1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating
1.3 money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation,
1.4 Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying prior
1.5 appropriations; transferring money; modifying various policy and finance
1.6 provisions; modifying and providing for allocation of certain fees; directing certain
1.7 rulemaking; requiring studies; modifying and requiring certain legislative reporting;
1.8 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.076, subdivisions 4, 5; 161.115,
1.9 subdivision 177; 161.178, subdivisions 1, 2a, 8, by adding a subdivision; 162.16;
1.10 168.002, subdivision 6; 168.013, subdivision 1m; 168.091; 168.1287, subdivisions
1.11 1, 5; 168.27, subdivisions 8, 11, 16, 22; 168.33, by adding a subdivision; 168A.11,
1.12 subdivision 1; 168E.01, by adding subdivisions; 168E.05, subdivision 1; 169.011,
1.13 subdivision 36; 169.06, subdivision 5; 169.09, subdivision 8; 169.14, subdivision
1.14 1a; 169.686, subdivision 1; 169.865, subdivisions 1a, 3; 169A.55, subdivision 5;
1.15 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.05, subdivision 1; 171.06, by adding a
1.16 subdivision; 171.0605, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, by adding
1.17 a subdivision; 171.13, subdivisions 7, 8; 171.17, subdivision 1; 171.2405,
1.18 subdivision 1; 171.301, subdivision 1; 171.306, subdivisions 1, 4; 174.02, by
1.19 adding a subdivision; 174.03, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 174.07,
1.20 subdivision 3; 174.38, subdivision 4; 174.49, by adding a subdivision; 174.56;
1.21 174.634, subdivision 2; 289A.51, subdivisions 3, 4; 297A.993, subdivision 2a;
1.22 299A.01, by adding a subdivision; 360.511, by adding subdivisions; 360.55,
1.23 subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, by adding a subdivision; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision;
1.24 473.13, by adding a subdivision; 473.39, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions;
1.25 473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.4465, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision;
1.26 Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
1.27 amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45; Laws
1.28 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section
1.29 2, subdivisions 2, 3; article 4, section 109; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1,
1.30 section 2, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.31 chapters 137; 168; 168A; 174.
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REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT
State of Minnesota
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2438
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Koznick and Koegel03/17/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Taxes04/21/2025 2.1BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
2.2 ARTICLE 1
2.3 APPROPRIATIONS
2.4Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
2.5 The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
2.6and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway
2.7fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
2.8Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked
2.9"Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified
2.10otherwise, the amounts in fiscal year 2027 under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base
2.11within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The
2.12figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them
2.13are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "Each
2.14year" is each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
2.15"C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal state-aid street
2.16fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund.
2.17 APPROPRIATIONS
2.18 Available for the Year
2.19 Ending June 30
20272.20 2026
2.21Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF
2.22TRANSPORTATION
4,043,100,000$4,847,522,000$2.23Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
2.24 Appropriations by Fund
20272.25 2026
33,168,00040,694,0002.26General
32,368,00032,368,0002.27Airports
1,143,461,0001,110,374,0002.28C.S.A.H.
288,795,000282,366,0002.29M.S.A.S.
2,545,308,0003,381,720,0002.30Trunk Highway
-0-14,000,0002.31911 Fund
2.32The appropriations in this section are to the
2.33commissioner of transportation.
2Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3.1The amounts that may be spent for each
3.2purpose are specified in the following
3.3subdivisions.
3.4Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
3.5(a) Aeronautics
19,448,00019,448,0003.6(1) Airport Development and Assistance
3.7This appropriation is from the state airports
3.8fund and must be spent according to
3.9Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
3.10subdivision 4.
3.11Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
3.1216A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
3.13available for five years after the year of the
3.14appropriation. If the appropriation for either
3.15year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
3.16other year is available for it.
3.17If the commissioner of transportation
3.18determines that a balance remains in the state
3.19airports fund following the appropriations
3.20made in this article and that the appropriations
3.21made are insufficient for advancing airport
3.22development and assistance projects, an
3.23amount necessary to advance the projects, not
3.24to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
3.25is appropriated in each year to the
3.26commissioner and must be spent according to
3.27Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
3.28subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
3.29determination under this contingent
3.30appropriation, the commissioner of
3.31transportation must notify the commissioner
3.32of management and budget and the chairs and
3.33ranking minority members of the legislative
3.34committees with jurisdiction over
3Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 4.1transportation finance concerning the funds
4.2appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
4.3contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
4.4for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
4.5The base is $19,498,000 in each of fiscal years
4.62028 and 2029.
14,733,00014,583,0004.7(2) Aviation Support Services
4.8 Appropriations by Fund
20274.9 2026
1,993,0001,843,0004.10General
12,740,00012,740,0004.11Airports
4.12$5,000,000 in each year from the state airports
4.13fund is for a grant to the Duluth Airport
4.14Authority to design, construct, furnish, and
4.15equip a new air traffic control tower base
4.16building at the Duluth International Airport,
4.17including associated site preparation, building
4.18demolition, and utility and stormwater
4.19retention system improvements. This is a
4.20onetime appropriation and is available until
4.21June 30, 2028.
4.22The base from the general fund is $1,993,000
4.23in each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029. The
4.24base from the state airports fund is $7,790,000
4.25in each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
180,000180,0004.26(3) Civil Air Patrol
4.27This appropriation is from the state airports
4.28fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
12,376,00012,376,0004.29(b) Transit and Active Transportation
4.30This appropriation is from the general fund.
1,500,0001,500,0004.31(c) Safe Routes to School
4Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 5.1This appropriation is from the general fund
5.2for the safe routes to school program under
5.3Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
5.4If the appropriation for either year is
5.5insufficient, the appropriation for the other
5.6year is available for it.
5,743,0005,743,0005.7(d) Passenger Rail
5.8This appropriation is from the general fund
5.9for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
5.10Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
5.11The base is $1,273,000 in each of fiscal years
5.122028 and 2029.
9,219,0009,165,0005.13(e) Freight and Rail Safety
5.14 Appropriations by Fund
20275.15 2026
2,353,0002,353,0005.16General
6,866,0006,812,0005.17Trunk Highway
5.18Subd. 3.State Roads
439,548,000436,805,0005.19(a) Operations and Maintenance
5.20(b) Program Planning and Delivery
37,239,00037,002,0005.21(1) Planning and Research
5.22The commissioner may use any balance
5.23remaining in this appropriation for program
5.24delivery under clause (2).
5.25$130,000 in each year is available for
5.26administrative costs of the targeted group
5.27business program.
5.28$300,000 in each year is available for grants
5.29to metropolitan planning organizations outside
5.30the seven-county metropolitan area.
5.31$900,000 in each year is available for grants
5.32for transportation studies outside the
5Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 6.1metropolitan area to identify critical concerns,
6.2problems, and issues. These grants are
6.3available: (i) to regional development
6.4commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional
6.5development commission is functioning, to
6.6joint powers boards established under
6.7agreement of two or more political
6.8subdivisions in the region to exercise the
6.9planning functions of a regional development
6.10commission; and (iii) in regions where no
6.11regional development commission or joint
6.12powers board is functioning, to the Department
6.13of Transportation district office for that region.
6.14$3,000,000 in each year is for statewide trunk
6.15highway corridor planning.
287,145,000289,845,0006.16(2) Program Delivery
6.17 Appropriations by Fund
20276.18 2026
2,000,0002,000,0006.19General
285,145,000287,845,0006.20Trunk Highway
6.21This appropriation includes use of consultants
6.22to support development and management of
6.23projects.
6.24$7,700,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $5,000,000
6.25in fiscal year 2027 is from the trunk highway
6.26fund for the transportation project activity
6.27portal under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.28174.034. This appropriation is available until
6.29June 30, 2028.
6.30$1,000,000 in each year is available from the
6.31trunk highway fund for management of
6.32contaminated and regulated material on
6.33property owned by the Department of
6.34Transportation, including mitigation of
6Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 7.1property conveyances, facility acquisition or
7.2expansion, chemical release at maintenance
7.3facilities, and spills on the trunk highway
7.4system where there is no known responsible
7.5party. If the appropriation for either year is
7.6insufficient, the appropriation for the other
7.7year is available for it.
1,281,813,0002,141,813,0007.8(c) State Road Construction
7.9This appropriation is for the actual
7.10construction, reconstruction, and improvement
7.11of trunk highways, including design-build
7.12contracts, internal department costs associated
7.13with delivering the construction program,
7.14consultant usage to support these activities,
7.15and the cost of actual payments to landowners
7.16for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
7.17payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
7.18relocation expenses.
7.19This appropriation includes federal highway
7.20aid. The commissioner of transportation must
7.21notify the chairs and ranking minority
7.22members of the legislative committees with
7.23jurisdiction over transportation finance of any
7.24significant events that cause the estimates of
7.25federal aid to change.
7.26$650,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for the
7.27John A. Blatnik Bridge between Duluth,
7.28Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. The
7.29commissioner may use up to 17 percent of the
7.30amount for program delivery. This is a
7.31onetime appropriation and is available until
7.32June 30, 2033.
7.33The commissioner may expend up to one-half
7.34of one percent of the federal appropriations
7Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 8.1under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
8.2industrialization centers and other nonprofit
8.3job training centers for job training programs
8.4related to highway construction.
8.5The commissioner may transfer up to
8.6$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation
8.7revolving loan fund.
8.8The commissioner may receive money
8.9covering other shares of the cost of partnership
8.10projects. These receipts are appropriated to
8.11the commissioner for these projects.
8.12The base is $1,331,813,000 in fiscal year 2028
8.13and $1,341,813,000 in fiscal year 2029.
40,000,00040,000,0008.14(d) Corridors of Commerce
8.15This appropriation is for the corridors of
8.16commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
8.17section 161.088. The commissioner may use
8.18up to 17 percent of the amount in each year
8.19for program delivery.
8.20This amount includes funds available as a
8.21result of transportation efficiency savings
8.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.53.
8.23The base is $25,000,000 in each of fiscal years
8.242028 and 2029.
15,000,00015,000,0008.25(e) Transportation Economic Development
8.26This appropriation is for the transportation
8.27economic development program under
8.28Minnesota Statutes, section 174.12. This is a
8.29onetime appropriation.
25,000,00025,000,0008.30(f) Resilient Pavement
8.31This appropriation is for the resilient pavement
8.32program under Minnesota Statutes, section
8.33174.205. This is a onetime appropriation.
8Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 319,675,000296,575,0009.1(g) Highway Debt Service
9.2$293,575,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
9.3$316,675,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
9.4transfer to the state bond fund. If this
9.5appropriation is insufficient to make all
9.6transfers required in the year for which it is
9.7made, the commissioner of management and
9.8budget must transfer the deficiency amount
9.9as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.1016A.641, and notify the chairs and ranking
9.11minority members of the legislative
9.12committees with jurisdiction over
9.13transportation finance and the chairs of the
9.14senate Finance Committee and the house of
9.15representatives Ways and Means Committee
9.16of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess
9.17appropriation cancels to the trunk highway
9.18fund.
7,114,00021,052,0009.19(h) Statewide Radio Communications
9.20 Appropriations by Fund
20279.21 2026
3,0003,0009.22General
7,111,0007,049,0009.23Trunk Highway
-0-14,000,0009.24911 Fund
9.25$3,000 in each year is from the general fund
9.26to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal
9.27tower for Lake of the Woods weather
9.28broadcasting.
9.29$14,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is from the
9.30911 Fund for capital improvements and
9.31operating expenses related to the statewide
9.32Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response
9.33(ARMER) public safety radio communication
9.34system.
9Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 10.1Subd. 4.Local Roads
1,143,461,0001,110,374,00010.2(a) County State-Aid Highways
10.3This appropriation is from the county state-aid
10.4highway fund under Minnesota Statutes,
10.5sections 161.081, 174.49, and 297A.815,
10.6subdivision 3, and chapter 162, and is
10.7available until June 30, 2035.
10.8If the commissioner of transportation
10.9determines that a balance remains in the
10.10county state-aid highway fund following the
10.11appropriations and transfers made in this
10.12paragraph and that the appropriations made
10.13are insufficient for advancing county state-aid
10.14highway projects, an amount necessary to
10.15advance the projects, not to exceed the balance
10.16in the county state-aid highway fund, is
10.17appropriated in each year to the commissioner.
10.18Within two weeks of a determination under
10.19this contingent appropriation, the
10.20commissioner of transportation must notify
10.21the commissioner of management and budget
10.22and the chairs and ranking minority members
10.23of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
10.24over transportation finance concerning funds
10.25appropriated. The governor must identify in
10.26the next budget submission to the legislature
10.27under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any
10.28amount that is appropriated under this
10.29paragraph.
288,795,000282,366,00010.30(b) Municipal State-Aid Streets
10.31This appropriation is from the municipal
10.32state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes,
10.33chapter 162, and is available until June 30,
10.342035.
10Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 11.1If the commissioner of transportation
11.2determines that a balance remains in the
11.3municipal state-aid street fund following the
11.4appropriations and transfers made in this
11.5paragraph and that the appropriations made
11.6are insufficient for advancing municipal
11.7state-aid street projects, an amount necessary
11.8to advance the projects, not to exceed the
11.9balance in the municipal state-aid street fund,
11.10is appropriated in each year to the
11.11commissioner. Within two weeks of a
11.12determination under this contingent
11.13appropriation, the commissioner of
11.14transportation must notify the commissioner
11.15of management and budget and the chairs and
11.16ranking minority members of the legislative
11.17committees with jurisdiction over
11.18transportation finance concerning funds
11.19appropriated. The governor must identify in
11.20the next budget submission to the legislature
11.21under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any
11.22amount that is appropriated under this
11.23paragraph.
11.24(c) Other Local Roads
1,000,0001,000,00011.25(1) Local Transportation Disaster Support
11.26This appropriation is from the general fund to
11.27provide a cost-share for federal assistance
11.28from the Federal Highway Administration for
11.29the emergency relief program under United
11.30States Code, title 23, section 125.
-0-3,838,00011.31(2) Local Road Improvement
11.32This appropriation is from the general fund
11.33for construction and reconstruction of local
11Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 12.1roads under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.2174.52.
-0-3,838,00012.3(2) Local Bridges
12.4This appropriation is from the general fund to
12.5replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges
12.6under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.50.
12.7Subd. 5.Agency Management
89,709,00089,709,00012.8(a) Agency Services
12.9 Appropriations by Fund
202712.10 2026
6,200,0006,200,00012.11General
83,509,00083,509,00012.12Trunk Highway
43,802,00043,710,00012.13(b) Buildings
12.14$2,200,000 in each year is for maintenance,
12.15improvements, and modernization of
12.16Department of Transportation facilities,
12.17including truck stations and other buildings
12.18and excluding the central office building.
12.19Any money appropriated to the commissioner
12.20of transportation for building construction for
12.21any fiscal year before fiscal year 2026 is
12.22available to the commissioner during the
12.23biennium to the extent that the commissioner
12.24spends the money on the building construction
12.25projects for which the money was originally
12.26encumbered during the fiscal year for which
12.27it was appropriated. If the appropriation for
12.28either year is insufficient, the appropriation
12.29for the other year is available for it.
600,000600,00012.30(c) Tort Claims
12.31If the appropriation for either year is
12.32insufficient, the appropriation for the other
12.33year is available for it.
12Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 13.1Subd. 6.Transfers; General Authority
13.2(a) With the approval of the commissioner of
13.3management and budget, the commissioner
13.4of transportation may transfer unencumbered
13.5balances among the appropriations from the
13.6trunk highway fund and the state airports fund
13.7made in this section. Transfers under this
13.8paragraph must not be made: (1) between
13.9funds; (2) from the appropriations for state
13.10road construction or debt service; or (3) from
13.11the appropriations for operations and
13.12maintenance or program delivery, except for
13.13a transfer to state road construction or debt
13.14service.
13.15(b) The commissioner of transportation must
13.16immediately report transfers under paragraph
13.17(a) to the chairs and ranking minority members
13.18of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
13.19over transportation finance. The authority for
13.20the commissioner of transportation to make
13.21transfers under Minnesota Statutes, section
13.2216A.285, is superseded by the authority and
13.23requirements under this subdivision.
13.24Subd. 7.Transfers; Flexible Highway Account
13.25The commissioner of transportation must
13.26transfer from the flexible highway account in
13.27the county state-aid highway fund:
13.28(1) $21,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the
13.29trunk highway fund;
13.30(2) $22,230,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the
13.31municipal turnback account in the municipal
13.32state-aid street fund; and
13Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 14.1(3) the remainder in each year to the county
14.2turnback account in the county state-aid
14.3highway fund.
14.4The money transferred under this subdivision
14.5is for highway turnback purposes as provided
14.6under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081,
14.7subdivision 3.
14.8Subd. 8.Contingent Appropriations
14.9The commissioner of transportation, with the
14.10approval of the governor and the written
14.11approval of at least five members of a group
14.12consisting of the members of the Legislative
14.13Advisory Commission under Minnesota
14.14Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority
14.15members of the legislative committees with
14.16jurisdiction over transportation finance, may
14.17transfer all or part of the unappropriated
14.18balance in the trunk highway fund to an
14.19appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design,
14.20construction, or inspection in order to take
14.21advantage of an unanticipated receipt of
14.22income to the trunk highway fund or to take
14.23advantage of federal advanced construction
14.24funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance
14.25in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay
14.26tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this
14.27subdivision authorizes the commissioner to
14.28increase the use of federal advanced
14.29construction funding beyond amounts
14.30specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result
14.31of the use of federal advanced construction
14.32funding must include an analysis of the effects
14.33on the long-term trunk highway fund balance.
14.34The amount transferred is appropriated for the
14Article 1 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 15.1purpose of the account to which it is
15.2transferred.
15.3Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
130,794,000$124,961,000$15.4Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
15.5The appropriations in this section are from the
15.6general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
15.7The amounts that may be spent for each
15.8purpose are specified in the following
15.9subdivisions.
12,454,00012,454,00015.10Subd. 2.Transit System Operations
15.11This appropriation is for transit system
15.12operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections
15.13473.371 to 473.449.
15.14The base is $0 in each of fiscal years 2028 and
15.152029.
118,340,000112,507,00015.16Subd. 3.Special Transportation Service
15.17This appropriation is for special transportation
15.18service under Minnesota Statutes, section
15.19473.386, including Metro Mobility and Metro
15.20Move.
15.21Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
15.22473.386, subdivision 10, the base is
15.23$118,000,000 in fiscal years 2028 and
15.24thereafter.
15.25Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
308,374,000$297,071,000$15.26Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
15.27 Appropriations by Fund
202715.28 2026
37,026,00036,992,00015.29General
81,050,00081,067,00015.30Special Revenue
1,303,0001,290,00015.31H.U.T.D.
188,995,000177,722,00015.32Trunk Highway
15Article 1 Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 16.1The appropriations in this section are to the
16.2commissioner of public safety.
16.3The amounts that may be spent for each
16.4purpose are specified in the following
16.5subdivisions. The commissioner must spend
16.6appropriations from the trunk highway fund
16.7in subdivision 3 only for State Patrol purposes.
16.8Subd. 2.Administration and Related Services
672,000638,00016.9(a) Office of Communications
16.10This appropriation is from the general fund.
11,926,00011,926,00016.11(b) Public Safety Support
16.12 Appropriations by Fund
202716.13 2026
6,561,0006,561,00016.14General
5,365,0005,365,00016.15Trunk Highway
16.16The base from the trunk highway fund is
16.17$5,472,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and
16.182029.
1,640,0001,640,00016.19(c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits
16.20This appropriation is from the general fund
16.21for payment of public safety officer survivor
16.22benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.23299A.44. If the appropriation for either year
16.24is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
16.25year is available for it.
1,367,0001,367,00016.26(d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements
16.27This appropriation is from the general fund
16.28for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit
16.29account. This appropriation is available for
16.30reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
16.31section 299A.465.
745,000745,00016.32(e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements
16Article 1 Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 17.1This appropriation is from the general fund
17.2for soft body armor reimbursements under
17.3Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.
6,995,0006,995,00017.4(f) Technology and Support Services
17.5 Appropriations by Fund
202717.6 2026
1,743,0001,743,00017.7General
5,252,0005,252,00017.8Trunk Highway
17.9The base from the trunk highway fund is
17.10$5,387,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and
17.112029.
