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SF 2082

Minnesota Senate•Introduced

Summary

SF 2082, which omnibus Transportation policy and appropriations, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 3, 2025 by Sen. Ann Rest (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 17, 2026: Chief author added Rest.

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SF 2082 has 2 co-sponsors.

sf2082/engrossed.txt
SF2082  REVISOR  KRB  S2082-2  2nd Engrossment
  SENATE
  STATE OF MINNESOTA
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION  S.F. No. 2082
       (SENATE AUTHORS: REST, Dibble and Johnson Stewart)
  DATE       D-PG  OFFICIAL STATUS
       03/03/2025       613 Introduction and first reading
  Referred to Transportation
       04/22/2025    2556a Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Finance
       04/28/2025    4131a Comm report: To pass as amended
  4142 Second reading
  Referred to for comparison with HF2438
       04/30/2025      4277 Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2438, SF indefinitely postponed
       05/17/2026    10924 Chief author stricken, shown as co-author Dibble
  Chief author added Rest
A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating
money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation,
Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying
various transportation policy provisions relating to drivers' licenses, traffic safety,
speed limits, the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety, cost participation policy
development, commercial drivers' instructional permits, autonomous mower
research, electronic aircraft attestation, pedestrian citations, work zone safety
incorporated into driver's education and driver's examination, reintegration drivers'
      licenses, resilient pavement and asset sustainability programming, courtesy use of
      dealer plates and extension of expiration for certain temporary license plates,
      driver's license agents and deputy registrars, and various project development and
      design policies for the Department of Transportation State Aid for Local
      Transportation Office; delaying the effective date of when a motorcycle may lane
      filter and removing the authorization to split lanes; modifying various transportation
      finance policy provisions; increasing the surcharge for all-electric vehicles and
      instituting a surcharge for plug-in hybrid vehicles, all-electric motorcycles, and
      plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; requiring rulemaking; repealing state-aid design
      standards and certain provisions related to state-aid design variances; requiring
      reports; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
      4.076, subdivisions 4, 5; 13.6905, subdivision 8; 16A.88, subdivision 1a; 160.165;
      161.045; 161.088, subdivision 2; 161.115, subdivision 177; 161.14, by adding a
      subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.09, subdivision
      3a, by adding subdivisions; 162.155; 168.013, subdivision 1m, by adding
      subdivisions; 168.091; 168.27, subdivision 16; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168A.10,
      by adding a subdivision; 168A.11, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivision 36, by
      adding subdivisions; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.09, subdivision 8; 169.14, by
      adding a subdivision; 169.21, subdivision 3; 169A.55, subdivision 5; 171.01, by
      adding a subdivision; 171.05, subdivision 1; 171.0605, subdivision 2, by adding
      a subdivision; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.0701, by adding a subdivision; 171.0705,
      by adding a subdivision; 171.071, subdivision 2; 171.13, subdivisions 1, 7; 171.17,
      subdivision 1; 171.2405, subdivision 1; 171.301, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 171.306,
      subdivisions 1, 4, 8; 174.03, by adding subdivisions; 174.53; 174.634, subdivision
      2; 174.75, subdivisions 2, 2a; 297A.94; 299A.55, subdivisions 2, 4; 360.511, by
      adding subdivisions; 360.55, subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision;
      473.129, by adding a subdivision; 473.13, subdivisions 1, 6; 473.142; 473.1425;
      473.386, subdivision 10; 473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.412, subdivision
      3; 473.4465, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter
       SF2082  REVISOR  KRB  S2082-2  2nd Engrossment
5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session
chapter 14, article 11, section 45; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9;
Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, sections 2, subdivisions 2, 3; 4, subdivision 5;
article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; article 4, section 109; Laws 2024,
chapter 127, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 3; 4, subdivision 3; article 3, section
61; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 137; 160; 161;
162; 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.452; Laws 2019,
First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended; Minnesota Rules,
parts 8820.2500; 8820.3300, subparts 1, 1a, 3, 4; 8820.3400; 8820.9926, subpart
1; 8820.9936; 8820.9946; 8820.9956; 8820.9995.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
APPROPRIATIONS
 Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
     The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
 and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the trunk highway
 fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
 Amounts for "Total Appropriation" and sums shown in the corresponding columns marked
 "Appropriations by Fund" are summary only and do not have legal effect. Unless specified
 otherwise, the amounts in fiscal year 2027 under "Appropriations by Fund" show the base
 within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, by fund. The
 figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them
 are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "Each
 year" is each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
 "C.S.A.H." is the county state-aid highway fund. "M.S.A.S." is the municipal state-aid street
 fund. "H.U.T.D." is the highway user tax distribution fund. "Staff" means those employees
 who are identified in any of the following roles for the legislative committees: committee
 administrator, committee legislative assistant, caucus research, fiscal analysis, counsel, or
 nonpartisan research.
APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2026  2027
 Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF
 TRANSPORTATION
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   4,935,074,000 $   4,041,745,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  40,063,000       39,718,000
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  2
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  Airports  32,218,000      29,218,000
  C.S.A.H.  1,113,878,000 1,147,471,000
  M.S.A.S.  282,744,000     289,589,000
  Trunk Highway  3,466,171,000 2,535,749,000
  The appropriations in this section are to the
  commissioner of transportation.
  The amounts that may be spent for each
  purpose are specified in the following
  subdivisions.
 Subd. 2. Multimodal Systems
 (a) Aeronautics
 (1) Airport Development and Assistance  24,348,000      21,348,000
 This appropriation is from the state airports
 fund and must be spent according to
 Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
 subdivision 4.
 $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a grant to
 the city of McGregor to relocate the automated
 weather station at the McGregor Isedor
 Iverson Airport.
 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
 16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
 available for five years after the year of the
 appropriation. If the appropriation for either
 year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
 other year is available for it.
 If the commissioner of transportation
 determines that a balance remains in the state
 airports fund following the appropriations
 made in this article and that the appropriations
 made are insufficient for advancing airport
 development and assistance projects, an
 amount necessary to advance the projects, not
 to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  3
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  is appropriated in each year to the
  commissioner and must be spent according to
  Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
  subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
  determination under this contingent
  appropriation, the commissioner of
  transportation must notify the commissioner
  of management and budget and the chairs,
  ranking minority members, and staff of the
 legislative committees with jurisdiction over
 transportation finance concerning the funds
 appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
 contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
 for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
 (2) Aviation Support Services  9,533,000        9,683,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  1,843,000        1,993,000
 Airports  7,690,000        7,690,000
 (3) Civil Air Patrol  180,000  180,000
 This appropriation is from the state airports
 fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
 (b) Transit and Active Transportation  18,421,000      18,376,000
 $50,000 in each year is for grants to the city
 of Rochester to implement demand response
 transit service using electric transit vehicles.
 The money is available for mobile software
 application development; vehicles and
 equipment, including accessible vehicles;
 associated charging infrastructure; and capital
 and operating costs.
 $45,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a grant to
 the city of Chatfield for the next phase of
 development of a transportation management
 organization in southeastern Minnesota. This
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  4
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  appropriation is for: (1) the development of
  organizational structure, including staffing,
  an oversight committee, and responsibilities
  of the host organization; and (2) community
  outreach and education. Up to $1,000 of the
  appropriation is for related administrative costs
  for the city of Chatfield. Notwithstanding
  Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98,
  subdivision 14, the commissioner must not
 use any amount of this appropriation for
 administrative costs. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
 This appropriation is from the general fund.
 The base is $22,114,000 in fiscal year 2028
 and $22,113,000 in fiscal year 2029.
 (c) Safe Routes to School  1,500,000        1,500,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund
 for the safe routes to school program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
 If the appropriation for either year is
 insufficient, the appropriation for the other
 year is available for it.
 (d) Passenger Rail  5,943,000        5,743,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund
 for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
 $4,754,000 in each year is for a match to
 federal aid for capital and operating costs for
 expanded Amtrak train service between
 Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago.
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  5
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  $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for a federal
  match for a service development plan for the
  Big Sky North Coast passenger rail corridor.
