and
7.8registration under this subdivision, including the payment of the annual $25 fee, or under
7.9sections 360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.
7.10 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
7.11 Subd. 8.Agricultural aircraft.Aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation
7.12Administration as restricted category aircraft used for agricultural purposes must be listed
7.13for taxation and registration upon filing by the owner a sworn affidavit with. The owner
7.14must execute and submit an annual electronic attestation or sworn affidavit to the
7.15commissioner. The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must state:
7.16 (1) the name and address of the owner;
7.17 (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased seller;
7.18 (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal registration number, and
7.19manufacturer's identification number; and
7.20 (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely for agricultural operations and purposes.
7.21The owner shall file the must submit an electronic attestation or a sworn affidavit to the
7.22commissioner and pay an annual fee established under sections 360.511 to 360.67, which
7.23must not exceed $500. Should If the aircraft be is operated other than for agricultural
7.24purposes, the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration under sections
7.25360.511 to 360.67. If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation
7.26and registration under this subdivision or under sections 360.511 to 360.67, as applicable.
7.27 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
7.28 Subd. 9.Small unmanned aircraft aerial systems.(a) Any small unmanned aircraft
7.29aerial system in which the unmanned aircraft system weighs less than 55 pounds at takeoff,
7.30including payload and anything affixed to the aircraft system, either:
7.31 (1) must be registered in the state for an annual fee of $25; or
7Sec. 10.
REVISOR EB/BM 25-0024701/08/25 8.1 (2) is not subject to registration or an annual fee if the unmanned aircraft aerial system
8.2is owned and operated solely for recreational purposes.
8.3 (b) An unmanned aircraft aerial system that meets the requirements under paragraph (a)
8.4is exempt from aircraft registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
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REVISOR EB/BM 25-0024701/08/25