17.12Subd. 3.State Patrol
158,151,000146,884,00017.13(a) Patrolling Highways
17.14$1,045,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for
17.15recruitment and hiring initiatives.
17.16$10,365,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for
17.17recruitment and hiring initiatives, and includes
17.18costs associated with an additional State Patrol
17.19trooper academy. This appropriation is
17.20available until June 30, 2028.
17.21The base is $148,831,000 in each of fiscal
17.22years 2028 and 2029.
18,861,00018,861,00017.23(b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
19,243,00019,243,00017.24(c) Capitol Security
17.25This appropriation is from the general fund.
17.26The commissioner must not:
17.27(1) spend any money from the trunk highway
17.28fund for capitol security; or
17.29(2) permanently transfer any state trooper from
17.30the patrolling highways activity to capitol
17.31security.
17Article 1 Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 18.1The commissioner must not transfer any
18.2money appropriated to the commissioner under
18.3this section:
18.4(1) to capitol security; or
18.5(2) from capitol security.
1,303,0001,290,00018.6(d) Vehicle Crimes Unit
18.7This appropriation is from the highway user
18.8tax distribution fund to investigate:
18.9(1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax
18.10liabilities from individuals and businesses that
18.11currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
18.12(2) illegal or improper activity related to the
18.13sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor
18.14vehicles.
18.15Subd. 4.Driver and Vehicle Services
47,647,00047,665,00018.16(a) Driver Services
18.17This appropriation is from the driver and
18.18vehicle services operating account under
18.19Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
18.20$133,000 in each year is for implementation
18.21costs for the ignition interlock device program
18.22under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.306.
18.23$11,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for costs related
18.24to rulemaking for loss of consciousness or
18.25voluntary control in conformance with article
18.262, section 73.
18.27$9,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for costs related
18.28to appointment of a full-service provider in
18.29Circle Pines in conformance with article 2,
18.30section 74.
18.31$382,000 in each year is for costs related to
18.32modification of driver's license revocation and
18Article 1 Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 19.1ignition interlock device program
19.2requirements. This appropriation is only
19.3available if a law is enacted in the 2025 regular
19.4legislative session that amends requirements
19.5governing driver's license revocations in
19.6conjunction with ignition interlock device
19.7program participation. If an appropriation for
19.8this purpose is enacted more than once during
19.9the 2025 regular legislative session, the
19.10appropriation must be given effect once.
31,960,00031,959,00019.11(b) Vehicle Services
19.12This appropriation is from the driver and
19.13vehicle services operating account under
19.14Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
19.15$2,189,000 in each year is for reimbursement
19.16payments to deputy registrars under Minnesota
19.17Statutes, section 168.33, subdivision 7a, and
19.18to driver's license agents under Minnesota
19.19Statutes, section 171.061, subdivision 4a.
19.20$91,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $92,000 in
19.21fiscal year 2027 is for public information costs
19.22related to modification of the all-electric
19.23vehicle surcharge under Minnesota Statutes,
19.24section 168.013, subdivision 1m.
5,861,0005,855,00019.25Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
19.26 Appropriations by Fund
202719.27 2026
4,495,0004,495,00019.28General
1,366,0001,360,00019.29Trunk Highway
19.30$485,000 in each year is from the trunk
19.31highway fund for a federal match related to
19.32planning and administration of highway safety
19.33activities.
19Article 1 Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 20.1$1,000,000 in each year is from the general
20.2fund for operations and traffic safety projects,
20.3grants, and other activities of the Advisory
20.4Council on Traffic Safety under Minnesota
20.5Statutes, section 4.076.
20.6$2,000,000 in each year is from the general
20.7fund for the drug evaluation and classification
20.8program for drug recognition evaluator
20.9training; phlebotomists; drug recognition
20.10training for peace officers, as defined in
20.11Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84,
20.12subdivision 1, paragraph (c); required
20.13continuing education training for drug
20.14recognition experts; program administration;
20.15grants to local law enforcement divisions; and
20.16grants to eligible employers for drug
20.17evaluation and classification training costs of
20.18their staff. The commissioner must make
20.19reasonable efforts to reflect the geographic
20.20diversity of the state in making expenditures.
2,003,0002,003,00020.21Subd. 6.Pipeline Safety
20.22 Appropriations by Fund
202720.23 2026
560,000560,00020.24General
1,443,0001,443,00020.25Special Revenue
20.26The appropriation from the special revenue
20.27fund is from the pipeline safety account under
20.28Minnesota Statutes, section 299J.18.
20.29Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION; EMPOWERING SMALL MINNESOTA
20.30COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
20.31 $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from
20.32the general fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the empowering
20.33small Minnesota communities program under Minnesota Statutes, section 137.345. This is
20.34a onetime appropriation.
20Article 1 Sec. 5.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 21.1 Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION; LOCAL ROAD WETLAND REPLACEMENT
21.2PROGRAM.
21.3 $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
21.4to acquire land or permanent easements and to restore, create, enhance, and preserve wetlands
21.5to replace those wetlands drained or filled as a result of the repair, reconstruction,
21.6replacement, or rehabilitation of existing public roads as required by Minnesota Statutes,
21.7section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs (l) and (m). The board may vary the priority
21.8order of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to implement
21.9an in-lieu fee agreement approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers under
21.10section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act. The purchase price paid for acquisition of land
21.11or permanent easement must be a fair market value as determined by the board. The board
21.12may enter into agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, political
21.13subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, fee title owners, or other qualified private entities to
21.14acquire wetland replacement credits in accordance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420.
21.15The base is $6,370,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $6,370,000 in fiscal year 2029.
21.16Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS; PRIORITY LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
21.17 Subdivision 1.Anoka; Rum River Dam pedestrian bridge.$5,469,000 in fiscal year
21.182026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for one
21.19or more grants to the city of Anoka for design, engineering, environmental analysis,
21.20right-of-way acquisition including easements, and construction of a pedestrian bridge over
21.21the Rum River Dam in the city of Anoka, in association with Rum River Dam improvements.
21.22This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
21.23 Subd. 2.Arden Hills; Old Highway 10 Trail.$1,650,000 in fiscal year 2026 is
21.24appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the
21.25city of Arden Hills for right-of-way acquisition including easements and construction of a
21.26pedestrian and bicycle trail along Old Highway 10 North from Lake Valentine Road to
21.27Lakeshore Place in the city of Arden Hills to connect to the existing regional trail along
21.28Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 96. This appropriation is available for a boardwalk
21.29required by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service over a wetland space in the project
21.30area. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
21.31 Subd. 3.Fairmont; local roads.$5,430,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from
21.32the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Fairmont
21.33for right-of-way acquisition including easements and construction of Kot Street from Charles
21.34Street to South Prairie Avenue, and an extension of Fairlakes Avenue to connect Woodland
21Article 1 Sec. 7.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 22.1Avenue with Lake Avenue, in the city of Fairmont. This appropriation is available for
22.2associated utility and street infrastructure. This is a onetime appropriation and is available
22.3until June 30, 2029.
22.4 Subd. 4.Minneapolis; traffic calming.$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,500,000
22.5in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation
22.6for one or more grants to the city of Minneapolis for traffic calming infrastructure
22.7improvements in the city of Minneapolis, which may include but are not limited to horizontal
22.8and vertical deflection elements, intersection improvements, paint, curb bump-outs, bollards,
22.9raised crosswalks, and other improvements to improve traffic safety in the road right-of-way.
22.10Improvements made on nonmunicipal state-aid streets do not need to meet municipal state-aid
22.11streets standards. This is a onetime appropriation.
22.12 Subd. 5.Murray County; highway department maintenance facility.$2,000,000 in
22.13fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation
22.14for a grant to Murray County for design, engineering, construction, furnishing, and equipping
22.15Phase 2 of a new highway department maintenance facility for Murray County in the city
22.16of Slayton. This appropriation is available for the construction of facility space to store
22.17equipment, chemicals, and other materials related to highway maintenance; power and fuel
22.18supply systems; and associated improvements to the site to manage traffic safety and
22.19stormwater issues related to the facility. This is a onetime appropriation and is available
22.20until June 30, 2029.
22.21 Subd. 6.Otter Tail County; Otter Tail CSAH 76 bridge.$270,000 in fiscal year 2026
22.22is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to
22.23Otter Tail County for improvements or replacement of the Otter Tail County State-Aid
22.24Highway 76 bridge over Bluff Creek. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until
22.25June 30, 2029.
22.26 Subd. 7.Rogers; Hennepin CSAH 150.$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated
22.27from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Rogers
22.28for construction or reconstruction of Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 150 (Main Street)
22.29from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 116 (Territorial Road) to John Deere Lane in
22.30the city of Rogers. This appropriation is available for replacement of associated utilities,
22.31pedestrian safety improvements, and improvements consistent with the safe routes to school
22.32program under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40. This is a onetime appropriation and is
22.33available until June 30, 2029.
22Article 1 Sec. 7.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 23.1 Subd. 8.Shakopee; railroad quiet zones.$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated
23.2from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Shakopee
23.3for predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition including
23.4easements, construction, and equipping new passive and active rail grade crossing warning
23.5safety devices necessary to establish quiet zone areas at grade crossings of railroad tracks
23.6and city streets in the city of Shakopee. This is a onetime appropriation and is available
23.7until June 30, 2029.
23.8 Subd. 9.Stearns County; 322nd Street.$3,150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated
23.9from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for one or more grants to Stearns
23.10County, the city of St. Cloud, or both for design, engineering, environmental analysis,
23.11right-of-way acquisition including easements, and reconstruction of 322nd Street from
23.12Stearns County State-Aid Highway 4 to Stearns County State-Aid Highway 133 in and
23.13adjacent to the city of St. Cloud. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June
23.1430, 2029.
23.15 Subd. 10.Stillwater; Myrtle Street.$2,023,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated
23.16from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the city of Stillwater
23.17for design and reconstruction of Myrtle Street from Owens Street to Main Street, and other
23.18associated streets to support the construction, in the city of Stillwater. This appropriation
23.19is available for reconstruction of retaining walls and water and sanitary sewer utilities. This
23.20is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
23.21 Subd. 11.Waconia; local roads with Trunk Highway 5.$4,700,000 in fiscal year
23.222026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for a grant
23.23to the city of Waconia for design, engineering, and construction or reconstruction of local
23.24road improvements related to the reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 5 from the
23.25intersection with marked Trunk Highway 284 and South Olive Street to the intersection
23.26with Carver County State-Aid Highway 59 (Main Street) in the city of Waconia. For the
23.27purposes of this subdivision, "local road improvements" includes but is not limited to
23.28frontage roads, backage roads, connecting local streets, trails, and utility infrastructure. This
23.29is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
23.30Sec. 8. APPROPRIATIONS; PRIORITY TRUNK HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
23.31 Subdivision 1.Lakeville; Interstate 35 and Dakota CSAH 50 interchange.$40,800,000
23.32in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of
23.33transportation for predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, right-of-way
23.34acquisition including easements, and construction of bridge and interchange improvements
23Article 1 Sec. 8.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 24.1at marked Interstate Highway 35 and Dakota County State-Aid Highway 50 (Kenwood
24.2Trail) in the city of Lakeville, including bridges over Dakota County State-Aid Highway
24.350. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24.4 Subd. 2.Crookston; U.S. Highway 2 improvements.$2,700,000 in fiscal year 2026
24.5is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for
24.6predesign, design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition including easements, and
24.7construction of safety improvements along the marked U.S. Highway 2 corridor in the city
24.8of Crookston. This appropriation is available for use on portions of the project eligible for
24.9trunk highway funds. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24.10 Subd. 3.Shafer; U.S. Highway 8 roundabout.$3,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is
24.11appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation for
24.12predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition including
24.13easements, and construction of a roundabout on marked U.S. Highway 8 at the intersection
24.14with Chisago County State-Aid Highway 21 in the city of Shafer. This appropriation is for
24.15the portion of the project that is eligible for use of trunk highway fund money. This is a
24.16onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24.17 Subd. 4.Maple Grove; U.S. Highway 169 and Hennepin CSAH 130
24.18interchange.$8,600,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the
24.19commissioner of transportation for predesign, design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition
24.20including easements, and construction of capacity and safety improvements to the interchange
24.21at marked U.S. Highway 169 and Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 130 in the city of
24.22Maple Grove. This appropriation does not require a nonstate match. This is a onetime
24.23appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24.24 Subd. 5.Coon Rapids; Trunk Highway 610 and East River Road
24.25interchange.$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund
24.26to the commissioner of transportation for final design, right-of-way acquisition including
24.27easements, construction, and associated improvements for the interchange at marked Trunk
24.28Highway 610 and Anoka County State-Aid Highway 1 (East River Road) in the city of
24.29Coon Rapids. This appropriation is for the portion of the project that is eligible for use of
24.30trunk highway fund money. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriations for the
24.31same project in Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 17, subdivision 15, and Laws 2020,
24.32Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 3. This is a onetime
24.33appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.
24Article 1 Sec. 8.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 25.1 Sec. 9. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS.
25.2 (a) Of the appropriation in fiscal year 2023 under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1,
25.3section 10, for a rail corridor service analysis, $3,072,000 is canceled to the general fund
25.4on the effective date of this section.
25.5 (b) Of the appropriation in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 under Laws 2023, chapter 68,
25.6article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, for projects and activities of the Advisory Council on
25.7Traffic Safety, $3,250,000 is canceled to the general fund on the effective date of this section.
25.8 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
25.9 Sec. 10. TRANSFERS.
25.10 (a) $6,155,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $6,284,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred
25.11from the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section
25.12174.38.
25.13 (b) In each applicable forecast under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, prepared on
25.14or after the effective date of this section, the commissioner of management and budget must
25.15include transfers of $4,284,000 in fiscal year 2028 and in each fiscal year thereafter from
25.16the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section
25.17174.38.
25.18 (c) In each applicable forecast under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, prepared on
25.19or after the effective date of this section, the commissioner of management and budget must
25.20include transfers of $30,821,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $35,759,000 in fiscal year 2029
25.21from the general fund to the trunk highway fund.
25.22 (d) In each applicable forecast under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, prepared on
25.23or after the effective date of this section, the commissioner of management and budget must
25.24include transfers of $30,820,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $35,758,000 in fiscal year 2029
25.25from the general fund to the county state-aid highway fund.
25.26Sec. 11. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
25.27amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:
25.28Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
25.29(a) Aeronautics
18,598,00024,198,00025.30(1) Airport Development and Assistance
25Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 26.1 Appropriations by Fund
202326.2 2022
-0-5,600,00026.3General
18,598,00018,598,00026.4Airports
26.5This appropriation is from the state airports
26.6fund and must be spent according to
26.7Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
26.8subdivision 4.
26.9$5,600,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the
26.10general fund for a grant to the city of Karlstad
26.11for the acquisition of land, predesign, design,
26.12engineering, and construction of a primary
26.13airport runway. This appropriation is for Phase
26.141 of the project.
26.15Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
26.1616A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
26.17available for five years after the year of the
26.18appropriation. If the appropriation for either
26.19year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
26.20other year is available for it.
26.21If the commissioner of transportation
26.22determines that a balance remains in the state
26.23airports fund following the appropriations
26.24made in this article and that the appropriations
26.25made are insufficient for advancing airport
26.26development and assistance projects, an
26.27amount necessary to advance the projects, not
26.28to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
26.29is appropriated in each year to the
26.30commissioner and must be spent according to
26.31Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
26.32subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
26.33determination under this contingent
26.34appropriation, the commissioner of
26.35transportation must notify the commissioner
26Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 27.1of management and budget and the chairs,
27.2ranking minority members, and staff of the
27.3legislative committees with jurisdiction over
27.4transportation finance concerning the funds
27.5appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
27.6contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
27.7for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
8,340,0008,332,00027.8(2) Aviation Support Services
27.9 Appropriations by Fund
202327.10 2022
1,650,0001,650,00027.11General
6,690,0006,682,00027.12Airports
27.13$28,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $36,000 in
27.14fiscal year 2023 are from the state airports
27.15fund for costs related to regulating unmanned
27.16aircraft systems.
80,00080,00027.17(3) Civil Air Patrol
27.18This appropriation is from the state airports
27.19fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
18,201,00023,501,00027.20(b) Transit and Active Transportation
27.21This appropriation is from the general fund.
27.22$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the active
27.23transportation program under Minnesota
27.24Statutes, section 174.38. This is a onetime
27.25appropriation and is available until June 30,
27.262025.
27.27$300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for a grant to
27.28the 494 Corridor Commission. The
27.29commissioner must not retain any portion of
27.30the funds appropriated under this section. The
27.31commissioner must make grant payments in
27.32full by December 31, 2021. Funds under this
27.33grant are for programming and service
27Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 28.1expansion to assist companies and commuters
28.2in telecommuting efforts and promotion of
28.3best practices. A grant recipient must provide
28.4telework resources, assistance, information,
28.5and related activities on a statewide basis. This
28.6is a onetime appropriation.
500,0005,500,00028.7(c) Safe Routes to School
28.8This appropriation is from the general fund
28.9for the safe routes to school program under
28.10Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
28.11If the appropriation for either year is
28.12insufficient, the appropriation for the other
28.13year is available for it.
500,00010,500,00028.14(d) Passenger Rail
28.15This appropriation is from the general fund
28.16for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
28.17Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
28.18$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for final
28.19design and construction to provide for a
28.20second daily Amtrak train service between
28.21Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. The
28.22commissioner may expend funds for program
28.23delivery and administration from this amount.
28.24This is a onetime appropriation and is
28.25available until June 30, 2025 2028.
7,323,0008,342,00028.26(e) Freight
28.27 Appropriations by Fund
202328.28 2022
1,445,0002,464,00028.29General
5,878,0005,878,00028.30Trunk Highway
28.31$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the
28.32general fund for procurement costs of a
28.33statewide freight network optimization tool.
28Article 1 Sec. 11.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 29.1This is a onetime appropriation and is
29.2available until June 30, 2023.
29.3$350,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $287,000 in
29.4fiscal year 2023 are from the general fund for
29.5two additional rail safety inspectors in the state
29.6rail safety inspection program under
29.7Minnesota Statutes, section 219.015. In each
29.8year, the commissioner must not increase the
29.9total assessment amount under Minnesota
29.10Statutes, section 219.015, subdivision 2, from
29.11the most recent assessment amount.
29.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
29.13Sec. 12. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45, is amended
29.14to read:
29.15Sec. 45. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
29.16 $6,200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
29.17of transportation for project development of a land bridge freeway lid over marked Interstate
29.18Highway 94 in a portion of the segment from Lexington Avenue to Rice Street in St. Paul.
29.19This amount is available to match federal funds and for project planning and development,
29.20including area planning, community and land use planning, economic development planning,
29.21design, and project management and analysis. From this amount, the commissioner may
29.22make grants to Reconnect Rondo to perform any eligible project development activities.
29.23This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025 2026.
29.24 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
29.25Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9, is amended to read:
-0-$310,000$
29.26Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF
29.27TRANSPORTATION
29.28$310,000 the first year is for awarding grants
29.29to assist manufacturers to obtain
29.30environmental product declarations for certain
29.31construction materials used to build roads and
29.32other transportation infrastructure under
29Article 1 Sec. 13.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 30.1Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.312. Of this
30.2amount, up to $10,000 is for the reasonable
30.3costs of the department to administer that
30.4section. This appropriation is available until
30.5June 30, 2027.
30.6 Sec. 14. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.7Subd. 2.Multimodal Systems
30.8(a) Aeronautics
18,598,00069,598,00030.9(1) Airport Development and Assistance
30.10 Appropriations by Fund
202530.11 2024
-0-36,000,00030.12General
18,598,00033,598,00030.13Airports
30.14The appropriation from the state airports fund
30.15must be spent according to Minnesota Statutes,
30.16section 360.305, subdivision 4.
30.17$36,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
30.18general fund for matches to federal aid and
30.19state investments related to airport
30.20infrastructure projects. This is a onetime
30.21appropriation and is available until June 30,
30.222027.
30.23$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
30.24state airports fund for system maintenance of
30.25critical airport safety systems, equipment, and
30.26essential airfield technology.
30.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
30.2816A.28, subdivision 6, the appropriation from
30.29the state airports fund is available for five
30.30years after the year of the appropriation. If the
30.31appropriation for either year is insufficient,
30.32the appropriation for the other year is available
30.33for it.
30Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 31.1If the commissioner of transportation
31.2determines that a balance remains in the state
31.3airports fund following the appropriations
31.4made in this article and that the appropriations
31.5made are insufficient for advancing airport
31.6development and assistance projects, an
31.7amount necessary to advance the projects, not
31.8to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
31.9is appropriated in each year to the
31.10commissioner and must be spent according to
31.11Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
31.12subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
31.13determination under this contingent
31.14appropriation, the commissioner of
31.15transportation must notify the commissioner
31.16of management and budget and the chairs,
31.17ranking minority members, and staff of the
31.18legislative committees with jurisdiction over
31.19transportation finance concerning the funds
31.20appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
31.21contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
31.22for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
8,431,00015,397,00031.23(2) Aviation Support Services
31.24 Appropriations by Fund
202531.25 2024
1,741,0008,707,00031.26General
6,690,0006,690,00031.27Airports
31.28$7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
31.29general fund to purchase two utility aircraft
31.30for the Department of Transportation.
80,00080,00031.31(3) Civil Air Patrol
31.32This appropriation is from the state airports
31.33fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
18,374,00058,478,00031.34(b) Transit and Active Transportation
31Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 32.1This appropriation is from the general fund.
32.2$200,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $50,000 in
32.3fiscal year 2025 are for a grant to the city of
32.4Rochester to implement demand response
32.5transit service using electric transit vehicles.
32.6The money is available for mobile software
32.7application development; vehicles and
32.8equipment, including accessible vehicles;
32.9associated charging infrastructure; and capital
32.10and operating costs.
32.11$40,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for matches
32.12to federal aid and state investments related to
32.13transit and active transportation projects. This
32.14is a onetime appropriation and is available
32.15until June 30, 2027.
10,500,00015,297,00032.16(c) Safe Routes to School
32.17This appropriation is from the general fund
32.18for the safe routes to school program under
32.19Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
32.20If the appropriation for either year is
32.21insufficient, the appropriation for the other
32.22year is available for it. The appropriations in
32.23each year are available until June 30, 2027.
32.24The base for this appropriation is $1,500,000
32.25in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
4,226,000197,521,00032.26(d) Passenger Rail
32.27This appropriation is from the general fund
32.28for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
32.29Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
32.30$194,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for capital
32.31improvements and betterments for the
32.32Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express
32.33intercity passenger rail project, including
32Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 33.1preliminary engineering, design, engineering,
33.2environmental analysis and mitigation,
33.3acquisition of land and right-of-way,
33.4equipment and rolling stock, and construction.
33.5From this appropriation, the amount necessary
33.6is for: (1) Coon Rapids station improvements
33.7to establish a joint station that provides for
33.8Amtrak train service on the Empire Builder
33.9line between Chicago and Seattle; and (2)
33.10acquisition of equipment and rolling stock for
33.11purposes of participation in the Midwest fleet
33.12pool to provide for service on Northern Lights
33.13Express and expanded Amtrak train service
33.14between Minneapolis and St. Paul and
33.15Chicago. The commissioner of transportation
33.16must not approve additional stops or stations
33.17beyond those included in the Federal Railroad
33.18Administration's January 2018 Finding of No
33.19Significant Impact and Section 4(f)
33.20Determination if the commissioner determines
33.21that the resulting speed reduction would
33.22negatively impact total ridership. This
33.23appropriation is onetime and is available until
33.24June 30, 2028.
33.25$1,833,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,238,000
33.26in fiscal year 2025 are for a match to federal
33.27aid for capital and operating costs for
33.28expanded Amtrak train service between
33.29Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. These
33.30amounts are available until June 30, 2028.
33.31The base from the general fund is $5,742,000
33.32in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
9,066,00014,650,00033.33(e) Freight
33.34 Appropriations by Fund
202533.35 2024
33Article 1 Sec. 14.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 2,400,0008,283,00034.1General
6,666,0006,367,00034.2Trunk Highway
34.3$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
34.4general fund for matching federal aid grants
34.5for improvements, engineering, and
34.6administrative costs for the Stone Arch Bridge
34.7in Minneapolis. This is a onetime
34.8appropriation and is available until June 30,
34.92027.
34.10$1,000,000 in each year is from the general
34.11fund for staff, operating costs, and
34.12maintenance related to weight and safety
34.13enforcement systems.
34.14$974,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
34.15general fund for procurement costs of a
34.16statewide freight network optimization tool
34.17under Laws 2021, First Special Session
34.18chapter 5, article 4, section 133. This is a
34.19onetime appropriation and is available until
34.20June 30, 2025.
34.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
34.22Sec. 15. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
34.23Subd. 3.State Roads
425,341,000414,220,00034.24(a) Operations and Maintenance
34.25 Appropriations by Fund
202534.26 2024
-0-2,000,00034.27General
425,341,000412,220,00034.28Trunk Highway
34.29$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
34.30general fund for the highways for habitat
34.31program under Minnesota Statutes, section
34.32160.2325. This amount is available until June
34.3330, 2027.
34Article 1 Sec. 15.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 35.1$248,000 in each year is from the trunk
35.2highway fund for living snow fence
35.3implementation and maintenance activities.
35.4$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
35.5general fund for safe road zones under
35.6Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065, including
35.7development and delivery of public awareness
35.8and education campaigns about safe road
35.9zones.
35.10(b) Program Planning and Delivery
33,465,00032,679,00035.11(1) Planning and Research
35.12The commissioner may use any balance
35.13remaining in this appropriation for program
35.14delivery under clause (2).
35.15$130,000 in each year is available for
35.16administrative costs of the targeted group
35.17business program.
35.18$266,000 in each year is available for grants
35.19to metropolitan planning organizations outside
35.20the seven-county metropolitan area.
35.21$900,000 in each year is available for grants
35.22for transportation studies outside the
35.23metropolitan area to identify critical concerns,
35.24problems, and issues. These grants are
35.25available: (i) to regional development
35.26commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional
35.27development commission is functioning, to
35.28joint powers boards established under
35.29agreement of two or more political
35.30subdivisions in the region to exercise the
35.31planning functions of a regional development
35.32commission; and (iii) in regions where no
35.33regional development commission or joint
35Article 1 Sec. 15.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 36.1powers board is functioning, to the Department
36.2of Transportation district office for that region.
273,985,000274,451,00036.3(2) Program Delivery
36.4 Appropriations by Fund
202536.5 2024
2,000,0002,250,00036.6General
271,985,000272,201,00036.7Trunk Highway
36.8This appropriation includes use of consultants
36.9to support development and management of
36.10projects.
36.11$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
36.12trunk highway fund for roadway design and
36.13related improvements that reduce speeds and
36.14eliminate intersection interactions on rural
36.15high-risk roadways. The commissioner must
36.16identify roadways based on crash information
36.17and in consultation with the Advisory Council
36.18on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
36.19section 4.076, and local traffic safety partners.
36.20This is a onetime appropriation and is
36.21available until June 30, 2026.
36.22$2,000,000 in each year is from the general
36.23fund for implementation of climate-related
36.24programs as provided under the federal
36.25Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public
36.26Law 117-58.
36.27$1,193,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
36.28trunk highway fund for costs related to the
36.29property conveyance to the Upper Sioux
36.30Community of state-owned land within the
36.31boundaries of Upper Sioux Agency State Park,
36.32including fee purchase, property purchase,
36.33appraisals, and road and bridge demolition
36Article 1 Sec. 15.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 37.1and related engineering. This amount is
37.2available until June 30, 2027.
37.3$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
37.4general fund for costs related to the Clean
37.5Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group
37.6established under article 4, section 124.
37.7$1,000,000 in each year is available from the
37.8trunk highway fund for management of
37.9contaminated and regulated material on
37.10property owned by the Department of
37.11Transportation, including mitigation of
37.12property conveyances, facility acquisition or
37.13expansion, chemical release at maintenance
37.14facilities, and spills on the trunk highway
37.15system where there is no known responsible
37.16party. If the appropriation for either year is
37.17insufficient, the appropriation for the other
37.18year is available for it.
1,174,045,0001,207,013,00037.19(c) State Road Construction
37.20 Appropriations by Fund
202537.21 2024
-0-1,800,00037.22General
1,174,045,0001,205,213,00037.23Trunk Highway
37.24This appropriation is for the actual
37.25construction, reconstruction, and improvement
37.26of trunk highways, including design-build
37.27contracts, internal department costs associated
37.28with delivering the construction program,
37.29consultant usage to support these activities,
37.30and the cost of actual payments to landowners
37.31for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
37.32payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
37.33relocation expenses.
37Article 1 Sec. 15.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 38.1This appropriation includes federal highway
38.2aid. The commissioner of transportation must
38.3notify the chairs, ranking minority members,
38.4and staff of the legislative committees with
38.5jurisdiction over transportation finance of any
38.6significant events that cause the estimates of
38.7federal aid to change.
38.8$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
38.9general fund for living snow fence
38.10implementation, including: acquiring and
38.11planting trees, shrubs, native grasses, and
38.12wildflowers that are climate adaptive to
38.13Minnesota; improvements; contracts;
38.14easements; rental agreements; and program
38.15delivery.
38.16$300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
38.17general fund for additions and modifications
38.18to work zone design or layout to reduce
38.19vehicle speeds in a work zone. This
38.20appropriation is available following a
38.21determination by the commissioner that the
38.22initial work zone design or layout
38.23insufficiently provides for reduced vehicle
38.24speeds.
38.25The commissioner may expend up to one-half
38.26of one percent of the federal appropriations
38.27under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
38.28industrialization centers and other nonprofit
38.29job training centers for job training programs
38.30related to highway construction.
38.31The commissioner may transfer up to
38.32$15,000,000 in each year to the transportation
38.33revolving loan fund.
38Article 1 Sec. 15.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 39.1The commissioner may receive money
39.2covering other shares of the cost of partnership
39.3projects. These receipts are appropriated to
39.4the commissioner for these projects.
39.5The base from the trunk highway fund is
39.6$1,161,813,000 in each of fiscal years 2026
39.7and 2027.
25,000,00025,000,00039.8(d) Corridors of Commerce
39.9This appropriation is for the corridors of
39.10commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
39.11section 161.088. The commissioner may use
39.12up to 17 percent of the amount in each year
39.13for program delivery.
291,394,000268,336,00039.14(e) Highway Debt Service
39.15$265,336,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
39.16$288,394,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for
39.17transfer to the state bond fund. If this
39.18appropriation is insufficient to make all
39.19transfers required in the year for which it is
39.20made, the commissioner of management and
39.21budget must transfer the deficiency amount
39.22as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
39.2316A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking
39.24minority members, and staff of the legislative
39.25committees with jurisdiction over
39.26transportation finance and the chairs of the
39.27senate Finance Committee and the house of
39.28representatives Ways and Means Committee
39.29of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess
39.30appropriation cancels to the trunk highway
39.31fund.
6,907,0008,653,00039.32(f) Statewide Radio Communications
39.33 Appropriations by Fund
202539.34 2024
39Article 1 Sec. 15.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 3,0002,003,00040.1General
6,904,0006,650,00040.2Trunk Highway
40.3$3,000 in each year is from the general fund
40.4to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal
40.5tower for Lake of the Woods weather
40.6broadcasting.
40.7$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
40.8general fund for Allied Radio Matrix for
40.9Emergency Response (ARMER) tower
40.10building improvements and replacement.
40.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
40.12Sec. 16. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
40.13Subd. 3.State Roads
2,405,000-0-40.14(a) Operations and Maintenance
40.15$300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for rumble
40.16strips under Minnesota Statutes, section
40.17161.1258.
40.18$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
40.19landscaping improvements located within
40.20trunk highway rights-of-way under the
40.21Department of Transportation's community
40.22roadside landscape partnership program, with
40.23prioritization of tree planting as feasible.
40.24$1,000,000 is from the general fund for the
40.25traffic safety camera pilot program under
40.26Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, and the
40.27evaluation and legislative report under article
40.283, sections 116 and 117. With the approval of
40.29the commissioner of transportation, any
40.30portion of this appropriation is available to the
40.31commissioner of public safety. This is a
40.32onetime appropriation and is available until
40.33June 30, 2029.
40Article 1 Sec. 16.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 41.1$105,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the cost of
41.2staff time to coordinate with the Public
41.3Utilities Commission relating to placement of
41.4high voltage transmission lines along trunk
41.5highways.
5,800,000-0-41.6(b) Program Planning and Delivery
41.7$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
41.8implementation and development of statewide
41.9and regional travel demand modeling related
41.10to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
41.11section 161.178. This is a onetime
41.12appropriation and is available until June 30,
41.132026.
41.14$800,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for one or more
41.15grants to metropolitan planning organizations
41.16outside the metropolitan area, as defined in
41.17Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
41.18subdivision 2, for modeling activities related
41.19to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
41.20section 161.178. Notwithstanding Minnesota
41.21Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the
41.22commissioner must not use any amount of this
41.23appropriation for administrative costs. This is
41.24a onetime appropriation and is available until
41.25June 30, 2026.
41.26$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to complete
41.27environmental documentation and for
41.28preliminary engineering and design for the
41.29reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 55
41.30from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
41.3119, north of the city of Loretto to Hennepin
41.32County Road 118 near the city of Medina.
41.33This is a onetime appropriation and is
41.34available until June 30, 2027.
41Article 1 Sec. 16.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 10,900,000-0-42.1(c) State Road Construction
42.2$8,900,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the
42.3acquisition, environmental analysis, predesign,
42.4design, engineering, construction,
42.5reconstruction, and improvement of trunk
42.6highway bridges, including design-build
42.7contracts, program delivery, consultant usage
42.8to support these activities, and the cost of
42.9payments to landowners for lands acquired
42.10for highway rights-of-way. Projects under this
42.11appropriation must follow eligible investment
42.12priorities identified in the Minnesota state
42.13highway investment plan under Minnesota
42.14Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1c. The
42.15commissioner may use up to 17 percent of this
42.16appropriation for program delivery. This is a
42.17onetime appropriation and is available until
42.18June 30, 2028.
42.19$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for predesign
42.20and design of intersection safety improvements
42.21along marked Trunk Highway 65 from the
42.22interchange with marked U.S. Highway 10 to
42.2399th Avenue Northeast in the city of Blaine.
42.24This is a onetime appropriation.
42.25$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to design and
42.26construct trunk highway improvements
42.27associated with an interchange at U.S.
42.28Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 282,
42.29and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9 in the
42.30city of Jordan, including accommodations for
42.31bicycles and pedestrians and for bridge and
42.32road construction. This is a onetime
42.33appropriation and is available until June 30,
42.342027.
468,000-0-42.35(d) Highway Debt Service
42Article 1 Sec. 16.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 43.1This appropriation is for transfer to the state
43.2bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
43.3to make all transfers required in the year for
43.4which it is made, the commissioner of
43.5management and budget must transfer the
43.6deficiency amount as provided under
43.7Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, and
43.8notify the chairs and ranking minority
43.9members of the legislative committees with
43.10jurisdiction over transportation finance and
43.11the chairs of the senate Finance Committee
43.12and the house of representatives Ways and
43.13Means Committee of the amount of the
43.14deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels
43.15to the trunk highway fund.
43.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
43.17Sec. 17. ALLOCATION; WASHINGTON AVENUE BRIDGE SUICIDE
43.18PREVENTION.
43.19 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.993, subdivision 2, from funds
43.20received under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.993, Hennepin County must award a grant
43.21of $15,000,000 to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to design and
43.22construct suicide barriers and provide suicide diversion information resources on the
43.23Washington Avenue Bridge in the city of Minneapolis.
43.24 ARTICLE 2
43.25 TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY
43.26Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
43.27 Subd. 4.Duties.The advisory council must:
43.28 (1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs,
43.29and services affecting traffic safety;
43.30 (2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the
43.31Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic
43.32safety;
43Article 2 Section 1.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 44.1 (3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the
44.2field of traffic safety;
44.3 (4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
44.4 (5) review and comment on all grants dealing with traffic safety and on the development
44.5and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans;
44.6 (6) advise the commissioner of public safety on agreements and grants as provided in
44.7subdivision 5; and
44.8 (6) (7) make recommendations on safe road zone safety measures under section 169.065.
44.9 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
44.10 Subd. 5.Administration.(a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public
44.11Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as
44.12the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational
44.13aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform
44.14financial management on behalf of the council.
44.15 (b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently
44.16as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory
44.17council is subject to chapter 13D.
44.18 (c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of
44.19the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
44.20 (d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section
44.2115.059.
44.22 (e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees
44.23must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers
44.24on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only
44.25for expenses incurred for working group activities.
44.26 (f) The commissioner of public safety may enter into contracts and interagency
44.27agreements for data, expertise, and research projects to provide assistance to the advisory
44.28council.
44.29 (g) From an appropriation in law to the advisory council, the commissioner of public
44.30safety may enter into grant agreements for projects that reduce serious and fatal injury
44.31crashes. Eligible recipients of funds include but are not limited to a local traffic safety
44Article 2 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 45.1coalition, local unit of government, nonprofit organization, and law enforcement agency.
45.2The commissioner must give priority to local traffic safety coalitions.
45.3 Sec. 3. [137.345] EMPOWERING SMALL MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES
45.4PROGRAM.
45.5 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
45.6the meanings given.
45.7 (b) "Program" means the empowering small Minnesota communities program established
45.8by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
45.9 (c) "Small community" means a local unit of government having a population of fewer
45.10than 15,000 or a collaboration of more than one local unit of government each having a
45.11population of fewer than 15,000.
45.12 Subd. 2.Program assistance.(a) An appropriation under the program is for small
45.13community partnerships on infrastructure project analysis and development as provided in
45.14this section.
45.15 (b) Support and assistance under the program must be prioritized for political subdivisions
45.16and federally recognized Tribal governments based on insufficient capacity to undertake
45.17project development and apply for state or federal infrastructure grants.
45.18 Subd. 3.Uses.(a) An appropriation under the program is available for:
45.19 (1) project partnership activities in the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships,
45.20the Center for Transportation Studies, the Minnesota Design Center, the Humphrey School
45.21of Public Affairs, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, or other related entities; and
45.22 (2) support and assistance to small communities that includes:
45.23 (i) methods to incorporate consideration of sustainability, resiliency, and adaptation to
45.24the impacts of climate change; and
45.25 (ii) identification and cross-sector analysis of any potential associated projects and
45.26efficiencies through coordinated investments in other infrastructure or assets.
45.27 (b) An agreement with a small community may provide for infrastructure project analysis
45.28and development activities that include but are not limited to planning, scoping, analysis,
45.29predesign, and design.
45.30 Subd. 4.Program information.From an appropriation under the program, the regents
45.31must maintain information about the program on a website that, at a minimum, must include:
45Article 2 Sec. 3.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 46.1 (1) a review of the program and implementation;
46.2 (2) a summary of projects under the program;
46.3 (3) financial information that identifies sources and uses of funds; and
46.4 (4) direction on applications for partnership assistance.
46.5 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.115, subdivision 177, is amended to read:
46.6 Subd. 177.Route No. 246.Beginning at a point in or adjacent to Nerstrand; thence
46.7extending in a general northerly direction to a point westerly of Dennison; thence continuing
46.8in a general northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 1 at or near 110th Street East
46.9near Northfield.
46.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
46.11transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective
46.12date.
46.13Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
46.14 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
46.15the meanings given.
46.16 (b) "Applicable entity" means the commissioner with respect to a project or portfolio
46.17for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program or a metropolitan planning
46.18organization with respect to a project or portfolio for inclusion in the appropriate metropolitan
46.19transportation improvement program.
46.20 (c) "Assessment" means the impact assessment under this section.
46.21 (d) "Capacity expansion project" means a project for trunk highway construction or
46.22reconstruction that:
46.23 (1) is a major highway project, as defined in section 174.56 174.034, subdivision 1,
46.24paragraph (b) (c); and
46.25 (2) adds highway traffic capacity or provides for grade separation of motor vehicle traffic
46.26at an intersection, excluding auxiliary lanes with a length of less than 2,500 feet.
46.27 (e) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01,
46.28subdivision 2.
46Article 2 Sec. 5.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 47.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
47.2 Subd. 2a.Applicable projects; implementation.(a) For purposes of this section:
47.3 (1) prior to the date established under paragraph (b), a project or portfolio is a capacity
47.4expansion project the requirements under this section do not apply to any project; and
47.5 (2) on and after the date established under paragraph (b), a project or portfolio is a
47.6capacity expansion project or a collection of trunk highway and multimodal projects for a
47.7fiscal year and specific region.