  (e) Freight  9,215,000        9,284,000
Appropriations by Fund
  General  2,403,000        2,403,000
  Trunk Highway  6,812,000        6,881,000
  $1,001,000 in each year is from the general
  fund for staff, operating costs, and
 maintenance related to weight and safety
 enforcement systems.
 Subd. 3. State Roads
 (a) Operations and Maintenance  441,305,000      449,274,000
 $248,000 in each year is for living snow fence
 implementation and maintenance activities.
 $300,000 in each year is for rumble strips
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 161.1258.
 $1,000,000 in each year is for landscaping
 improvements located within trunk highway
 rights-of-way, with prioritization of tree
 planting as feasible.
 $105,000 in each year is for the cost of staff
 time to coordinate with the Public Utilities
 Commission relating to placement of high
 voltage transmission lines along trunk
 highways.
 The base is $455,274,000 in each of fiscal
 years 2028 and 2029.
 (b) Program Planning and Delivery
 (1) Planning and Research  37,156,000      37,244,000
 The commissioner may use any balance
 remaining in this appropriation for program
 delivery under clause (2).
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  6
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  $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 is to conduct
  autonomous mowing research and to purchase
  an autonomous mower suitable for commercial
  mowing operations. The mower must be
  purchased from a company based in
  Minnesota.
  $134,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $135,000 in
  fiscal year 2027 are for administrative costs
  of the targeted group business program.
 $300,000 in each year is for grants to
 metropolitan planning organizations outside
 the seven-county metropolitan area.
 $900,000 in each year is for grants for
 transportation studies outside the metropolitan
 area to identify critical concerns, problems,
 and issues. These grants are available: (i) to
 regional development commissions; (ii) in
 regions where no regional development
 commission is functioning, to joint powers
 boards established under agreement of two or
 more political subdivisions in the region to
 exercise the planning functions of a regional
 development commission; and (iii) in regions
 where no regional development commission
 or joint powers board is functioning, to the
 Department of Transportation district office
 for that region.
 (2) Program Delivery  287,588,000     288,701,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  2,000,000        2,000,000
 Trunk Highway  285,588,000      286,701,000
 This appropriation includes use of consultants
 to support development and management of
 projects.
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  7
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  $2,000,000 in each year is from the general
  fund for implementation of climate-related
  programs as provided under the federal
  Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public
  Law 117-58.
  $1,003,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,005,000
  in fiscal year 2027 are from the trunk highway
  fund for management of contaminated and
  regulated material on property owned by the
 Department of Transportation, including
 mitigation of property conveyances, facility
 acquisition or expansion, chemical release at
 maintenance facilities, and spills on the trunk
 highway system where there is no known
 responsible party. If the appropriation for
 either year is insufficient, the appropriation
 for the other year is available for it.
 $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for project
 readiness development activities for a
 construction project that is geographically
 eligible for project selection under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 161.088, subdivision 4a,
 paragraph (a), clause (1).
 $5,000,000 in each year is for the resilient
 pavement program under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 174.205. This is a onetime
 appropriation.
 (c) State Road Construction  2,227,557,000   1,262,157,000
 This appropriation is for the actual
 construction, reconstruction, and improvement
 of trunk highways, including design-build
 contracts, internal department costs associated
 with delivering the construction program,
 consultant usage to support these activities,
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  8
       SF2082  REVISOR  KRB  S2082-2  2nd Engrossment
  and the cost of actual payments to landowners
  for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
  payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
  relocation expenses.
  This appropriation includes federal highway
  aid. The commissioner of transportation must
  notify the chairs, ranking minority members,
  and staff of the legislative committees with
  jurisdiction over transportation finance of any
 significant events that cause the estimates of
 federal aid to change.
 $650,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for the
 John A. Blatnik Bridge between Duluth,
 Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. The
 commissioner may use up to 17 percent of the
 amount for program delivery. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2033.
 The commissioner may expend up to one-half
 of one percent of the federal appropriations
 under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
 industrialization centers and other nonprofit
 job training centers for job training programs
 related to highway construction.