47.8 (b) The commissioner must establish a date to implement impact assessments on the
47.9basis of assessing a portfolio or program of projects instead of or on a project-by-project
47.10basis. The date must be:
47.11 (1) August 1, 2027 2028, which applies to projects that first enter the appropriate
47.12transportation improvement program for fiscal year 2031 2032 or a subsequent year; or
47.13 (2) after the date under clause (1) as established by the commissioner, if the
47.14commissioner:
47.15 (i) consults with metropolitan planning organizations;
47.16 (ii) prioritizes and makes reasonable efforts to meet the date under clause (1) or an earlier
47.17date;
47.18 (iii) determines that the date established under this clause is the earliest practicable in
47.19which the necessary models and tools are sufficient for analysis under this section; and
47.20 (iv) submits a notice to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
47.21committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, which
47.22must identify the date established and summarize the efforts under item (ii) and the
47.23determination under item (iii).
47.24 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
47.25Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
47.26 Subd. 8.Transportation impact assessment and mitigation account.(a) A
47.27transportation impact assessment and mitigation account is established in the special revenue
47.28fund. The account consists of funds provided under section 168.013, subdivision 1m, and
47.29by law and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the
47.30account.
47Article 2 Sec. 7.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 48.1 (b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and must only
48.2be expended on activities described or required under this section. In determining
48.3expenditures from the account, the commissioner must include prioritization for offset
48.4actions interlinked to trunk highway projects that reduce traffic fatalities or severe injuries.
48.5 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, is amended by adding a subdivision to
48.6read:
48.7 Subd. 9.Account transfers.(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "account balance"
48.8means the unencumbered balance in the transportation impact assessment and mitigation
48.9account under subdivision 8 on June 30 of a fiscal year.
48.10 (b) Beginning July 1, 2028, in each fiscal year, if the account balance for the previous
48.11fiscal year exceeds 50 percent of the total deposited during that fiscal year, by November
48.121, the commissioner must transfer an amount as determined in paragraph (c) from the
48.13transportation impact assessment and mitigation account to the highway user tax distribution
48.14fund.
48.15 (c) The amount for transfer under paragraph (b) equals 90 percent of the lesser of (1)
48.16the account balance for the previous fiscal year, or (2) the amount of unencumbered funds
48.17in the transportation impact assessment and mitigation account at the time of transfer.
48.18Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.16, is amended to read:
48.19 162.16 INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN STATE-AID FUNDS.
48.20 Subdivision 1.State investment of state-aid funds.Upon the request of the
48.21commissioner, money in the county state-aid highway fund and money in the municipal
48.22state-aid street fund shall must be invested by the State Board of Investment in those
48.23securities authorized for such purpose in section 11A.21. All interest and profits from the
48.24investments shall must be credited to the fund on which the interest or profits are earned.
48.25The commissioner of management and budget shall be is the custodian of all securities
48.26purchased under the provisions of this section.
48.27 Subd. 2.Use of local investment.(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "transportation
48.28revenue source" includes but is not limited to:
48.29 (1) funds provided to a local unit of government under section 16A.88 or 297A.815 or
48.30chapters 160 to 174;
48.31 (2) grants, loans, or other financial assistance provided in law from state sources of funds
48.32for a specified transportation project, program, or purpose;
48Article 2 Sec. 9.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 49.1 (3) revenue from transportation-related taxes and fees authorized in statutes, including
49.2under sections 163.051, 297A.9915, 297A.992, 297A.993, 473.408, and 473.446, except
49.3for filing fees under sections 168.33 and 171.061;
49.4 (4) reserves established from a source specified in this paragraph; and
49.5 (5) certificates of indebtedness, notes, or other obligations secured by a source specified
49.6in this paragraph.
49.7 (b) A local unit of government must use interest or other investment earnings on a
49.8transportation revenue source only for transportation purposes.
49.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
49.10Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.002, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
49.11 Subd. 6.Dealer."Dealer" means any person, firm, or corporation regularly engaged in
49.12the business of manufacturing, or selling, purchasing, and generally dealing in new and
49.13unused motor vehicles having an established place of business for the sale, trade, and display
49.14of new and unused motor vehicles and having in possession new and unused motor vehicles
49.15for the purposes of sale or trade. "Dealer" also includes any person, firm or corporation
49.16regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing or selling, purchasing, and generally
49.17dealing in new and unused motor vehicle bodies, chassis mounted or not, and having an
49.18established place of business for the sale, trade and display of such new and unused motor
49.19vehicle bodies, and having in possession new and unused motor vehicle bodies for the
49.20purposes of sale or trade. For the purposes of sections 168.27, subdivision 28; 168.33,
49.21subdivision 8a; 168.345; and 168.346, the commissioner may consider a motor vehicle
49.22dealer licensed under the laws of a contiguous state as a dealer or licensed dealer.
49.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025.
49.24Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:
49.25 Subd. 1m.Electric All-electric vehicle.In addition to the tax under subdivision 1a, (a)
49.26A surcharge of $75 $200 is imposed for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011,
49.27subdivision 1a. The surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 1a.
49.28 (b) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this subdivision
49.29must be deposited as follows:
49.30 (1) 80 percent in the highway user tax distribution fund; and
49Article 2 Sec. 11.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 50.1 (2) 20 percent in the transportation impact assessment and mitigation account under
50.2section 161.178, subdivision 8.
50.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
50.4applies to taxes payable for a registration period starting on or after July 1, 2025.
50.5 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.091, is amended to read:
50.6 168.091 31-DAY 60-DAY TEMPORARY VEHICLE PERMIT.
50.7 Subdivision 1.Nonresident buyer.(a) Upon payment of a fee of $1, the commissioner
50.8may issue a permit to a nonresident purchasing a vehicle in this state for the sole purpose
50.9of allowing the vehicle to be removed from this state.
50.10 (b) The permit is in lieu of any other registration or taxation for use of the highways and
50.11is valid for a period of 31 60 days from the date of sale, trade, or gift.
50.12 (c) The permit must be available in an electronic format as determined by the
50.13commissioner.
50.14 (d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is electronically transmitted to the commissioner
50.15by a dealer or deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
50.16 (e) The permit must be affixed to the rear of the vehicle where it is plainly visible. Each
50.17permit is valid only for the vehicle for which the permit was issued.
50.18 Subd. 2.Dealer.The registrar may issue permits to licensed dealers upon payment of
50.19the proper fee for each permit.
50.20 Subd. 3.Proceeds to highway user fund.All payments received for such permits shall
50.21must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
50.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025, for permits issued on
50.23or after that date.
50.24Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1287, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.25 Subdivision 1.Issuance of plates.The commissioner must issue blackout special license
50.26plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
50.27 (1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
50.28truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
50.29 (2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12,
50.30subdivision 5;
50Article 2 Sec. 13.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 51.1 (3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
51.2 (4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
51.3 (5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the driver and vehicle services operating
51.4account; and
51.5 (6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
51.6licensing of drivers.
51.7 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
51.8 Subd. 5.Contributions; account.Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause
51.9(5), must be deposited:
51.10 (1) 56.25 percent in the driver and vehicle services operating account under section
51.11299A.705; and
51.12 (2) 43.75 percent in the highway user tax distribution fund.
51.13Sec. 15. [168.1289] RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE PLATES.
51.14 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
51.15the meanings given.
51.16 (b) "Auto rental company" means a corporation, partnership, individual, or other person
51.17that is engaged primarily in the renting of at least 50 rental motor vehicles at per diem rates.
51.18 (c) "Rental motor vehicle" means a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
51.19truck, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or recreational vehicle made available for rental by
51.20an auto rental company.
51.21 Subd. 2.Issuance of plates.(a) An auto rental company may, but is not required to,
51.22apply for rental motor vehicle plates under this section.
51.23 (b) Upon proper application, the commissioner must issue rental motor vehicle plates
51.24or a single motorcycle plate to an auto rental company that:
51.25 (1) is a registered owner of a rental motor vehicle;
51.26 (2) pays license plate fees under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set of plates for
51.27each rental motor vehicle, along with any other fees required by this chapter;
51.28 (3) pays the registration tax for each rental motor vehicle as required under section
51.29168.013;
51Article 2 Sec. 15.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 52.1 (4) pays the fees required under this chapter; and
52.2 (5) complies with section 168.017 and rules governing registration of rental motor
52.3vehicles.
52.4 (c) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section are issued for a seven-year
52.5period and must be replaced as required under section 168.12, subdivision 1, paragraph (f),
52.6clause (2).
52.7 (d) Each set of rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section is only valid if the
52.8plates are registered to a single rental motor vehicle.
52.9 Subd. 3.Design.The commissioner must adopt a suitable plate design that includes the
52.10phrase "RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLE."
52.11 Subd. 4.Plates transfer.(a) On application to the commissioner and payment of a
52.12transfer fee of $5 for each set of plates, rental motor vehicle plates may be transferred to
52.13another qualified rental motor vehicle that is registered to the same auto rental company to
52.14which the rental motor vehicle plates were originally issued.
52.15 (b) A deputy registrar who collects the $5 transfer fee under paragraph (a) must retain
52.16the fee.
52.17 (c) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section must be removed from the rental
52.18motor vehicle if the vehicle is held for resale under section 168A.11.
52.19 Subd. 5.Exemptions.(a) Rental motor vehicle plates issued under this section are not
52.20subject to section 168.1293, subdivision 2.
52.21 (b) Notwithstanding sections 168.09, subdivision 4, and 169.79, subdivision 8, rental
52.22motor vehicle plates issued under this section are not required to display validation stickers
52.23issued pursuant to section 168.12, subdivision 1.
52.24 Subd. 6.Application.This section applies on the earlier of July 1, 2026, or the date the
52.25commissioner makes rental motor vehicle plates available.
52.26Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
52.27 Subd. 8.Exemptions.(a) Salespeople and other employees of licensed dealers under
52.28this section are not required to obtain individual licenses. For purposes of this subdivision,
52.29independent contractors are not employees.
52.30 (b) Isolated or occasional sales or leases of new or used motor vehicles are exempt from
52.31this section. A person who makes only isolated or occasional sales or leases is not required
52Article 2 Sec. 16.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 53.1to be licensed under this section, is not considered to be in the business of selling or leasing
53.2motor vehicles, and does not qualify to receive dealer plates under subdivision 16. "Isolated
53.3or occasional sales or leases" means: (1) the sale or lease of a motor vehicle with an actual
53.4cash value of $1,000 or less made by a charitable organization; (2) the sale, purchase, or
53.5lease of not more than five motor vehicles in a 12-month period, other than pioneer or classic
53.6motor vehicles as defined in section 168.10, subdivisions 1a and 1b,; or (3) sales by a
53.7licensed auctioneer selling motor vehicles at an auction if, in the ordinary course of the
53.8auctioneer's business, the sale of motor vehicles is incidental to the sale of other real or
53.9personal property. For purposes of this subdivision, charitable organization means a nonprofit
53.10charitable organization that qualifies for tax exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
53.11Revenue Code.
53.12 (c) A person whose sales of new and used motor vehicles consist solely of sales to
53.13political subdivisions and their agencies of vehicles used solely as firefighting equipment
53.14is not required to obtain a license under this section. The person may apply for and receive
53.15in-transit plates under subdivision 17 in the same manner as licensed motor vehicle dealers
53.16for the purpose of allowing firefighting equipment to be transported from the dealer's source
53.17of supply or other place of storage to the dealer's place of business, to another place of
53.18storage, or directly to the purchaser.
53.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
53.20Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
53.21 Subd. 11.Dealers' licenses; location change notice; fee.(a) Application for a dealer's
53.22license or notification of a change of location of the place of business on a dealer's license
53.23must include a street address, not a post office box, and is subject to the commissioner's
53.24approval.
53.25 (b) Upon the filing of an application for a dealer's license and the proper fee, unless the
53.26application on its face appears to be invalid, the commissioner shall must grant a 90-day
53.27temporary license. During the 90-day period following issuance of the temporary license,
53.28the commissioner shall must inspect the place of business site and insure compliance with
53.29this section and rules adopted under this section.
53.30 (c) The commissioner may extend the temporary license 30 days to allow the temporarily
53.31licensed dealer to come into full compliance with this section and rules adopted under this
53.32section.
53Article 2 Sec. 17.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 54.1 (d) In no more than 180 days following issuance of the temporary license, the dealer
54.2license must either be granted or denied.
54.3 (e) A license must be denied under the following conditions:
54.4 (1) if within the previous ten years the applicant was enjoined due to a violation of
54.5section 325F.69 or convicted of violating section 325E.14, 325E.15, 325E.16, or 325F.69,
54.6or convicted under section 609.53 of receiving or selling stolen vehicles, or convicted of
54.7violating United States Code, title 49, sections 32701 to 32711 or pleaded guilty, entered a
54.8plea of nolo contendere or no contest, or has been found guilty in a court of competent
54.9jurisdiction of any charge of failure to pay state or federal income or sales taxes or felony
54.10charge of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft by swindle,
54.11extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or bribery, or similar offenses committed in another state;
54.12or
54.13 (2) if the applicant has had a dealer license revoked within the previous ten years.
54.14 (f) A license may be denied if a dealer is not in compliance with location requirements
54.15under subdivision 10 or has intentionally misrepresented any information on the dealer
54.16license application that would be grounds for suspension or revocation under subdivision
54.1712.
54.18 (g) If the application is approved, the commissioner shall must license the applicant as
54.19a dealer for one year from the date the temporary license is granted and issue a certificate
54.20of license that must include a distinguishing number of identification of the dealer. The
54.21license must be displayed in a prominent place in the dealer's licensed place of business.
54.22 (h) Each initial application for a license must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in addition
54.23to the annual fee. The annual fee is $150. The initial fees and annual fees must be paid into
54.24the state treasury and credited to the general fund except that $50 of each initial and annual
54.25fee must be paid into the driver and vehicle services operating account under section
54.26299A.705.
54.27 (i) An applicant for a dealer's license under this section must submit to a criminal history
54.28records check of state data completed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and a national
54.29criminal history records check, including a search of the records of the Federal Bureau of
54.30Investigation. The results of the background check must be returned to the commissioner.
54.31 (j) An applicant for a dealer's license must consent to a fingerprint-based criminal history
54.32background check as required under paragraph (i), pay all required fees, and cooperate with
54Article 2 Sec. 17.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 55.1all requests for information. An applicant must complete a new criminal history background
55.2check if more than one year has elapsed since the applicant last applied for a license.
55.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
55.4 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
55.5 Subd. 16.Dealer plates: distinguishing number; issuance, fee, tax, use.(a) The
55.6registrar shall must issue to every motor vehicle dealer, upon a request from the motor
55.7vehicle dealer licensed as provided in subdivision 2 or 3, one or more plates, not to exceed
55.850, displaying a general distinguishing number. This subdivision does not apply to a scrap
55.9metal processor, a used vehicle parts dealer, or a vehicle salvage pool.
55.10 (b) The fee for each of the first four plates plate issued by the registrar is $75 per
55.11registration year, of which $60 must be paid to the registrar and the remaining $15 is payable
55.12as sales tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035. For each additional plate, the dealer
55.13shall pay the registrar a fee of $25 and a sales tax on motor vehicles of $15 per registration
55.14year. The registrar shall must deposit the tax in the state treasury to be credited as provided
55.15in section 297B.09. Replacement plates are subject to the fees in section 168.12.
55.16 (c) A trade association exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(6) of the
55.17Internal Revenue Code, with a membership of at least 100 licensed new motor vehicle
55.18dealers, is authorized to issue dealer plates and process annual renewals on behalf of the
55.19registrar. A motor vehicle dealer licensed as provided in subdivision 2 or 3 may be issued
55.20up to 50 dealer plates by an authorized trade association and may annually renew plates
55.21previously purchased from the trade association. The fee for each plate issued or renewed
55.22under this paragraph is $60 per registration year, of which $45 must be paid to the registrar
55.23and the remaining $15 is payable as sales tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035.
55.24A trade association may impose and retain an additional service charge, which must be
55.25designed to cover the association's costs of compliance, distribution, and storage and other
55.26related costs. The total annual amount charged by a trade association for a dealer plate under
55.27this paragraph must not exceed the total imposed under paragraph (b).
55.28 (d) At any point in time, a dealer must not posses more than 50 plates issued under this
55.29subdivision.
55.30 (e) Motor vehicles, new or used, owned by the motor vehicle dealership and bearing the
55.31number plate, except vehicles leased to the user who is not an employee of the dealer during
55.32the term of the lease, held for hire, or used by the dealer as a tow truck, service truck, or
55.33parts vehicle, may be driven upon the streets and highways of this state:
55Article 2 Sec. 18.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 56.1 (1) by the motor vehicle dealer or dealer's spouse, or any full-time employee of the motor
56.2vehicle dealer for either private or business purposes;
56.3 (2) by a part-time employee when the use is directly related to a particular business
56.4transaction of the dealer;
56.5 (3) for use on a courtesy vehicle provided to a customer of the dealership while the
56.6customer's vehicle is being repaired;
56.7 (4) for demonstration purposes by any prospective buyer for a period of 48 hours or in
56.8the case of a truck, truck-tractor, or semitrailer, for a period of seven 14 days; or
56.9 (4) (5) in a promotional event that lasts no longer than four days in which at least three
56.10motor vehicles are involved.
56.11 (b) (f) A new or used motor vehicle sold by the motor vehicle dealer and bearing the
56.12motor vehicle dealer's number plate may be driven upon the public streets and highways
56.13for a period of 72 hours by the buyer for either of the following purposes: (1) removing the
56.14vehicle from this state for registration in another state,; or (2) permitting the buyer to use
56.15the motor vehicle before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to registration. Use of
56.16a motor vehicle by the buyer under clause (2) before the buyer receives number plates
56.17pursuant to registration constitutes a use of the public streets or highways for the purpose
56.18of the time requirements for registration of motor vehicles. The requirements under this
56.19paragraph do not apply to a courtesy vehicle used as provided under paragraph (e), clause
56.20(3).
56.21 (g) A vehicle displaying a dealer plate issued under this subdivision must carry written
56.22documentation within the vehicle that includes:
56.23 (1) a valid driver's license;
56.24 (2) proof of insurance;
56.25 (3) the reason for use; and
56.26 (4) if the vehicle is for use as a courtesy vehicle under paragraph (e), clause (3), a courtesy
56.27vehicle user agreement that includes a list of authorized drivers for the vehicle and their
56.28driver's license numbers and the start and end dates of use.
56.29 (h) For purposes of this subdivision, a "courtesy vehicle" means a passenger-class motor
56.30vehicle that a motor vehicle dealer temporarily provides at no or minimal cost to customers
56.31for customer service or mobility purposes while the customer's vehicle is serviced, repaired,
56.32or maintained.
56Article 2 Sec. 18.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 57.1 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
57.2 Subd. 22.Dealer license for trailers, motorized bicycles; plates, fees; exemptions.(a)
57.3Any person, copartnership, or corporation having a permanent enclosed commercial building
57.4or structure either owned in fee or leased and engaged in the business, either exclusively or
57.5in addition to any other occupation, of selling motorized bicycles, boat trailers, horse trailers,
57.6or snowmobile trailers, may apply to the registrar for a dealer's license. Upon payment of
57.7a $10 fee the registrar shall must license the applicant as a dealer for the remainder of the
57.8calendar year in which the application was received. The license may be renewed on or
57.9before the second day of January of each succeeding year by payment of a fee of $10.
57.10 (b) The registrar shall must issue to each dealer, upon request of the dealer, up to 50
57.11dealer plates as on payment of the fee provided in subdivision 16 upon payment of $5 for
57.12each plate, and, paragraph (b). The plates may be used in the same manner and for the same
57.13purposes as is provided in subdivision 16. Except for motorized bicycle dealers, the registrar
57.14shall must also issue to the dealer, upon request of the dealer, "in-transit" plates as provided
57.15in subdivision 17 upon payment of a fee of $5 for each plate.
57.16 (c) This subdivision does not abrogate any of the provisions of this section relating to
57.17the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of persons, copartnerships, or corporations
57.18engaged in the business, either exclusively or in addition to other occupations, of selling
57.19motor vehicles or manufactured homes, except that a seller of boat trailers, utility trailers,
57.20or snowmobile trailers who is licensed under this subdivision is not required to have a
57.21contract or franchise with a manufacturer or distributor of new boat trailers, utility trailers,
57.22or new snowmobile trailers the seller proposes to sell, broker, wholesale, or auction. This
57.23section does not require a manufacturer of snowmobile trailers whose manufacturing facility
57.24is located outside of the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121 to have a dealer's
57.25license to transport the snowmobile trailers to dealers or retail outlets in the state.
57.26Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to
57.27read:
57.28 Subd. 7a.Reimbursements.(a) The commissioner must issue payment to a deputy
57.29registrar as follows:
57.30 (1) $2 for paying an account balance;
57.31 (2) $4 for the following transactions:
57.32 (i) updating a vehicle's address or the county in which the vehicle is kept;
57Article 2 Sec. 20.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 58.1 (ii) changing or verifying an address related to the International Registration Plan or the
58.2International Fuel Tax Agreement;
58.3 (iii) updating contact information for the International Registration Plan or the
58.4International Fuel Tax Agreement;
58.5 (iv) processing a vehicle that has been sold, donated, or removed from the state; and
58.6 (v) marking a vehicle as junked;
58.7 (3) $8 for the following transactions:
58.8 (i) changing a customer's personal identification number;
58.9 (ii) adding or removing liens for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.10 (iii) providing a duplicate title;
58.11 (iv) issuing International Fuel Tax Agreement decals;
58.12 (v) managing an International Fuel Tax Agreement license; and
58.13 (vi) administrative review requests; and
58.14 (4) an amount that equals the fee established under subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause
58.15(2), for the following transactions:
58.16 (i) vehicle renewal for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.17 (ii) plate change for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.18 (iii) correcting or changing title and vehicle details;
58.19 (iv) issuing a new disability parking certificate;
58.20 (v) new title and registration for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.21 (vi) transferring title and registration for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
58.22and
58.23 (vii) replacing plates, stickers, or registration cards.
58.24 (b) The following transactions for which no filing fee under subdivision 7 is collected
58.25are not eligible for payment of any kind:
58.26 (1) collection of another fee type, including but not limited to a record request fee or a
58.27fast track fee;
58.28 (2) voluntary waiver of a fee by the deputy registrar; and
58.29 (3) ancillary to a transaction for which a filing fee may be imposed.
58Article 2 Sec. 20.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 59.1 (c) If the amount appropriated for payments under this subdivision is insufficient, the
59.2commissioner must prorate the payments.
59.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
59.4 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.5 Subdivision 1.Requirements upon subsequent transfer; service fee.(a) A dealer who
59.6buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title. Upon transferring
59.7the vehicle to another person, other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer
59.8must promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names
59.9and addresses of the transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created
59.10or reserved at the time of the resale, and the date of the security agreement in the spaces
59.11provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment.
59.12 (b) If a dealer elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the
59.13dealer need not register the vehicle but must pay one month's registration tax. If a dealer
59.14elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the commissioner must
59.15not place any legend on the title that no motor vehicle sales tax was paid by the dealer but
59.16may indicate on the title whether the vehicle is a new or used vehicle.
59.17 (c) With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the dealer
59.18must also, in the space provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment, state the
59.19true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the exact mileage is unknown
59.20if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage.
59.21 (d) The transferee must complete the application for title section on the certificate of
59.22title or separate title application form prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer must mail
59.23or deliver the certificate to the commissioner or deputy registrar with the transferee's
59.24application for a new certificate and appropriate taxes and fees, within the period specified
59.25under section 168A.10, subdivision 2.
59.26 (e) With respect to vehicles sold to buyers who will remove the vehicle from this state,
59.27the dealer must remove any license plates from the vehicle, issue a 31-day 60-day temporary
59.28permit pursuant to section 168.091, and notify the commissioner within 48 hours of the sale
59.29that the vehicle has been removed from this state. The notification must be made in an
59.30electronic format prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer may contract with a deputy
59.31registrar for the notification of sale to an out-of-state buyer. The deputy registrar may charge
59.32a fee of $7 per transaction to provide this service.
59Article 2 Sec. 21.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 60.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025, for permits issued on
60.2or after that date.
60.3 Sec. 22. [168A.1502] INSURER APPLICATION FOR TITLE.
60.4 (a) When an insurer licensed to conduct business in Minnesota acquires ownership of a
60.5vehicle through payment of damages and the owner fails to deliver the vehicle's title to the
60.6insurer within 15 days of payment of the claim, the insurer or a designated agent may apply
60.7to the commissioner for a certificate of title as provided in this section. This section only
60.8applies to vehicles with a title issued by this state.
60.9 (b) At least 15 days prior to applying for a certificate of title under this section, the
60.10insurer or a designated agent must notify the owner and any lienholders of record of the
60.11insurer's intent to apply for a title. The notice must be sent to the last known address of the
60.12owner and any lienholders by certified mail or by a commercial delivery service that provides
60.13evidence of delivery.
60.14 (c) At least 15 days after notifying the owner and any lienholders under paragraph (b),
60.15the insurer may apply for a certificate of title from the commissioner. The application must
60.16attest that the insurer or a designated agent:
60.17 (1) paid the claim;
60.18 (2) requested the title or other necessary transfer documents from the owner; and
60.19 (3) provided notice to the owner and any lienholders as required under paragraph (b).
60.20If the insurer or a designated agent does not attest to completing the requirements under
60.21clauses (1) to (3), the commissioner must reject the application.
60.22 (d) Notwithstanding any outstanding liens, upon proper application, the commissioner
60.23must issue a certificate of title in the name of the insurer. Issuance of a certificate of title
60.24extinguishes all existing liens against the vehicle. If the vehicle is sold, the insurer or a
60.25designated agent must assign the title to the buyer, and the vehicle is transferred without
60.26any liens.
60.27 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
60Article 2 Sec. 22.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 61.1 Sec. 23. [168A.1503] REQUIREMENTS UPON UNPAID INSURANCE VEHICLE
61.2CLAIM.
61.3 Subdivision 1.Definition.For purposes of this section, "salvage vehicle auction
61.4company" or "auction company" means a business, organization, or individual that sells
61.5salvage vehicles on behalf of insurers.
61.6 Subd. 2.Notice to auction company.(a) If an insurance company licensed to conduct
61.7business in Minnesota requests an auction company to take possession of a salvage vehicle
61.8that is subject to an insurance claim and the insurance company does not subsequently take
61.9ownership of the vehicle, the insurance company may direct the auction company to release
61.10the vehicle to the owner or lienholder.
61.11 (b) The insurance company must provide the auction company notice by commercial
61.12delivery service, email, or a proprietary electronic system accessible by both the insurance
61.13company and the auction company authorizing the auction company to release the vehicle
61.14to the vehicle's owner or lienholder.
61.15 Subd. 3.Notice to owner or lienholder.(a) Upon receiving notice from an insurance
61.16company under subdivision 2, the auction company must send two notices a minimum of
61.1714 days apart to the owner of the vehicle and any lienholders stating that the vehicle is
61.18available to be recovered from the auction company within 30 days of the date the first
61.19notice was sent. Each notice must include an invoice for any outstanding charges owed to
61.20the auction company that must be paid before the vehicle may be recovered.
61.21 (b) Notice under this subdivision must be sent to the address of the owner and any
61.22lienholder on record with the commissioner by certified mail or a commercially available
61.23delivery service that provides proof of delivery.
61.24 Subd. 4.Vehicle deemed abandoned.(a) If the owner or any lienholder does not recover
61.25the vehicle within 30 days of the date on which the first notice was sent under subdivision
61.263:
61.27 (1) the vehicle is considered abandoned;
61.28 (2) the vehicle's certificate of title is deemed assigned to the auction company; and
61.29 (3) without surrendering the certificate of title, the auction company may request, on a
61.30form provided by the commissioner, that the commissioner issue a certificate of title that
61.31is free of liens.
61.32 (b) A request under paragraph (a) must be accompanied by a copy of (1) the notice sent
61.33by the insurance company required under subdivision 2, and (2) evidence of delivery of the
61Article 2 Sec. 23.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 62.1notices sent to the owner and any lienholders required under subdivision 3 or evidence that
62.2the notices were undeliverable.
62.3 (c) Notwithstanding any outstanding liens against the vehicle, upon receipt of any fees
62.4charged under section 168A.29, the commissioner must issue a certificate of title that is
62.5free of liens to the auction company in possession of the vehicle.
62.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
62.7 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168E.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
62.8to read:
62.9 Subd. 8a.Fuel products."Fuel products" means liquefied natural gas or liquefied
62.10petroleum gas, as defined in section 296A.01, subdivisions 30 and 31.
62.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment for
62.12retail deliveries made after June 30, 2025.
62.13Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168E.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
62.14to read:
62.15 Subd. 15a.Road construction materials."Road construction materials" has the meaning
62.16given in section 169.869, subdivision 1.
62.17 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment for
62.18retail deliveries made after June 30, 2025.
62.19Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168E.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
62.20 Subdivision 1.Transactions.The following retail deliveries are exempt from the fee
62.21imposed by this chapter:
62.22 (1) a retail delivery to a purchaser who is exempt from tax under chapter 297A;
62.23 (2) a retail delivery on a motor vehicle for which a permit issued by the commissioner
62.24of transportation or a road authority is required under chapter 169 or 221 and the retailer
62.25has maintained books and records through reasonable and verifiable standards that the retail
62.26delivery was on a qualifying vehicle;
62.27 (3) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of food and food ingredients or prepared
62.28food;
62Article 2 Sec. 26.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 63.1 (4) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale by a food and beverage service
63.2establishment, regardless of whether the retail delivery is made by a third party other than
63.3the food and beverage service establishment; and
63.4 (5) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of drugs and medical devices, accessories
63.5and supplies, or baby products;
63.6 (6) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of fuel products purchased by and delivered
63.7to a political subdivision or a trade or business; and
63.8 (7) a retail delivery resulting from a retail sale of road construction materials purchased
63.9by and delivered to a political subdivision or a trade or business.
63.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment for
63.11retail deliveries made after June 30, 2025.
63.12Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, subdivision 36, is amended to read:
63.13 Subd. 36.Intersection.(a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the
63.14prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary
63.15lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right
63.16angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any
63.17other angle may come in conflict.
63.18 (b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing
63.19of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as
63.20a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway also includes two roadways
63.2130 feet or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be
63.22regarded as a separate intersection.
63.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
63.24Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
63.25 Subd. 5.Traffic-control signal.(a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control
63.26signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
63.27time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall be used, except for
63.28special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend. The traffic-control signal lights or
63.29colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
63.30 (1) Green indication:
63Article 2 Sec. 28.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 64.1 (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn
64.2right or left unless a sign prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles
64.3turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully
64.4within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited. Vehicular
64.5traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles
64.6approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
64.7 (ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with
64.8another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated
64.9by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the same time.
64.10Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent
64.11crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
64.12 (iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision
64.136, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow,
64.14may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. Every driver
64.15of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the pedestrian shall
64.16yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that the green
64.17signal indication is first shown.
64.18 (2) Steady yellow indication:
64.19 (i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby
64.20warned that the related green movement or flashing yellow movement is being terminated
64.21or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must
64.22not enter the intersection, except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow
64.23indication simultaneously exhibited.
64.24 (ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a
64.25pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is
64.26insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian
64.27shall then start to cross the roadway.
64.28 (3) Steady red indication:
64.29 (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked stop
64.30line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if
64.31none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green indication
64.32is shown, except as follows: (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close as practicable at
64.33the entrance to the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the
64.34entrance to the intersection in obedience to a red or stop signal, and with the intention of
64Article 2 Sec. 28.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 65.1making a right turn may make the right turn, after stopping, unless an official sign has been
65.2erected prohibiting such movement, but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other
65.3traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection; or (B) the driver of
65.4a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another one-way street on which traffic moves
65.5to the left shall stop in obedience to a red or stop signal and may then make a left turn into
65.6the one-way street, unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting the movement, but
65.7shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as directed
65.8by the signal at that intersection.
65.9 (ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision
65.106, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
65.11 (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a
65.12movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before
65.13entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering
65.14the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication permitting
65.15the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when an official
65.16sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular traffic facing a
65.17red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left
65.18from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves to the left, after stopping,
65.19but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as
65.20directed by the signal at that intersection.
65.21 (b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place
65.22other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which
65.23can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the
65.24pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or
65.25marking the stop must be made at the signal.
65.26 (c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain
65.27movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, no
65.28other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls vehicular
65.29traffic for that movement or lane.
65.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
65.31Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
65.32 Subd. 8.Officer to report accident to commissioner.(a) A peace officer who
65.33investigates in the regular course of duty an accident that is required to be reported under
65Article 2 Sec. 29.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 66.1this section must submit an electronic or written report of the accident to the commissioner
66.2of public safety within ten days after the date of the accident. Within two business days
66.3after identification of a fatality that resulted from an accident, the reporting agency must
66.4notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances of the accident. A report or notification
66.5under this subdivision must be in the format as prescribed in subdivision 9.
66.6 (b) Accidents on streets, highways, roadways, sidewalks, shoulders, shared use paths,
66.7or any other portion of a public right-of-way must be reported under the requirements of
66.8this section if the accident results in:
66.9 (1) a fatality;
66.10 (2) bodily injury to a person who, because of the injury, immediately receives medical
66.11treatment away from or at the scene of the accident;
66.12 (3) one or more of the motor vehicles incurring disabling damage that requires a vehicle
66.13to be transported away from the scene of the accident by tow truck or other vehicle; or
66.14 (4) damage to fixtures, infrastructure, or any other property alongside or on a highway.
66.15 (c) An accident involving a school bus, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71,
66.16must be reported under the requirements of this section and section 169.4511.
66.17 (d) An accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.781,
66.18subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be reported under the requirements of this section and
66.19section 169.783.
66.20 (e) Accidents occurring on public lands or trail systems that result in the circumstances
66.21specified in paragraph (b) must be reported under the requirements of this section.
66.22 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
66.23Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
66.24 Subd. 1a.License revocation for extreme speed.The driver's license of a person who
66.25violates any speed limit established in this section, by driving in excess of 100 miles per
66.26hour or 35 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit, is revoked for six months
66.27under section 171.17, or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section
66.28169A.53, 169A.54, or 171.174.
66.29 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, for violations committed
66.30on or after that date.
66Article 2 Sec. 30.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 67.1 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.686, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
67.2 Subdivision 1.Seat belt requirement.(a) Except as provided in section 169.685, a
67.3properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the
67.4vehicle is so equipped, shall must be worn by the driver and passengers of a passenger
67.5vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, type III vehicle, and type III Head Start vehicle.
67.6Notwithstanding the equipment exemption in section 169.685, subdivision 1, this paragraph
67.7applies to the driver and passengers of an autocycle equipped with seat belts. This paragraph
67.8applies to the operator and passengers of a class 2 all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section
67.984.92, subdivision 10, when operated on or within the right-of-way of a public road when
67.10the all-terrain vehicle is factory-equipped with seat belts.
67.11 (b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a) is subject
67.12to a fine of $25. The driver of the vehicle in which a violation occurs is subject to a $25
67.13fine for each violation of paragraph (a) by the driver or by a passenger under the age of 15,
67.14but the court may not impose more than one surcharge under section 357.021, subdivision
67.156, on the driver. The Department of Public Safety shall must not record a violation of this
67.16subdivision on a person's driving record.
67.17 (c) The driver of a bus is not subject to the fine under paragraph (b) for a violation of
67.18paragraph (a) by a passenger under the age of 15. This paragraph does not apply to: (1) a
67.19school bus, including a type III vehicle; and (2) a Head Start bus, including a type III Head
67.20Start vehicle.
67.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025, for violations committed
67.22on or after that date.
67.23Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.865, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
67.24 Subd. 1a.Definition.For purposes of this section, "qualifying agricultural products"
67.25means:
67.26 (1) agricultural crops, including but not limited to corn, soybeans, oats, grain, and
67.27by-products of agricultural crops;
67.28 (2) livestock, including but not limited to cattle, hogs, and poultry;
67.29 (3) food crops, including but not limited to sugar beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions;
67.30 (4) fluid milk;
67.31 (5) seed and material used for or in livestock and poultry feed;
67.32 (6) livestock manure; and
67Article 2 Sec. 32.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 68.1 (7) raw or processed grass seed; and
68.2 (8) before January 1, 2031, crude soybean oil.
68.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
68.4 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.865, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
68.5 Subd. 3.Requirements; restrictions.(a) A vehicle or combination of vehicles operating
68.6under this section:
68.7 (1) is subject to axle weight limitations under section 169.824, subdivision 1;
68.8 (2) is subject to seasonal load restrictions under section 169.87;
68.9 (3) is subject to bridge load limits posted under section 169.84;
68.10 (4) may only be operated on paved streets and highways other than interstate highways;
68.11 (5) may not be operated with loads that exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight
68.12rating as affixed to the vehicle, or other certification of gross vehicle weight rating complying
68.13with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, sections 567.4 to 567.7;
68.14 (6) must be issued a permit from each road authority having jurisdiction over a road on
68.15which the vehicle is operated, if required;
68.16 (7) must comply with the requirements of section 169.851, subdivision 4; and
68.17 (8) must have brakes on all wheels.
68.18 (b) The percentage allowances for exceeding gross weights if transporting unfinished
68.19forest products under section 168.013, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), or for the first haul of
68.20unprocessed or raw farm products or unfinished forest products under section 168.013,
68.21subdivision 3, paragraph (d), clause (3), do not apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles
68.22operated under this section.
68.23 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or combination of vehicles
68.24hauling fluid milk under a permit issued by the commissioner of transportation may also
68.25operate on interstate highways as provided under United States Code, title 23, section 127.
68.26 (d) A vehicle or combination of vehicles hauling crude soybean oil under this section
68.27may only be operated in this state to perform transportation between soybean processing
68.28facilities located in Mankato and Fairmont on:
68.29 (1) a route on a county highway or county state-aid highway as approved by the county;
68.30 (2) marked Trunk Highways 15, 30, and 60; and
68Article 2 Sec. 33.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 69.1 (3) marked U.S. Highway 169.
69.2 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.
69.3 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
69.4read:
69.5 Subd. 45e.Road test."Road test" means the actual physical demonstration of skills and
69.6ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle. As
69.7appropriate, a road test includes demonstration of ability to perform an inspection of a
69.8vehicle and equipment.
69.9 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
69.10 Subdivision 1.Person 18 or more years of age.(a) Any person who is 18 or more years
69.11of age and who, except for a lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise
69.12be qualified to obtain a class D driver's license under this chapter, may apply for an
69.13instruction permit, and the department shall must issue the permit. The instruction permit
69.14entitles the applicant to drive a motor vehicle for which a class D license is valid upon the
69.15highways for a period of two years if the permit holder:
69.16 (1) has the permit in immediate possession; and
69.17 (2) is driving the vehicle while accompanied by an adult licensed driver who is actually
69.18occupying a seat beside the driver.
69.19 (b) Any license of a lower class may be used as an instruction permit to operate a vehicle
69.20requiring a higher class license for a period of six months one year after passage of the
69.21written test or tests required for the higher class and when the licensee is accompanied by
69.22and receiving instruction from a holder of the appropriate higher class license. A copy of
69.23the record of examination taken for the higher class license must be carried by the driver
69.24while using the lower class license as an instruction permit.
69.25Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to
69.26read:
69.27 Subd. 7a.Online renewal.(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "applicant" means a
69.28person who renews a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or identification
69.29card or applies for a duplicate card through the department's online renewal system
69.30established in this subdivision.
69Article 2 Sec. 36.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 70.1 (b) The commissioner must establish a process for an applicant to renew or request a
70.2duplicate of a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or identification card,
70.3whether by website or some other means, as provided in this subdivision. Notwithstanding
70.4subdivision 3, an applicant for a renewal or duplicate driver's license or identification card
70.5submitted through the department's online renewal system may not designate a temporary
70.6mailing address for the delivery of the driver's license or identification card.