 The commissioner may transfer up to
 $15,000,000 in each year to the transportation
 revolving loan fund.
 The commissioner may receive money
 covering other shares of the cost of partnership
 projects. These receipts are appropriated to
 the commissioner for these projects.
 The base is $1,281,546,000 in each of fiscal
 years 2028 and 2029.
 (d) Corridors of Commerce  30,000,000      30,000,000
       Article 1 Sec. 2.  9
SF2082  REVISOR  KRB  S2082-2  2nd Engrossment
  This appropriation is for the corridors of
  commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 161.088. The commissioner may use
  up to 17 percent of the amount in each year
  for program delivery.
  (e) Highway Debt Service  300,061,000      322,048,000
  $297,061,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
  $319,048,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for
  transfer to the state bond fund. If this
 appropriation is insufficient to make all
 transfers required in the year for which it is
 made, the commissioner of management and
 budget must transfer the deficiency amount
 as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
 16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking
 minority members, and staff of the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over
 transportation finance and the chairs of the
 senate Finance Committee and the house of
 representatives Ways and Means Committee
 of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess
 appropriation cancels to the trunk highway
 fund.
 (f) Statewide Radio Communications  7,052,000        7,121,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  3,000  3,000
 Trunk Highway  7,049,000  7,118,000
 $3,000 in each year is from the general fund
 to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal
 tower for Lake of the Woods weather
 broadcasting.
 Subd. 4. Local Roads
 (a) County State-Aid Highways  1,113,878,000   1,147,471,000
Article 1 Sec. 2.  10
SF2082  REVISOR  KRB  S2082-2        2nd Engrossment
  This appropriation is from the county state-aid
  highway fund under Minnesota Statutes,
  sections 161.081, 174.49, and 297A.815,
  subdivision 3, and chapter 162, and is
  available until June 30, 2035.
  If the commissioner of transportation
  determines that a balance remains in the
  county state-aid highway fund following the
  appropriations and transfers made in this
 paragraph and that the appropriations made
 are insufficient for advancing county state-aid
 highway projects, an amount necessary to
 advance the projects, not to exceed the balance
 in the county state-aid highway fund, is
 appropriated in each year to the commissioner.
 Within two weeks of a determination under
 this contingent appropriation, the
 commissioner of transportation must notify
 the commissioner of management and budget
 and the chairs, ranking minority members, and
 staff of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over transportation finance
 concerning funds appropriated. The governor
 must identify in the next budget submission
 to the legislature under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 16A.11, any amount that is
 appropriated under this paragraph.
 (b) Municipal State-Aid Streets  282,744,000     289,589,000
 This appropriation is from the municipal
 state-aid street fund under Minnesota Statutes,
 chapter 162, and is available until June 30,
 2035.
 If the commissioner of transportation
 determines that a balance remains in the
 municipal state-aid street fund following the
Article 1 Sec. 2.  11
SF2082  REVISOR  KRB  S2082-2  2nd Engrossment
  appropriations and transfers made in this
  paragraph and that the appropriations made
  are insufficient for advancing municipal
  state-aid street projects, an amount necessary
  to advance the projects, not to exceed the
  balance in the municipal state-aid street fund,
  is appropriated in each year to the
  commissioner. Within two weeks of a
  determination under this contingent
 appropriation, the commissioner of
 transportation must notify the commissioner
 of management and budget and the chairs,
 ranking minority members, and staff of the
 legislative committees with jurisdiction over
 transportation finance concerning funds
 appropriated. The governor must identify in
 the next budget submission to the legislature
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, any
 amount that is appropriated under this
 paragraph.
 (c) Other Local Roads  1,750,000        1,500,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund.
 (1) Local Transportation Disaster Support
 $1,000,000 in each year is to provide a
 cost-share for federal assistance from the
 Federal Highway Administration for the
 emergency relief program under United States
 Code, title 23, section 125. If the appropriation
 for either year is insufficient, the appropriation
 for the other year is available for it.
 (2) Traffic Calming Infrastructure
 Improvements
 $500,000 in each year is for grants to cities of
 the first class for traffic calming infrastructure
 improvements, including horizontal and
Article 1 Sec. 2.  12
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  vertical deflection elements, intersection
  improvements, paint, curb bump-outs,
  bollards, raised crosswalks, or other
  improvements to improve traffic safety in the
  right-of-way. Improvements made on
  nonmunicipal state-aid streets do not need to
  meet municipal state-aid streets standards.
  These are onetime appropriations.
  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
 16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner
 must not use any amount of this appropriation
 for administrative costs. The commissioner
 must distribute the grant aid as follows:
 (i) 50 percent of the funds proportionally based
 on each city's share of population, according
 to the last federal decennial census, compared
 to the total population of all cities of the first
 class; and
 (ii) 50 percent of the funds proportionally
 based on each city's share of money needs, as
 determined under Minnesota Statutes, section
 162.13, subdivision 2, compared to the total
 money needs of all cities of the first class.
 (3) Empowering Small Minnesota Communities
 $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for transfer to
 the Board of Regents of the University of
 Minnesota for the empowering small
 Minnesota communities program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 137.345.
 Subd. 5. Agency Management
 (a) Agency Services  91,533,000      95,124,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  6,200,000        6,200,000
 Trunk Highway  85,333,000       88,924,000
Article 1 Sec. 2.  13
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  $191,000 in each year is from the general fund
  for staff costs for the electric vehicle
  infrastructure program under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 174.47.
  $900,000 in each year is from the general fund
  for the Tribal affairs construction workforce
  training program.
  $4,000,000 in each year is from the general
  fund for information technology projects and
 implementation.
 $243,000 in each year is from the general fund
 for complete streets implementation training
 under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.75,
 subdivision 2a.
 (b) Buildings  44,710,000      44,802,000
 Any money appropriated to the commissioner
 of transportation for building construction for
 any fiscal year before fiscal year 2026 is
 available to the commissioner during the
 biennium to the extent that the commissioner
 spends the money on the building construction
 projects for which the money was originally
 encumbered during the fiscal year for which
 it was appropriated. If the appropriation for
 either year is insufficient, the appropriation
 for the other year is available for it.
 (c) Tort Claims  600,000  600,000
 If the appropriation for either year is
 insufficient, the appropriation for the other
 year is available for it.
 Subd. 6. Transfers; General Authority
 (a) With the approval of the commissioner of
 management and budget, the commissioner
Article 1 Sec. 2.  14
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  of transportation may transfer unencumbered
  balances among the appropriations from the
  trunk highway fund and the state airports fund
  made in this section. Transfers under this
  paragraph must not be made: (1) between
  funds; (2) from the appropriations for state
  road construction or debt service; or (3) from
  the appropriations for operations and
  maintenance or program delivery, except for
 a transfer to state road construction or debt
 service.
 (b) The commissioner of transportation must
 immediately report transfers under paragraph
 (a) to the chairs, ranking minority members,
 and staff of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over transportation finance. The
 authority for the commissioner of
 transportation to make transfers under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.285, is
 superseded by the authority and requirements
 under this subdivision.
 Subd. 7. Transfers; Flexible Highway Account
 The commissioner of transportation must
 transfer from the flexible highway account in
 the county state-aid highway fund:
 (1) $21,800,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the
 trunk highway fund;
 (2) $22,230,000 in fiscal year 2026 to the
 municipal turnback account in the municipal
 state-aid street fund; and
 (3) the remainder in each year to the county
 turnback account in the county state-aid
 highway fund.
Article 1 Sec. 2.  15
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  The money transferred under clause (1) is
  appropriated from the trunk highway fund for
  highway turnback purposes as provided under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 161.081,
  subdivision 3.