70.7 (c) The commissioner may renew or request a duplicate of a REAL ID-compliant or
70.8noncompliant driver's license or identification card for an individual who does not renew
70.9in person if:
70.10 (1) there is no change in identity, including any change to the applicant's name, address,
70.11signature, and driver's license or identification card number;
70.12 (2) the renewal application is not for a different type or class of driver's license or
70.13identification card;
70.14 (3) the renewal or duplicate application is not for an enhanced driver's license or
70.15identification card;
70.16 (4) the commissioner has a previous photograph of the applicant on file that was taken
70.17within the last five years or in conjunction with the most recent issuance of the applicant's
70.18current credential;
70.19 (5) the applicant is at least 18 years of age at the time of the application;
70.20 (6) the applicant's license or identification card is valid or has been expired for less than
70.21one year;
70.22 (7) the applicant has not obtained a driving credential or identification card from another
70.23state or jurisdiction since the most recent issuance of the applicant's Minnesota credential;
70.24 (8) no knowledge or road tests are required to maintain the credential;
70.25 (9) the applicant submits a vision examination certificate as described in subdivision 7;
70.26and
70.27 (10) the application is in a form prescribed by the commissioner.
70.28 (d) The commissioner must use the photograph on file as specified in paragraph (c),
70.29clause (4), for the applicant's REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant driver's license or
70.30identification card.
70.31 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2026.
70Article 2 Sec. 36.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 71.1 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
71.2 Subd. 2.Evidence; identity; date of birth.(a) Only the following is satisfactory evidence
71.3of an applicant's identity and date of birth under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph
71.4(b):
71.5 (1) a driver's license or identification card that:
71.6 (i) complies with all requirements of the REAL ID Act;
71.7 (ii) is not designated as temporary or limited term; and
71.8 (iii) is current or has been expired for five years or less;
71.9 (2) a valid, unexpired United States passport, including a passport booklet or passport
71.10card, issued by the United States Department of State;
71.11 (3) a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a government bureau of vital statistics
71.12or equivalent agency in the applicant's state of birth, which must bear the raised or authorized
71.13seal of the issuing government entity;
71.14 (4) a consular report of birth abroad, certification of report of birth, or certification of
71.15birth abroad, issued by the United States Department of State, Form FS-240, Form DS-1350,
71.16or Form FS-545;
71.17 (5) a valid, unexpired permanent resident card issued by the United States Department
71.18of Homeland Security or the former Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United
71.19States Department of Justice, Form I-551. If the Form I-551 validity period has been
71.20automatically extended by the United States Department of Homeland Security, it is deemed
71.21unexpired, regardless of the expiration date listed;
71.22 (6) a foreign passport with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp or a temporary I-551
71.23printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa with a United States Department of
71.24Homeland Security admission stamp within the validity period;
71.25 (7) a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-94 or Form I-94A with a
71.26photograph and an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp;
71.27 (8) a United States Department of State Form DS-232 with a United States Department
71.28of Homeland Security admission stamp and validity period;
71.29 (9) a certificate of naturalization issued by the United States Department of Homeland
71.30Security, Form N-550 or Form N-570;
71Article 2 Sec. 37.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 72.1 (10) a certificate of citizenship issued by the United States Department of Homeland
72.2Security, Form N-560 or Form N-561;
72.3 (11) an unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States
72.4Department of Homeland Security, Form I-766 or Form I-688B. If the Form I-766 validity
72.5period has been automatically extended by the United States Department of Homeland
72.6Security, it is deemed unexpired, regardless of the expiration date listed;
72.7 (12) a valid, unexpired passport issued by a foreign country and a valid, unexpired United
72.8States visa accompanied by documentation of the applicant's most recent lawful admittance
72.9into the United States; or
72.10 (13) a document as designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security
72.11under Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, part 37.11 (c)(1)(x);.
72.12 (14) a copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage certified by the issuing government
72.13jurisdiction;
72.14 (15) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change; or
72.15 (16) a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that specifies the
72.16applicant's name change, issued by a court.
72.17 (b) A document under paragraph (a) must be legible and unaltered.
72.18Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0605, is amended by adding a subdivision
72.19to read:
72.20 Subd. 7.Evidence of name change.The following is satisfactory evidence of an
72.21applicant's name change:
72.22 (1) a copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage certified by the issuing government
72.23jurisdiction;
72.24 (2) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change; or
72.25 (3) a certified copy of a court-issued divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that
72.26specifies the applicant's name change.
72.27Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.061, is amended by adding a subdivision
72.28to read:
72.29 Subd. 4a.Reimbursements.(a) The commissioner must issue payment to a driver's
72.30license agent as follows:
72Article 2 Sec. 39.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 73.1 (1) $2 for paying an account balance;
73.2 (2) $4 for the following transactions:
73.3 (i) correcting credentials for veterans with a total service-connected disability, homeless
73.4fee, and those with reduced-fee credentials; and
73.5 (ii) payment of reinstatement fees for veterans with a total service-connected disability
73.6and homeless youth;
73.7 (3) $8 for the following transactions:
73.8 (i) changing a customer's personal identification number; and
73.9 (ii) mail-in application photograph renewal; and
73.10 (4) an amount that equals the fee established under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause
73.11(2), for the following transactions:
73.12 (i) addition of court order review;
73.13 (ii) paper temporary receipt of application permit for veterans with a total
73.14service-connected disability; and
73.15 (iii) issuing a credential for veterans with a total service-connected disability, homeless
73.16youth, and those with reduced-fee credentials.
73.17 (b) The following transactions for which no filing fee under subdivision 4 is collected
73.18are not eligible for payment of any kind:
73.19 (1) collection of another fee type, including but not limited to a record request fee or a
73.20fast track fee;
73.21 (2) voluntary waiver of a fee by the driver's license agent; and
73.22 (3) ancillary to a transaction for which a filing fee may be imposed.
73.23 (c) If the amount appropriated for payments under this subdivision is insufficient, the
73.24commissioner must prorate the payments.
73.25 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
73.26Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
73.27 Subd. 7. Examination fees.(a) A fee of $10 must be paid by an individual to take a
73.28third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the individual
73.29has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.
73Article 2 Sec. 40.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 74.1 (b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent skills
74.2or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed two
74.3consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.
74.4 (c) A fee of $20 $40 must be paid by an individual who fails to appear for a scheduled
74.5skills or road test or who cancels a skills or road test within less than 24 hours of before the
74.6appointment time. A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual who cancels a scheduled road
74.7test between 24 hours and 72 hours before the appointment time.
74.8 (d) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and
74.9credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705.
74.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to
74.11cancellations and failures to appear on or after that date.
74.12Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
74.13 Subd. 8.Test scheduling.The commissioner must not schedule or reserve recurring
74.14time with a public, private, or commercial driver education program for purposes of
74.15administering skills or road tests to a class D or commercial driver's license applicant.
74.16Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
74.17 Subdivision 1.Offenses.(a) The department shall must immediately revoke the license
74.18of a driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of:
74.19 (1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or under section 609.20
74.20or 609.205;
74.21 (2) criminal vehicular homicide or injury under section 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114,
74.22or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21;
74.23 (2) (3) a violation of section 169A.20 or 609.487;
74.24 (3) (4) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used;
74.25 (4) (5) failure to stop and disclose identity and render aid, as required under section
74.26169.09, in the event of a motor vehicle accident, resulting in the death or personal injury of
74.27another;
74.28 (5) (6) perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement to the department under
74.29any law relating to the application, ownership, or operation of a motor vehicle, including
74.30on the certification required under section 171.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1),
74.31item (ii), subitem (C), to issue an instruction permit to a homeschool student;
74Article 2 Sec. 42.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 75.1 (6) (7) except as this section otherwise provides, three charges of violating within a
75.2period of 12 months any of the provisions of chapter 169 or of the rules or municipal
75.3ordinances enacted in conformance with chapter 169, for which the accused may be punished
75.4upon conviction by imprisonment;
75.5 (7) (8) two or more violations, within five years, of the misdemeanor offense described
75.6in section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
75.7 (8) (9) the gross misdemeanor offense described in section 169.444, subdivision 2,
75.8paragraph (b);
75.9 (9) (10) an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for
75.10revoking the driver's license; or
75.11 (10) (11) a violation of an applicable speed limit by a person driving in excess of 100
75.12miles per hour. The person's license must be revoked for six months for a violation of this
75.13clause, or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section 169A.53, 169A.54,
75.14or 171.174.
75.15 (b) The department shall must immediately revoke the school bus endorsement of a
75.16driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of the misdemeanor offense described
75.17in section 169.443, subdivision 7.
75.18Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
75.19read:
75.20 Subd. 12.Emissions reduction goals; financial assistance.The commissioner may
75.21provide grants or other financial assistance at the commissioner's discretion pursuant to
75.22grant requirements under state law to meet the state's goals under subdivision 1a, clause
75.23(3), or section 216H.02.
75.24Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
75.25 Subd. 12.Trunk highway performance, resiliency, and sustainability.(a) The
75.26commissioner must implement performance measures and targets for the trunk highway
75.27system in order to construct resilient infrastructure, enhance the project selection for all
75.28transportation modes, improve economic security, and achieve the state transportation goals
75.29established in section 174.01.
75.30 (b) At a minimum, the transportation planning process must include:
75Article 2 Sec. 44.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 76.1 (1) an inventory of transportation assets, including but not limited to bridge, pavement,
76.2geotechnical, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit asset categories;
76.3 (2) establishment of statewide performance measures and targets, reporting of
76.4performance measure results, and where possible, performance forecasts that are:
76.5 (i) statewide and, where data allow, district-specific;
76.6 (ii) for assets in each asset category specified in clause (1); and
76.7 (iii) identified in collaboration with the public;
76.8 (3) gap identification and an explanation of the difference between performance targets
76.9and current status; and
76.10 (4) life cycle assessment and corridor risk assessment as part of asset management
76.11programs in each district of the department.
76.12 (c) At a minimum, the ten-year capital highway investment plan in each district of the
76.13department must:
76.14 (1) be based on expected funding during the plan period and, to the extent feasible,
76.15maximize long-term benefits;
76.16 (2) estimate the funding necessary to make optimal life cycle investments;
76.17 (3) identify investments within each of the asset categories specified in paragraph (b),
76.18clause (1), that are funded through the trunk highway capital program;
76.19 (4) identify specific trunk highway segments programmed to be removed from the trunk
76.20highway system; and
76.21 (5) deliver annual progress toward achieving the state transportation goals established
76.22in section 174.01.
76.23 (d) Annually by December 15, the commissioner must report trunk highway performance
76.24measures and targets and identify gaps, including information detailing the department's
76.25progress on achieving the state transportation goals, to the chairs and ranking minority
76.26members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and
76.27finance. The report must be signed by the commissioner.
76.28Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
76.29read:
76.30 Subd. 13.Asset sustainability ratio targets.(a) The commissioner must calculate and
76.31report the asset sustainability ratio (ASR) for pavements for each fiscal year. The ASR must
76Article 2 Sec. 45.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 77.1be based on criteria developed by the commissioner and found in the Pavement Design
77.2Manual. The ASR is calculated as:
77.3 (1) total trunk highway system lane-mile years added each year; divided by
77.4 (2) total trunk highway mileage in that year.
77.5 (b) The department must meet the following pavement system targets for ASR:
77.6 (1) not less than 0.65 by 2027;
77.7 (2) not less than 0.75 by 2029; and
77.8 (3) not less than 0.85 by 2031 and thereafter.
77.9 (c) The commissioner must determine ASR results from projects constructed by the
77.10department for each year and include the results in the trunk highway performance report
77.11under section 174.56.
77.12 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
77.13Sec. 46. [174.034] TRANSPORTATION PROJECT ACTIVITY PORTAL.
77.14 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
77.15the meanings given.
77.16 (b) "Analysis activity" means an undertaking to analyze or study a highway or a corridor
77.17prior to project identification or as part of project development. Analysis activity includes
77.18but is not limited to: (1) planning, assessment, project scoping, project development, land
77.19acquisition, environmental review, and project-related public engagement; and (2) a safety
77.20study or audit, a corridor analysis or study, a planning study, a feasibility analysis, a purpose
77.21and need assessment, or similar assessment or analysis.
77.22 (c) "Major highway project" means a highway project that has a total cost for all segments
77.23that the commissioner most recently estimates to be at least (1) $15,000,000 in the
77.24metropolitan highway construction district, or (2) $5,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan
77.25highway construction district.
77.26 Subd. 2.Portal establishment.The commissioner must maintain a centralized portal
77.27on the department's website that provides comprehensive information on highway projects,
77.28project development, studies and assessments, and related activity.
77.29 Subd. 3.Portal design.The portal must:
77.30 (1) provide a geographic information system interface that allows for identification of
77.31projects and analysis activity through interactive mapping;
77Article 2 Sec. 46.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 78.1 (2) identify:
78.2 (i) each trunk highway project that is specified in the state transportation improvement
78.3program, excluding general or maintenance set-asides; the statewide multimodal
78.4transportation plan; the Minnesota state highway investment plan; or a ten-year capital
78.5highway investment plan in a district;
78.6 (ii) each trunk highway project that reached substantial completion in the current or
78.7previous two calendar years;
78.8 (iii) each trunk highway project that is planned for the ensuing ten years; and
78.9 (iv) each trunk highway segment or corridor for which the commissioner: (A) is
78.10undertaking analysis activity; or (B) has completed an analysis activity under subitem (A)
78.11within the previous five years;
78.12 (3) identify department districts, jurisdictions of local units of government, state and
78.13local road systems, major geographic features, and relevant local landmarks;
78.14 (4) provide the ability to search, filter, and apply mapping layer visibility based on
78.15location, dates, status, and common transportation categories;
78.16 (5) present information in a manner that is readily understood by the general public;
78.17 (6) allow for future extension to incorporate local road projects; and
78.18 (7) provide access to the information required under subdivision 4 and the dashboard
78.19required under subdivision 5.
78.20 Subd. 4.Information contents.(a) The commissioner must provide information on the
78.21department's website for each project or analysis activity identified under subdivision 3,
78.22clause (2). At a minimum, the information must include:
78.23 (1) a plain language description of the nature and scope of the project or analysis activity;
78.24 (2) as appropriate, the state project number and bridge number;
78.25 (3) as appropriate, an explanation of the project purpose and need;
78.26 (4) at least one map that identifies the project limits, corridor, or general location;
78.27 (5) a timeline that provides any key milestones;
78.28 (6) the primary documentation for the project or analysis activity, including but not
78.29limited to project layout and design plans, data and results from relevant modeling, and any
78.30studies or reports;
78Article 2 Sec. 46.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 79.1 (7) a fiscal overview that includes project or analysis activity cost and funding sources;
79.2 (8) notice of any scheduled public meetings, and if testimony is being taken, the ability
79.3for an individual to arrange to testify;
79.4 (9) details on each previous public meeting, including but not limited to meeting minutes,
79.5presentations, associated documents, and recordings;
79.6 (10) identification of a project or analysis activity contact; and
79.7 (11) for each major highway project, project details that at a minimum include:
79.8 (i) project purposes relative to objectives in the statewide multimodal transportation
79.9plan and investment priority areas established in the Minnesota state highway investment
79.10plan;
79.11 (ii) a history of the project, including but not limited to previous official actions by the
79.12department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both; the date on which
79.13the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan; the cost of the
79.14project at that time; the planning estimate for the project; the engineer's estimate; the award
79.15price; the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any supplemental
79.16agreements and cost overruns or cost savings; the dates of environmental approval; the dates
79.17of municipal approval; the date of final geometric layout; and the date of establishment of
79.18any construction limits;
79.19 (iii) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as well
79.20as the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any changes
79.21in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department work plan,
79.22and the reasons for those changes; and
79.23 (iv) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project, details
79.24of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the overall
79.25program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes.
79.26 (b) The commissioner must maintain and revise the information required under this
79.27subdivision in a timely manner, and must publish the public meeting information required
79.28under paragraph (a), clause (8), within two weeks of the meeting.
79.29 Subd. 5.Fiscal transparency dashboard.The commissioner must provide a fiscal
79.30transparency dashboard on the department's website that summarizes fiscal information for
79.31the current fiscal year and each year in the state transportation improvement program. At a
79.32minimum, the dashboard must include:
79Article 2 Sec. 46.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 80.1 (1) a summary of total amounts by funding source and for projects;
80.2 (2) identification of total expenditures associated with each objective in the statewide
80.3multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a, and resulting impacts
80.4on associated performance targets; and
80.5 (3) an overview of expenditures by investment priority area established in the Minnesota
80.6state highway investment plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1c.
80.7 Subd. 6.Implementation.The commissioner must implement the requirements of this
80.8section by the earlier of January 1, 2028, or the completion of necessary information
80.9technology changes.
80.10Sec. 47. [174.065] CONSOLIDATED LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FINANCIALS
80.11REPORT.
80.12 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
80.13the meanings given.
80.14 (b) "Funding source" means the relevant tax or revenue source for which financial
80.15reporting information is required.
80.16 (c) "Reporting unit" means a county, regional railroad authority, or other political
80.17subdivision that is specifically required to submit financial information under this section.
80.18 Subd. 2.Consolidated report.(a) By March 1 annually, the commissioner must submit
80.19a report on consolidated local transportation financials to the chairs and ranking minority
80.20members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and
80.21policy.
80.22 (b) At a minimum, the report must include:
80.23 (1) the information specified under subdivision 3 for each funding source as required
80.24under sections 174.49, subdivision 7; 297A.993, subdivision 2a; and 398A.04, subdivision
80.2512;
80.26 (2) subtotals for each reporting unit that is required to submit financial information under
80.27this section; and
80.28 (3) totals for all reporting units.
80.29 (c) The commissioner may establish submission requirements for the financial
80.30information, which may include but is not limited to a submission deadline and a format
80.31for the fiscal details.
80Article 2 Sec. 47.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 81.1 Subd. 3.Required financial information.(a) At a minimum, each reporting unit must
81.2submit financial information on the funding source that includes:
81.3 (1) actual allocations or collections to the reporting unit for each of the previous five
81.4calendar years;
81.5 (2) balance actuals for each of the previous five calendar years;
81.6 (3) estimates of the amount that is expected to be allocated to or collected by the reporting
81.7unit in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
81.8 (4) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the
81.9next ten calendar years:
81.10 (i) the amount expended or proposed to be expended for each of the following, as
81.11applicable:
81.12 (A) planning, project development, construction, operation, or maintenance of guideways,
81.13as defined in section 473.4485, subdivision 1, paragraph (d);
81.14 (B) nonguideway transit uses;
81.15 (C) active transportation uses;
81.16 (D) highway uses; and
81.17 (E) uses not otherwise specified in subitems (A) to (D);
81.18 (ii) for each category under item (i), subitems (A) to (D), an accompanying list of
81.19completed, current, planned, and anticipated projects; and
81.20 (iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated amounts from the funding source.
81.21 (b) The listing under paragraph (a), clause (4), item (ii), must include a brief identification
81.22or description of each project or program.
81.23 Subd. 4.Aid withholding.The commissioner must annually withhold payment of 25
81.24percent of the amount apportioned under section 162.07 for a county that (1) is a reporting
81.25unit, and (2) fails to meet financial information submission requirements established by the
81.26commissioner under subdivision 2, paragraph (c). The commissioner may release withheld
81.27funds no sooner than 30 days following acceptance of a submission.
81.28Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
81.29 Subd. 3.Exceptions.This section does not apply to:
81Article 2 Sec. 48.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 82.1 (1) a law that establishes a requirement with general applicability for an agency or
82.2agencies to submit a report, including but not limited to reports and information under
82.3sections 14.05, subdivision 5, and 14.116;
82.4 (2) a law that specifies a reporting expiration date or a date for the submission of a final
82.5report;
82.6 (3) information required by law to be included in a budget submission to the legislature
82.7under section 16A.11;
82.8 (4) the plans required under section 174.03, subdivisions 1a, 1b, and 1c;
82.9 (5) the forecast information requirements under section 174.03, subdivision 9; and
82.10 (6) the reports required under sections 161.088, subdivision 7; 161.089; 161.3203,
82.11subdivision 4; 165.03, subdivision 8; 174.03, subdivision 12 174.065; 174.185, subdivision
82.123; 174.247; 174.56, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 174.75, subdivision 3.
82.13Sec. 49. [174.205] RESILIENT PAVEMENT PROGRAM.
82.14 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
82.15the meanings given.
82.16 (b) "Baseline project" means a trunk highway project without revision to pavement
82.17design life.
82.18 (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
82.19 (d) "Modified project" means a project that is revised or under a revision analysis to
82.20contain a modified pavement design life using funds provided under the program.
82.21 (e) "Pavement cost" means the estimated total cost of pavement items, including pavement
82.22foundation, for the project, in conformance with standard specifications for construction
82.23established by the commissioner.
82.24 (f) "Program" means the resilient pavement program under this section.
82.25 Subd. 2.Program established.Subject to available funds, the commissioner must
82.26establish a resilient pavement program to provide supplemental funding for revisions to
82.27pavement design of trunk highway projects on the basis of long-term cost effectiveness.
82.28 Subd. 3.Administration.(a) In implementing the program, the commissioner must: (1)
82.29establish procedures for identification, analysis, and selection of projects that receive funding
82.30and are accordingly revised in the pavement design; and (2) specify a modified pavement
82Article 2 Sec. 49.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 83.1design life, whether through pavement material, pavement foundation, or a combination,
83.2that is at least 50 years for modified projects.
83.3 (b) The commissioner must determine pavement design life using the current standard
83.4models used by the department for pavement design.
83.5 Subd. 4.Project eligibility; cost effectiveness.(a) To be eligible for funds under the
83.6program, a project must:
83.7 (1) be for trunk highway construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or improvement;
83.8 (2) be included in a prior or the current state transportation improvement program or
83.9capital highway investment plan with a proposed design life of less than or equal to 20
83.10years;
83.11 (3) be a modified project with a pavement design life as specified under subdivision 3,
83.12paragraph (a), clause (2); and
83.13 (4) have a cost-effectiveness ratio, as calculated under paragraph (b), that equals or is
83.14greater than two.
83.15 (b) The cost-effectiveness ratio is calculated as:
83.16 (1) the pavement cost of the baseline project, divided by the pavement design life of the
83.17baseline project; divided by
83.18 (2) the pavement cost of the modified project, divided by the modified pavement design
83.19life.
83.20 Subd. 5.Use of funds.(a) For a project selected under the program, the commissioner
83.21may expend program funds for up to 110 percent of the difference in anticipated pavement
83.22costs between the modified project and the baseline project.
83.23 (b) The commissioner may expend up to one-third of the funds on projects located wholly
83.24or substantially inside the Department of Transportation metropolitan district, as calculated
83.25using total funds under the program over (1) the current fiscal year, and (2) the latest prior
83.26two years in which funds are allocated.
83.27 (c) The commissioner must not expend funds under the program for program delivery.
83.28 Subd. 6.Public information.The commissioner must publish information regarding
83.29the program on the department's website. The information must include:
83.30 (1) a description of program implementation;
83.31 (2) identification of projects analyzed and selected under the program; and
83Article 2 Sec. 49.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 84.1 (3) for each project selected, an overview that includes a brief project description, the
84.2pavement design changes, and information on expenditures from program funds.
84.3 Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.38, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
84.4 Subd. 4.Program administration.(a) The commissioner must establish active
84.5transportation program requirements, including:
84.6 (1) assistance eligibility, subject to the requirements under subdivision 5;
84.7 (2) a solicitation and application process that minimizes the burden on applicants; and
84.8 (3) procedures to award and pay financial assistance.
84.9 (b) The commissioner must annually conduct a solicitation solicitations for active
84.10transportation projects under the program.
84.11 (c) The commissioner must make reasonable efforts to publicize each application
84.12solicitation among all eligible recipients. The commissioner must assist applicants to create
84.13and submit applications, with an emphasis on providing assistance in communities that are
84.14historically and currently underrepresented in local or regional planning, including
84.15communities of color, low-income households, people with disabilities, and people with
84.16limited English proficiency.
84.17 (d) The commissioner may provide grants or other financial assistance for a project.
84.18 (e) The commissioner is prohibited from expending more than one percent of available
84.19funds in a fiscal year under this section on program administration.
84.20Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.49, is amended by adding a subdivision to
84.21read:
84.22 Subd. 7.Metropolitan counties; financial information.(a) A metropolitan county
84.23must annually submit financial information to the commissioner on all sources of funds that
84.24are subject to the requirements under subdivision 6. The financial information must be
84.25submitted as provided under section 174.065 in the manner and by the dates prescribed by
84.26the commissioner.
84.27 (b) In addition to the requirements under section 174.065, subdivision 3, the submitted
84.28financial information must include the amount expended or proposed to be expended in
84.29each of the allowable uses under subdivision 6 for:
84.30 (1) each of the previous five calendar years;
84Article 2 Sec. 51.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 85.1 (2) the current calendar year; and
85.2 (3) the next ten calendar years.
85.3 Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.56, is amended to read:
85.4 174.56 REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS, TRUNK HIGHWAY
85.5FUND PERFORMANCE, EXPENDITURES, AND EFFICIENCIES.
85.6 Subdivision 1.Report required.(a) The commissioner of transportation shall must
85.7submit a report by December 15 of each year on (1) the status of major highway projects
85.8completed during the previous two years or under construction or planned during the year
85.9of the report and for the ensuing 15 years, (2) trunk highway fund expenditures, and (3)
85.10efficiencies achieved during the previous two fiscal years trunk highway system performance
85.11and department activity.
85.12 (b) For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway project that has
85.13a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of the report to be
85.14at least (1) $15,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, or (2) $5,000,000
85.15in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.
85.16 Subd. 2.Report contents; major highway projects.For each major highway project
85.17the report must include:
85.18 (1) a description of the project sufficient to specify its scope and location;
85.19 (2) a history of the project, including, but not limited to, previous official actions by the
85.20department or the appropriate area transportation partnership, or both, the date on which
85.21the project was first included in the state transportation improvement plan, the cost of the
85.22project at that time, the planning estimate for the project, the engineer's estimate, the award
85.23price, the final cost as of six months after substantial completion, including any supplemental
85.24agreements and cost overruns or cost savings, the dates of environmental approval, the dates
85.25of municipal approval, the date of final geometric layout, and the date of establishment of
85.26any construction limits;
85.27 (3) the project's priority listing or rank within its construction district, if any, as well as
85.28the reasons for that listing or rank, the criteria used in prioritization or rank, any changes
85.29in that prioritization or rank since the project was first included in a department work plan,
85.30and the reasons for those changes;
85Article 2 Sec. 52.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 86.1 (4) past and potential future reasons for delay in letting or completing the project, details
86.2of all project cost changes that exceed $500,000, and specific modifications to the overall
86.3program that are made as a result of delays and project cost changes;
86.4 (5) two representative trunk highway construction projects, one each from the
86.5department's metropolitan district and from greater Minnesota, and for each project report
86.6the cost of environmental mitigation and compliance; and
86.7 (6) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of Transportation
86.8district and office, with comparison to actual spending and including measures of productivity
86.9for the previous fiscal year.
86.10 Subd. 2a.Report contents; trunk highway fund expenditures.The commissioner
86.11shall must include in the report:
86.12 (1) a review of trunk highway performance measures and targets under section 174.03,
86.13subdivisions 1c and 12, including identification of gaps;
86.14 (2) details on the department's progress on achieving the state transportation goals under
86.15section 174.01;
86.16 (3) the annual budget for products and services for each Department of Transportation
86.17district and office, including a comparison to actual spending and measures of productivity
86.18for the previous fiscal year;
86.19 (4) information on the total expenditures from the trunk highway fund during the previous
86.20fiscal year, which must include:
86.21 (i) a breakout for each Department of Transportation district, in the following categories:
86.22road construction; planning; design and engineering; labor; compliance with environmental
86.23regulations; administration; acquisition of right-of-way, including costs for attorney fees
86.24and other compensation for property owners; litigation costs, including payment of claims,
86.25settlements, and judgments; maintenance; and road operations.; and
86.26 (ii) any other categories or information identified by the commissioner to provide for
86.27expenditure overlap across the categories under item (i) and comparison to other fiscal
86.28reporting;
86.29 (5) asset sustainability ratio results under section 174.03, subdivision 13; and
86.30 (6) efficiencies achieved during the previous two fiscal years.
86.31 Subd. 3.Department resources.The commissioner shall must prepare and submit the
86.32report with existing department staff and resources.
86Article 2 Sec. 52.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 87.1 Subd. 4.Availability of information.The commissioner must maintain an Internet
87.2website that displays information for each major highway project. At a minimum, the
87.3information must include the report contents identified in subdivision 2.
87.4 Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.634, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
87.5 Subd. 2.Passenger rail account; transfers; appropriation.(a) A passenger rail account
87.6is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided in this
87.7subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, collected, or otherwise
87.8provided to the account.
87.9 (b) By July 15 annually beginning in calendar year 2027 2029, the commissioner of
87.10revenue must transfer an amount from the general fund to the passenger rail account that
87.11equals 50 percent of the portion of the state general tax under section 275.025 levied on
87.12railroad operating property, as defined under section 273.13, subdivision 24, in the prior
87.13calendar year.
87.14 (c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation
87.15for the operating and capital maintenance costs of intercity passenger rail, which may include
87.16but are not limited to planning, designing, developing, constructing, equipping, administering,
87.17operating, promoting, maintaining, and improving passenger rail service within the state,
87.18after accounting for operating revenue, federal funds, and other sources.
87.19 (d) By November 1 each year beginning in calendar year 2029, the commissioner must
87.20report on the passenger rail account to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
87.21legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report
87.22must, at a minimum, include:
87.23 (1) the actual revenue and expenditures in each of the previous two fiscal years;
87.24 (2) the budgeted and forecasted revenue and expenditures in the current fiscal year and
87.25each fiscal year within the state forecast period;
87.26 (3) the plan for collection of fees and revenue, as defined and authorized under
87.27subdivision 3, in the current fiscal year and each fiscal year within the state forecast period;
87.28and
87.29 (4) the uses of expenditures or planned expenditures in each fiscal year included under
87.30clauses (1) and (2).
87Article 2 Sec. 53.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 88.1 Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 289A.51, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
88.2 Subd. 3.Amount of rebate.(a) The amount of a rebate under this section equals the
88.3lesser of:
88.4 (1) the applicable percentage, multiplied by the amount 75 percent of eligible expenses
88.5paid by an eligible individual; or
88.6 (2) $1,500 $750.
88.7 (b) The applicable percentage equals 75 percent, but is reduced by one percentage point
88.8until the percentage equals 50 percent, for each $4,000 of the eligible individual's adjusted
88.9gross income in excess of:
88.10 (1) $50,000 for a married taxpayer filing a joint return; and
88.11 (2) $25,000 for all other filers.
88.12 (b) Eligibility for a rebate under this section is limited to eligible individuals with adjusted
88.13gross incomes that were not more than:
88.14 (1) $78,000 in the case of a married eligible individual who filed a joint return; or
88.15 (2) $41,000 for all other individuals.
88.16 (c) For the purposes of determining the applicable percentage income limit under
88.17paragraph (b) and subdivision 4, paragraph (a), the commissioner must use the eligible
88.18individual's adjusted gross income for the taxable year ending in the calendar year prior to
88.19the year in which the individual applied for a rebate certificate.
88.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for rebates after December 31, 2024.
88.21Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 289A.51, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
88.22 Subd. 4.Commissioner to issue rebate certificates.(a) To qualify for a rebate under
88.23this section, an eligible individual must apply to the commissioner for a rebate certificate
88.24in the manner specified by the commissioner prior to purchasing an electric-assisted bicycle.
88.25As part of the application, the eligible individual must include proof of the individual's
88.26adjusted gross income for the taxable year specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (c). The
88.27commissioner must issue a rebate certificate to an eligible individual stating the issuance
88.28date, the applicable percentage, and the maximum rebate for which the taxpayer is eligible.
88.29For a married taxpayer filing a joint return, each spouse may apply to the commissioner
88.30separately, and the commissioner must issue each spouse a separate rebate certificate.
88Article 2 Sec. 55.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 89.1 (b) The commissioner of revenue may determine the date on which to open applications
89.2for a rebate certificate, and applications must not be submitted before the date determined
89.3by the commissioner. Beginning July 1, 2024, and July 1 of each subsequent calendar year
89.4for which there is an allocation of rebate certificates, the commissioner must allocate rebate
89.5certificates on a first-come, first-served basis. The commissioner must reserve 40 percent
89.6of the certificates for a married taxpayer filing a joint return with an adjusted gross income
89.7of less than $78,000 or any other filer with an adjusted gross income of less than $41,000.
89.8Any portion of the reserved amount under this paragraph that is not allocated by September
89.930 is available for allocation to other rebate certificate applications beginning on October
89.101. to eligible applicants. If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the available allocation
89.11of rebate certificates, the commissioner must allocate certificates through a random lottery.
89.12 (c) If a random lottery is used to allocate certificates as provided in paragraph (b), the
89.13commissioner must, by August 1, 2025, determine a suitable randomized method to allocate
89.14the certificates and must:
89.15 (1) detail the department's anticipated timeline for the lottery, including when applications
89.16for the lottery by an eligible individual must be made and when the commissioner anticipates
89.17distributing the certificates;
89.18 (2) establish a method for an eligible individual to apply for placement into the lottery;
89.19and
89.20 (3) provide the amount of certificates available to be distributed by the department to
89.21the public.
89.22 (d) The commissioner must not issue rebate certificates totaling more than $2,000,000
89.23in each of calendar years 2024 and 2025, except any amount authorized but not allocated
89.24in any calendar year does not cancel and is added to the allocation for the next calendar
89.25year. When calculating the amount of remaining allocations, the commissioner must assume
89.26that each allocated but unclaimed certificate reduces the available allocations by $1,500
89.27$750.
89.28 (d) (e) A rebate certificate that is not assigned to a retailer expires two months after the
89.29date the certificate was issued and may not be assigned to a retailer after expiration. The
89.30amount of any expired rebate certificates is added to the available allocation under paragraph
89.31(c) (d).
89.32 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for rebates after December 31, 2024.
89Article 2 Sec. 55.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 90.1 Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.993, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
90.2 Subd. 2a.Uses reporting.By February 15 of each even-numbered year, A metropolitan
90.3county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, that imposes the taxes under this section
90.4must annually submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
90.5committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance financial information
90.6to the commissioner of transportation as provided under section 174.065 in the manner and
90.7by the dates prescribed by the commissioner.
90.8 At a minimum, the report must include:
90.9 (1) actual transportation sales tax collections by the county over the previous five calendar
90.10years;
90.11 (2) an estimation of the total sales tax revenue that is estimated to be collected by the
90.12county in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
90.13 (3) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the
90.14next ten calendar years:
90.15 (i) the amount of sales tax revenue expended or proposed to be expended for each of
90.16the following:
90.17 (A) planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of guideways, as defined in section
90.18473.4485, subdivision 1, paragraph (d);
90.19 (B) nonguideway transit and active transportation uses;
90.20 (C) highway uses; and
90.21 (D) uses not otherwise specified in subitems (A) to (C);
90.22 (ii) completed, current, planned, and eligible projects for each category under item (i);
90.23and
90.24 (iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated county sales tax revenue.
90.25Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
90.26to read:
90.27 Subd. 9.Grant contracts and programs; administrative costs.(a) Notwithstanding
90.28any other law to the contrary, unless money is otherwise appropriated or a percentage is
90.29specified in law for administrative costs, the department may retain the following percentages
90.30of a grant appropriation for staff and related operating costs for grant administration:
90Article 2 Sec. 57.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 91.1 (1) five percent for grants enacted by the legislature, single or sole source grants, and
91.2formula grants; and
91.3 (2) ten percent for competitively awarded grants.
91.4 (b) This subdivision applies to all new and existing grant programs administered by the
91.5department.
91.6 (c) This subdivision does not apply to grants funded with an appropriation of proceeds
91.7from the sale of state general obligation bonds.
91.8 Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision
91.9to read:
91.10 Subd. 22a.Coordinated unmanned aircraft event."Coordinated unmanned aircraft
91.11event" means a one-day event involving a group of small unmanned aircraft systems that
91.12fly together as a unified and coordinated entity to accomplish a shared entertainment
91.13objective, which may include but is not limited to choreographed flight patterns, synchronized
91.14lighting, and music for visual displays.
91.15Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision
91.16to read:
91.17 Subd. 23a.Electronic attestation."Electronic attestation" means a statement of fact or
91.18confirmation, submitted by the owner in digital form, regarding the ownership and status
91.19of an aircraft, including a small unmanned aircraft system, and its compliance with applicable
91.20regulations.
91.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
91.22Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
91.23 Subd. 4.Collector's aircraft.(a) For purposes of this subdivision:
91.24 (1) "antique aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its
91.25licensee, on or before December 31, 1945, with the exception of certain pre-World War II
91.26aircraft models that had only a small postwar production, such as Beechcraft Staggerwing,
91.27Fairchild 24, and Monocoupe; and
91.28 (2) "classic aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its
91.29licensee, on or after January 1, 1946, and has a first year of life that precedes the date of
91.30registration by at least 50 years.
91Article 2 Sec. 60.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 92.1 (b) If an antique or classic aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item, its
92.2owner may must list it for taxation and registration as follows and execute an electronic
92.3attestation or sworn affidavit stating: A sworn affidavit must be executed stating
92.4 (1) the name and address of the owner,;
92.5 (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
92.6 (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and
92.7manufacturer's identification number,; and
92.8 (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general
92.9transportation or commercial operations purposes.
92.10The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner
92.11along with a fee of $25.
92.12 (c) Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit is true and correct,
92.13the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate to the applicant.
92.14The registration certificate is valid without renewal as long as the owner operates the aircraft
92.15solely as a collector's item.
92.16 (d) Should If an antique or classic aircraft be is operated other than as a collector's item,
92.17the registration certificate becomes void and the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation
92.18and registration in accordance with the other provisions of under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
92.19 (e) Upon the sale of an antique or classic aircraft, the new owner must list the aircraft
92.20for taxation and registration in accordance with this subdivision, including the payment of
92.21a $5 fee to transfer the registration to the new owner, or the other provisions of under sections
92.22360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.
92.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
92.24Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
92.25 Subd. 4a.Recreational aircraft; classic license.(a) An aircraft that has a base price
92.26for tax purposes under section 360.531 of $10,000 or less, and that is owned and operated
92.27solely for recreational purposes, may be listed for taxation and registration by executing a
92.28an electronic attestation or sworn affidavit stating:
92.29 (1) the name and address of the owner,;
92.30 (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
92Article 2 Sec. 61.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 93.1 (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and
93.2manufacturer's identification number,; and
93.3 (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a recreational aircraft and not for
93.4commercial operational purposes.
93.5The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner
93.6along with an annual $25 fee.
93.7 (b) On being satisfied Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit
93.8is true and correct, the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate
93.9to the applicant.
93.10 (c) Should If the aircraft be is operated other than as a recreational aircraft, the owner
93.11shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration and pay the appropriate registration
93.12fee under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
93.13 (d) If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and
93.14registration under this subdivision, including the payment of the annual $25 fee, or under
93.15sections 360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.
93.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
93.17Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
93.18 Subd. 8.Agricultural aircraft.Aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation
93.19Administration as restricted category aircraft used for agricultural purposes must be listed
93.20for taxation and registration upon filing by the owner a sworn affidavit with. The owner
93.21must execute and submit an annual electronic attestation or sworn affidavit to the
93.22commissioner. The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must state:
93.23 (1) the name and address of the owner;
93.24 (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased seller;
93.25 (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal registration number, and
93.26manufacturer's identification number; and
93.27 (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely for agricultural operations and purposes.
93.28The owner shall file the must submit an electronic attestation or a sworn affidavit to the
93.29commissioner and pay an annual fee established under sections 360.511 to 360.67, which
93.30must not exceed $500. Should If the aircraft be is operated other than for agricultural
93.31purposes, the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration under sections
93Article 2 Sec. 62.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 94.1360.511 to 360.67. If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation
94.2and registration under this subdivision or under sections 360.511 to 360.67, as applicable.
94.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025.
94.4 Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, is amended by adding a subdivision to
94.5read:
94.6 Subd. 10.Coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleets.(a) An operator planning to
94.7conduct a coordinated unmanned aircraft event must register the fleet of small unmanned
94.8aircraft systems at least 15 days before the event. Registration under this subdivision must
94.9be in the manner specified by the commissioner.