  Subd. 8. Contingent Appropriations
  The commissioner of transportation, with the
  approval of the governor and the written
  approval of at least five members of a group
 consisting of the members of the Legislative
 Advisory Commission under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 3.30, and the ranking minority
 members of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over transportation finance, may
 transfer all or part of the unappropriated
 balance in the trunk highway fund to an
 appropriation: (1) for trunk highway design,
 construction, or inspection in order to take
 advantage of an unanticipated receipt of
 income to the trunk highway fund or to take
 advantage of federal advanced construction
 funding; (2) for trunk highway maintenance
 in order to meet an emergency; or (3) to pay
 tort or environmental claims. Nothing in this
 subdivision authorizes the commissioner to
 increase the use of federal advanced
 construction funding beyond amounts
 specifically authorized. Any transfer as a result
 of the use of federal advanced construction
 funding must include an analysis of the effects
 on the long-term trunk highway fund balance.
 The amount transferred is appropriated for the
 purpose of the account to which it is
 transferred.
 Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Article 1 Sec. 3.  16
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  Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   128,734,000 $     134,567,000
  The appropriations in this section are from the
  general fund to the Metropolitan Council.
  Subd. 2. Transit System Operations  16,227,000        16,227,000
  This appropriation is for transit system
  operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections
  473.371 to 473.449.
  Subd. 3. Special Transportation Service  112,507,000        118,340,000
  This appropriation is for special transportation
 service under Minnesota Statutes, section
 473.386, including Metro Mobility and Metro
 Move.
 Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation  $   316,228,000 $     299,658,000
Appropriations by Fund
2026  2027
 General  37,529,000       37,563,000
 H.U.T.D.  1,382,000        1,395,000
 Special Revenue  80,976,000       80,443,000
 Trunk Highway  196,341,000      180,257,000
 The appropriations in this section are to the
 commissioner of public safety.
 The amounts that may be spent for each
 purpose are specified in the following
 subdivisions. The commissioner must spend
 appropriations from the trunk highway fund
 in subdivision 3 only for State Patrol purposes.
 Subd. 2. Administration and Related Services
 (a) Office of Communications  1,198,000  1,232,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund.
 (b) Public Safety Support  11,429,000        11,473,000
Article 1 Sec. 4.  17
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Appropriations by Fund
  General  6,001,000        6,001,000
  Trunk Highway  5,428,000        5,472,000
  $1,483,000 in each year is from the general
  fund for staff and operating costs related to
  public engagement activities.
  (c) Public Safety Officer Survivor Benefits  1,640,000        1,640,000
  This appropriation is from the general fund
  for payment of public safety officer survivor
 benefits under Minnesota Statutes, section
 299A.44. If the appropriation for either year
 is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
 year is available for it.
 (d) Public Safety Officer Reimbursements  1,367,000        1,367,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund
 for transfer to the public safety officer's benefit
 account. This appropriation is available for
 reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 299A.465.
 (e) Soft Body Armor Reimbursements  745,000  745,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund
 for soft body armor reimbursements under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.38.
 (f) Technology and Support Services  7,130,000        7,130,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  1,743,000        1,743,000
 Trunk Highway  5,387,000        5,387,000
 Subd. 3. State Patrol
 (a) Patrolling Highways  165,434,000      149,300,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  37,000  37,000
 H.U.T.D.  92,000  92,000
 Trunk Highway  165,305,000      149,171,000
Article 1 Sec. 4.  18
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  $1,045,000 in each year is from the trunk
  highway fund for recruitment and hiring
  initiatives. The base for this purpose is
  $10,365,000 in fiscal year 2028, $10,365,000
  in fiscal year 2029, and $1,672,000 in each
  subsequent fiscal year. The amounts in fiscal
  years 2028 and 2029 include funding to
  conduct an additional annual trooper academy.
  $14,935,000 in fiscal year 2026 is from the
 trunk highway fund to purchase and equip a
 helicopter. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2027.
 $2,996,000 in fiscal year 2026 is from the
 trunk highway fund to purchase a Cirrus
 single-engine airplane as a replacement for
 the current Cessna 182 aircraft. This
 appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
 $1,700,000 in each year is from the trunk
 highway fund for staff and equipment costs
 of pilots for the State Patrol.
 $490,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $340,000 in
 fiscal year 2027 are from the trunk highway
 fund for maintenance staff and aviation
 supervisory staff.
 $352,000 in each year is from the trunk
 highway fund to support the State Patrol's
 accreditation process under the Commission
 on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
 Agencies.