94.10 (b) The registration must include:
94.11 (1) the name and contact information of the event organizer;
94.12 (2) the date, time, and location of the event;
94.13 (3) the number of small unmanned aircraft systems to be used;
94.14 (4) proof of liability insurance for the small unmanned aircraft systems;
94.15 (5) a copy of the operator's small unmanned aircraft system pilot's license; and
94.16 (6) a copy of the commercial operator's license.
94.17 (c) A daily registration fee of $2 per small unmanned aircraft system used in the fleet
94.18applies to fleets registered under this subdivision. The fee is in lieu of the registration fee
94.19in subdivision 9. A fleet registered under this subdivision is exempt from the aircraft
94.20registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
94.21Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 398A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
94.22to read:
94.23 Subd. 12.Financial information.An authority associated with a metropolitan county,
94.24as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, must annually submit financial information to
94.25the commissioner of transportation as provided under section 174.065 in the manner and
94.26by the dates prescribed by the commissioner.
94.27Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to
94.28read:
94.29 Subd. 7.Use of certain investment.The council is subject to the requirements under
94.30section 162.16, subdivision 2.
94Article 2 Sec. 65.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 95.1 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
95.2final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
95.3Scott, and Washington.
95.4 Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision to
95.5read:
95.6 Subd. 1y.Obligations.In addition to other authority in this section, the council may
95.7issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under this section in an amount
95.8not exceeding $110,800,000 for capital expenditures as prescribed in the council's transit
95.9capital improvement program and for related costs, including the costs of issuance and sale
95.10of the obligations. Of this authorization, after July 1, 2025, the council may issue certificates
95.11of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations in an amount not exceeding $54,600,000, and
95.12after July 1, 2026, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other
95.13obligations in an additional amount not exceeding $56,200,000.
95.14 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
95.15final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
95.16Scott, and Washington.
95.17Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, is amended by adding a subdivision to
95.18read:
95.19 Subd. 3a.General fund impacts.(a) No later than June 30, 2026, and on June 30 of
95.20each subsequent year, the commissioner of revenue must certify to the council an estimate
95.21of the revenue lost to the state general fund in the following fiscal year as a result of the
95.22increase in the council's debt service levy as a result of the authorization under subdivision
95.231y. The estimate must include but is not limited to the effect of the levy on the state's property
95.24tax refund programs and individual income tax collections.
95.25 (b) Beginning in fiscal year 2027, by July 31 in each fiscal year in which the
95.26commissioner of revenue estimates a general fund reduction under paragraph (a), the council
95.27must transfer to the state general fund the amount certified by the commissioner of revenue.
95.28 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
95.29final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
95.30Scott, and Washington.
95Article 2 Sec. 67.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 96.1 Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.39, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
96.2 Subd. 6.Limitation; light rail transit.The council is prohibited from expending any
96.3proceeds from certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other obligations under subdivisions
96.41u, 1w, and 1x, and 1y for project development, land acquisition, or construction to (1)
96.5establish a light rail transit line; or (2) expand a light rail transit line, including by extending
96.6a line or adding additional stops.
96.7 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
96.8final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
96.9Scott, and Washington.
96.10Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision
96.11to read:
96.12 Subd. 11.Transit service for certified disabled riders.(a) The council must provide
96.13regular route transit, as defined in section 473.385, subdivision 1, free of charge to an
96.14individual who is:
96.15 (1) certified as disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements of the
96.16Federal Transit Administration; or
96.17 (2) certified by the council under section 473.386, subdivision 2a.
96.18 (b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to operators of regular route transit
96.19receiving financial assistance under section 473.388 or operating under section 473.405,
96.20subdivision 12.
96.21 APPLICATION.This section applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota,
96.22Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
96.23Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, is amended by adding a subdivision
96.24to read:
96.25 Subd. 2a.Use of funds; Metropolitan Council; loan authorized.From the amounts
96.26in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), the council is authorized to loan to the Department
96.27of Transportation up to $250,000,000 to advance and coordinate highway construction with
96.28one major transitway project in the metropolitan area. Funds may be used for any costs
96.29related to the selected project, including but not limited to predesign, design, engineering,
96.30environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition including temporary and permanent
96.31easements, and construction. The loan agreement, including repayment terms, must be
96.32mutually agreed to by the council and the Department of Transportation.
96Article 2 Sec. 70.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 97.1 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
97.2final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
97.3Scott, and Washington.
97.4 Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
97.5 Subd. 4.Use of funds; metropolitan counties; reporting.(a) A metropolitan county
97.6must use revenue from the regional transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.9915
97.7in conformance with the requirements under section 174.49, subdivision 6.
97.8 (b) By February 15 of each even-numbered year, a metropolitan county must submit a
97.9report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
97.10jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance on the use of funds received under section
97.11297A.9915. This report must be submitted in conjunction with the report required under
97.12section 297A.993, subdivision 2a. At a minimum, the report must include:
97.13 (1) actual sales tax collections allocated to the county over the previous five calendar
97.14years;
97.15 (2) an estimation of the total sales tax revenue that is estimated to be allocated to the
97.16county in the current year and for the next ten calendar years; and
97.17 (3) for each of the previous five calendar years, the current calendar year, and for the
97.18next ten calendar years:
97.19 (i) the amount of sales tax revenue expended or proposed to be expended for each of
97.20the allowable uses under section 174.49, subdivision 6;
97.21 (ii) completed, current, planned, and eligible projects or programs for each category
97.22under item (i); and
97.23 (iii) an estimated balance of unspent or undesignated regional transportation sales and
97.24use tax revenue.
97.25Sec. 72. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 109, is amended to read:
97.26Sec. 109. TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATIONS DISPOSITION ANALYSIS.
97.27 (a) The commissioner of public safety must enter into an agreement with the Center for
97.28Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota to conduct an evaluation of the
97.29disposition in recent years of citations for speeding, impairment, distraction, and seatbelt
97.30violations. The evaluation under the agreement must include but is not limited to analysis
97.31of:
97Article 2 Sec. 72.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 98.1 (1) rates of citations issued compared to rates of citations contested in court and the
98.2outcomes of the cases;
98.3 (2) amounts of fines imposed compared to counts and amounts of fine payments; and
98.4 (3) any related changes in patterns of traffic enforcement from 2017 to 2022.
98.5 (b) The agreement must require the Center for Transportation Studies to submit an
98.6interim progress report by July 1, 2024, and a final report by July 1, 2025 January 15, 2026,
98.7to the commissioner and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
98.8committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and public safety.
98.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
98.10Sec. 73. RULEMAKING; LOSS OF VOLUNTARY CONTROL PROVISIONS
98.11MODIFICATION.
98.12 (a) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules,
98.13part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item F, to no longer require an annual physician's
98.14statement from a driver if:
98.15 (1) a single nonepileptic seizure was responsible for the driver's loss of consciousness
98.16or voluntary control;
98.17 (2) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control
98.18for five years from the date of the incident under clause (1);
98.19 (3) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for five years
98.20from the date of the incident under clause (1); and
98.21 (4) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary
98.22due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition
98.23responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
98.24 (b) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules,
98.25part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item G, to no longer require an annual physician's
98.26statement from a driver if:
98.27 (1) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control
98.28for ten years;
98.29 (2) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for ten years;
98.30and
98Article 2 Sec. 73.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 99.1 (3) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary
99.2due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition
99.3responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
99.4 (c) A review by a physician under Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, item F
99.5or G, does not apply to a driver who is required to hold a valid medical examiner's certificate
99.6under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.43, and does not constitute a
99.7determination of that driver's physical qualifications as required under Code of Federal
99.8Regulations, title 49, section 391.41.
99.9 (d) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
99.10section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section. Minnesota
99.11Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
99.1214.388.
99.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
99.14Sec. 74. ADDITIONAL FULL-SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CIRCLE PINES.
99.15 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.061, and rules adopted
99.16by the commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar or
99.17driver's license agent based on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar or driver's
99.18license agent office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any deputy registrar
99.19or driver's license agent before or after the proposed appointment, the commissioner of
99.20public safety must appoint the deputy registrar of motor vehicles currently at 9201 Lexington
99.21Avenue North in the city of Circle Pines as a driver's license agent to operate as a full-service
99.22office. The addition of a driver's license agent establishes the location as a full-service office
99.23with full authority to function as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection and driver's
99.24license bureau. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy
99.25registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under Minnesota Statutes, sections
99.26168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, chapters 7404 and 7406, apply to the office.
99.27Sec. 75. BUS RAPID TRANSIT ALTERNATE MODE ANALYSIS.
99.28 (a) The Metropolitan Council must perform an analysis of alternate transit in the corridor
99.29of the Blue Line light rail transit extension project. At a minimum, the analysis must:
99.30 (1) evaluate bus rapid transit as an alternative mode of transit service in the corridor;
99Article 2 Sec. 75.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 100.1 (2) perform a comparison between light rail transit and bus rapid transit alternatives that
100.2includes life cycle fiscal costs, ridership, transit system impacts, project risks, and any other
100.3relevant costs and benefits; and
100.4 (3) review considerations and develop any recommendations for a project redesign to
100.5implement bus rapid transit in the corridor.
100.6 (b) By January 15, 2026, the Metropolitan Council must submit a report on the analysis
100.7to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
100.8over transportation policy and finance and to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.
100.9At a minimum, the report must:
100.10 (1) summarize the analysis; and
100.11 (2) provide information on each of the requirements under paragraph (a), clauses (1) to
100.12(3).
100.13 (c) The council must use existing resources to perform the analysis and report under this
100.14section.
100.15 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
100.16final enactment and applies to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
100.17Scott, and Washington.
100.18Sec. 76. HIGH-SUBSIDY TRANSIT SERVICE ANALYSIS.
100.19 (a) By March 1, 2026, the Metropolitan Council must conduct an analysis of high-subsidy
100.20regional regular route transit service. At a minimum, the analysis must:
100.21 (1) calculate per-passenger operating subsidies for each route operated, by route type,
100.22as identified in the transportation policy plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.146;
100.23 (2) estimate the capital and operating savings from discontinuing each route in the highest
100.24tier of per-passenger subsidy, as defined in the transportation policy plan; and
100.25 (3) estimate and evaluate the cost of Metro Mobility rides provided near the highest tier
100.26routes identified under clause (2).
100.27 (b) Within 60 days of a request, a recipient of financial assistance from the Metropolitan
100.28Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, must provide data and information as
100.29requested by the council that is necessary for the analysis under this section.
100Article 2 Sec. 76.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 101.1 (c) Following completion, the Metropolitan Council must submit a copy of the analysis
101.2to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
101.3over transportation policy and finance.
101.4 (d) The Metropolitan Council must use sales tax revenue under Minnesota Statutes,
101.5section 473.4465, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), for the costs of analysis and
101.6reporting under this section.
101.7 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
101.8final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
101.9Scott, and Washington.
101.10Sec. 77. METRO MOBILITY FORECASTING ANALYSIS.
101.11 (a) By February 1, 2026, the commissioner of transportation must conduct an analysis
101.12of Metropolitan Council forecast practices for special transportation service as provided
101.13under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.386, subdivision 10. The commissioner must enter
101.14into an agreement with a third-party entity to perform the forecasting analysis. The third-party
101.15entity must have experience and expertise in transit systems, budgeting, and cost projections
101.16or relevant fiscal modeling.
101.17 (b) At a minimum, the analysis must:
101.18 (1) review data, projections, and assumptions used by the Metropolitan Council to
101.19forecast special transportation service costs and revenue;
101.20 (2) evaluate the forecasting methodology used by the Metropolitan Council;
101.21 (3) identify factors in the rate of anticipated cost growth;
101.22 (4) identify and analyze methods to improve efficiency and reduce costs; and
101.23 (5) develop findings and make recommendations related to the analysis.
101.24 (c) Following completion, the commissioner must submit a copy of the analysis to the
101.25chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
101.26transportation policy and finance.
101.27 (d) The Metropolitan Council must provide data and information as requested by the
101.28commissioner on behalf of the third-party entity that is necessary for the analysis under this
101.29section. In the amount identified by the commissioner, the Metropolitan Council must use
101.30sales tax revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 2, paragraph (a),
101.31clause (2), for the costs of the forecasting analysis under this section.
101Article 2 Sec. 77.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 102.1 EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.This section is effective the day following
102.2final enactment. Paragraph (d) applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin,
102.3Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
102.4 ARTICLE 3
102.5 CONFORMING CHANGES
102.6Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169A.55, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
102.7 Subd. 5.Reinstatement of driving privileges; certain criminal vehicular operation
102.8offenses.A person whose driver's license has been revoked under section 171.17, subdivision
102.91, paragraph (a), clause (1) (2) (revocation, criminal vehicular operation), or suspended
102.10under section 171.187 (suspension, criminal vehicular operation), for a violation of section
102.11609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), subdivision 2, clause (2),
102.12item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or section
102.13609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii) (criminal vehicular operation,
102.14alcohol-related provisions), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or great bodily
102.15harm, shall not be eligible for reinstatement of driving privileges until the person has
102.16submitted to the commissioner verification of the use of ignition interlock for the applicable
102.17time period specified in those sections. To be eligible for reinstatement under this subdivision,
102.18a person shall utilize an ignition interlock device that meets the performance standards and
102.19certification requirements under subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
102.20Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.2405, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
102.21 Subdivision 1.Establishment.(a) A city or county may establish a license reinstatement
102.22diversion program for holders of class D drivers' licenses who have been charged with
102.23violating section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2. An individual charged with driving after
102.24revocation under section 171.24, subdivision 2, is eligible for diversion only if the revocation
102.25was due to a violation of section 169.791; 169.797; 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.17, subdivision
102.261, paragraph (a), clause (6) (7); or 171.177. An individual who is a holder of a commercial
102.27driver's license or who has committed an offense in a commercial motor vehicle is not
102.28eligible to participate in the diversion program. Nothing in this section authorizes the issuance
102.29of a driver's license to a diversion program participant during the underlying suspension or
102.30revocation period at issue in the violation of section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2.
102.31 (b) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, a city or county may contract
102.32with a third party to create and administer the diversion program under this section. Any
102.33participating city or county, at its own expense, may request an audit of the administrator.
102Article 3 Sec. 2.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 103.1 (c) For purposes of this section, "administrator" means the city, county, or administrator
103.2of the program.
103.3Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.301, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
103.4 Subdivision 1.Conditions of issuance.(a) The commissioner may issue a reintegration
103.5driver's license to any person:
103.6 (1) who is 18 years of age or older;
103.7 (2) who has been released from a period of at least 180 consecutive days of confinement
103.8or incarceration in:
103.9 (i) an adult correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections or
103.10licensed by the commissioner of corrections under section 241.021;
103.11 (ii) a federal correctional facility for adults; or
103.12 (iii) an adult correctional facility operated under the control or supervision of any other
103.13state; and
103.14 (3) whose license has been suspended or revoked under the circumstances listed in
103.15section 171.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), for a violation that occurred
103.16before the individual was incarcerated for the period described in clause (2).
103.17 (b) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under section
103.18169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the
103.19person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written
103.20statement indicating that the driver or owner has insurance coverage satisfactory to the
103.21commissioner.
103.22 (c) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been suspended under section
103.23171.186, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the person after
103.24the commissioner receives notice of a court order provided pursuant to section 518A.65,
103.25paragraph (e), showing that the person's driver's license or operating privileges should no
103.26longer be suspended.
103.27 (d) If the person's driver's license has been revoked under section 171.17, subdivision
103.281, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's
103.29license to the person after the person has completed the applicable revocation period.
103.30 (e) The commissioner must not issue a reintegration driver's license:
103Article 3 Sec. 3.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 104.1 (1) to any person described in section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (7), (8), (10), or
104.2(11);
104.3 (2) to any person described in section 169A.55, subdivision 5;
104.4 (3) if the person has committed a violation after the person was released from custody
104.5that results in the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a driver's license, including
104.6suspension for nonpayment of child support or maintenance payments as described in section
104.7171.186, subdivision 1; or
104.8 (4) if the issuance would conflict with the requirements of the nonresident violator
104.9compact.
104.10 (f) The commissioner must not issue a class A, class B, or class C reintegration driver's
104.11license.
104.12Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.306, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
104.13 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) As used in this section, the terms in this subdivision have
104.14the meanings given them.
104.15 (b) "Ignition interlock device" or "device" means equipment that is designed to measure
104.16breath alcohol concentration and to prevent a motor vehicle's ignition from being started
104.17by a person whose breath alcohol concentration measures 0.02 or higher on the equipment.
104.18 (c) "Location tracking capabilities" means the ability of an electronic or wireless device
104.19to identify and transmit its geographic location through the operation of the device.
104.20 (d) "Program participant" means a person who has qualified to take part in the ignition
104.21interlock program under this section, and whose driver's license has been:
104.22 (1) revoked, canceled, or denied under section 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.04, subdivision
104.231, clause (10); or 171.177; or
104.24 (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1) (2), or
104.25suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 609.2113, subdivision 1, clause
104.26(2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or
104.27subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2),
104.28item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or great bodily
104.29harm.
104.30 (e) "Qualified prior impaired driving incident" has the meaning given in section 169A.03,
104.31subdivision 22.
104Article 3 Sec. 4.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 105.1Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.306, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
105.2 Subd. 4.Issuance of restricted license.(a) The commissioner shall issue a class D
105.3driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, to a
105.4program participant who meets the requirements of this section and the program guidelines.
105.5The commissioner shall not issue a license unless the program participant has provided
105.6satisfactory proof that:
105.7 (1) a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on the participant's motor
105.8vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's manufacturer; and
105.9 (2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition
105.10interlock device. If the participant has previously been convicted of violating section 169.791,
105.11169.793, or 169.797 or the participant's license has previously been suspended, revoked, or
105.12canceled under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner shall require the participant
105.13to present an insurance identification card that is certified by the insurance company to be
105.14noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.
105.15 (b) A license issued under authority of this section must contain a restriction prohibiting
105.16the program participant from driving, operating, or being in physical control of any motor
105.17vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by the
105.18commissioner. A participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with an
105.19interlock device while in the normal course and scope of employment duties pursuant to
105.20the program guidelines established by the commissioner and with the employer's written
105.21consent.
105.22 (c) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked under section
105.23169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 4, paragraph
105.24(a), clause (1), (2), or (3); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (1), (2), (3), or (4); or 171.177,
105.25subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause
105.26(1), (2), or (3); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1)
105.27(2), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 609.2113, subdivision
105.281, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or
105.29(4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 609.2114, subdivision 2,
105.30clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or
105.31great bodily harm, where the participant has fewer than two qualified prior impaired driving
105.32incidents within the past ten years or fewer than three qualified prior impaired driving
105.33incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to
105.34the ignition interlock restriction.
105Article 3 Sec. 5.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 106.1 (d) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked, canceled, or
106.2denied under section 169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or
106.3subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (5), (6),
106.4or (7); or 171.177, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or subdivision 5,
106.5paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1,
106.6paragraph (a), clause (1) (2), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section
106.7609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2),
106.8item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or
106.9609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm,
106.10substantial bodily harm, or great bodily harm, where the participant has two or more qualified
106.11prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten years or three or more qualified prior
106.12impaired driving incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's
106.13license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction, if the program participant is enrolled in
106.14a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program as recommended in
106.15a chemical use assessment. As a prerequisite to eligibility for eventual reinstatement of full
106.16driving privileges, a participant whose chemical use assessment recommended treatment
106.17or rehabilitation shall complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation
106.18program. If the program participant's ignition interlock device subsequently registers a
106.19positive breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher, the commissioner shall extend the
106.20time period that the participant must participate in the program until the participant has
106.21reached the required abstinence period described in section 169A.55, subdivision 4.
106.22 (e) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has authority
106.23to determine when a program participant is eligible for restoration of full driving privileges,
106.24except that the commissioner shall not reinstate full driving privileges until the program
106.25participant has met all applicable prerequisites for reinstatement under section 169A.55 and
106.26until the program participant's device has registered no positive breath alcohol concentrations
106.27of 0.02 or higher during the preceding 90 days.
106Article 3 Sec. 5.
REVISOR KRB H2438-1HF2438 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Page.Ln 2.2APPROPRIATIONS...............................................................................ARTICLE 1
Page.Ln 43.24TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY..................................ARTICLE 2
Page.Ln 102.4CONFORMING CHANGES.................................................................ARTICLE 3
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