 The base from the trunk highway fund is
 $158,491,000 in each of fiscal years 2028 and
 2029.
 (b) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement  18,861,000      18,861,000
Article 1 Sec. 4.  19
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  $5,248,000 in each year is for a match for
  federal grants for additional troopers and
  nonsworn commercial vehicle inspectors.
  (c) Capitol Security  19,243,000      19,243,000
  This appropriation is from the general fund.
  The commissioner must not:
  (1) spend any money from the trunk highway
  fund for capitol security; or
  (2) permanently transfer any state trooper from
 the patrolling highways activity to capitol
 security.
 The commissioner must not transfer any
 money appropriated to the commissioner under
 this section:
 (1) to capitol security; or
 (2) from capitol security.
 (d) Vehicle Crimes Unit  1,290,000        1,303,000
 This appropriation is from the highway user
 tax distribution fund to investigate:
 (1) registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax
 liabilities from individuals and businesses that
 currently do not pay all taxes owed; and
 (2) illegal or improper activity related to the
 sale, transfer, titling, and registration of motor
 vehicles.
 Subd. 4. Driver and Vehicle Services
 (a) Driver Services  47,665,000      47,132,000
 This appropriation is from the driver and
 vehicle services operating account under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
Article 1 Sec. 4.  20
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  $317,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for rulemaking
  costs for the ignition interlock device program
  under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.306.
  $218,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for costs of
  adding work zone safety information into the
  driver's manual and written examination and
  related rulemaking.
  $120,000 in each year is for reimbursement
  to driver's license agents for the purchase and
 maintenance of equipment necessary for a
 full-service provider, as defined in Minnesota
 Statutes, section 171.01, subdivision 33a,
 following application to the commissioner.
 $109,000 in each year is for staff costs to
 manage, review, and audit online driver
 education programs.
 $81,000 in each year is for implementation of
 race and ethnicity information collection from
 applicants for drivers' licenses and
 identification cards.
 $5,567,000 in each year is to staff, maintain,
 and operate driver's license examination
 stations. The commissioner must keep open
 all driver's license examination stations that
 are open on the effective date of this section.
 (b) Vehicle Services  31,868,000      31,868,000
 This appropriation is from the driver and
 vehicle services operating account under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
 $2,189,000 in each year is for payments to
 deputy registrars under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 168.33, subdivision 7, and to driver's
Article 1 Sec. 4.  21
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  license agents under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 171.061, subdivision 4.
  $192,000 in each year is for staff costs related
  to monitoring and auditing records issued by
  full-service providers.
  $1,300,000 in each year is for staff and
  operating costs related to additional vehicle
  inspection sites.
  $96,000 in each year is for the appeals process
 for information technology system data access
 revocations, including costs of staff and
 equipment.
 Subd. 5. Traffic Safety  6,355,000        6,361,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  4,995,000        4,995,000
 Trunk Highway  1,360,000        1,366,000
 $1,500,000 in each year is from the general
 fund for operations and traffic safety projects,
 grants, and activities of the Advisory Council
 on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 4.076.
 The following amounts are for the staff and
 operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data
 Analytics Center: (1) $813,000 in each year
 from the general fund; and (2) $187,000 in
 each year from the trunk highway fund.
 $2,001,000 in each year is for the drug
 evaluation and classification program for drug
 recognition evaluator training; phlebotomists;
 drug recognition training for peace officers,
 as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c); required
 continuing education training for drug
 recognition experts; program administration;
Article 1 Sec. 4.  22
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  grants to local law enforcement divisions; and
  grants to eligible employers for drug
  evaluation and classification training costs of
  their staff. The commissioner must make
  reasonable efforts to reflect the geographic
  diversity of the state in making expenditures.
  Any balance in the first year does not cancel
  but is available in the second year.
  $98,000 in each year is from the general fund
 to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity
 program, including staff costs.
 Subd. 6. Pipeline Safety  2,003,000        2,003,000
Appropriations by Fund
 General  560,000  560,000
 Special Revenue  1,443,000        1,443,000
 The appropriation from the special revenue
 fund is from the pipeline safety account under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 299J.18.
 $560,000 in each year is from the general fund
 for staff and operating costs related to
 oversight of the excavation notice system
 under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216D,
 including education, investigation, and
 enforcement activities.
   Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF
 TRANSPORTATION.
     (a) $185,655,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024 from the general fund for the
 Northern Lights Express intercity passenger rail project under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article
 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), is canceled to the general fund.
     (b) $3,130,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund for rail
 corridor service analysis under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 10, is canceled to
 the general fund.
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      (c) $45,000 of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024 from the general fund for grants to
  the city of Chatfield to develop a transportation management organization in southeastern
  Minnesota under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 9, paragraph (d), is canceled to
  the general fund.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 6. TRANSFERS.
      (a) $8,155,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $8,284,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred
  from the general fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section
  174.38. For fiscal years 2028 to 2031, the commissioner of management and budget must
 include a transfer of $8,284,000 each year from the general fund to the active transportation
 account, when preparing each forecast through the February 2027 forecast, under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 16A.103.
     (b) $400,000 in fiscal year 2026 is transferred from the general fund to the local
 government road funding gap assistance account under Minnesota Statutes, section 162.175.
   Sec. 7. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as
 amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:
 Subd. 2. Multimodal Systems
 (a) Aeronautics
 (1) Airport Development and Assistance  24,198,000      18,598,000
Appropriations by Fund
2022  2023
 General  5,600,000  -0-
 Airports  18,598,000       18,598,000
 This appropriation is from the state airports
 fund and must be spent according to
 Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
 subdivision 4.
 $5,600,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the
 general fund for a grant to the city of Karlstad
 for the acquisition of land, predesign, design,
 engineering, and construction of a primary
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  airport runway. This appropriation is for Phase
  1 of the project.
  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
  16A.28, subdivision 6, this appropriation is
  available for five years after the year of the
  appropriation. If the appropriation for either
  year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
  other year is available for it.
  If the commissioner of transportation
 determines that a balance remains in the state
 airports fund following the appropriations
 made in this article and that the appropriations
 made are insufficient for advancing airport
 development and assistance projects, an
 amount necessary to advance the projects, not
 to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
 is appropriated in each year to the
 commissioner and must be spent according to
 Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
 subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
 determination under this contingent
 appropriation, the commissioner of
 transportation must notify the commissioner
 of management and budget and the chairs,
 ranking minority members, and staff of the
 legislative committees with jurisdiction over
 transportation finance concerning the funds
 appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
 contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
 for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
 (2) Aviation Support Services  8,332,000        8,340,000
Appropriations by Fund
2022  2023
 General  1,650,000        1,650,000
 Airports  6,682,000        6,690,000
Article 1 Sec. 7.  25
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  $28,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $36,000 in
  fiscal year 2023 are from the state airports
  fund for costs related to regulating unmanned
  aircraft systems.
  (3) Civil Air Patrol  80,000  80,000
  This appropriation is from the state airports
  fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
  (b) Transit and Active Transportation  23,501,000      18,201,000
  This appropriation is from the general fund.
 $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the active
 transportation program under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 174.38. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2025.
 $300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for a grant to
 the 494 Corridor Commission. The
 commissioner must not retain any portion of
 the funds appropriated under this section. The
 commissioner must make grant payments in
 full by December 31, 2021. Funds under this
 grant are for programming and service
 expansion to assist companies and commuters
 in telecommuting efforts and promotion of
 best practices. A grant recipient must provide
 telework resources, assistance, information,
 and related activities on a statewide basis. This
 is a onetime appropriation.
 (c) Safe Routes to School  5,500,000  500,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund
 for the safe routes to school program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
Article 1 Sec. 7.  26
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  If the appropriation for either year is
  insufficient, the appropriation for the other
  year is available for it.
  (d) Passenger Rail  10,500,000  500,000
  This appropriation is from the general fund
  for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
  Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
  $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for final
  design and construction to provide for a
 second daily Amtrak train service between
 Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. The
 commissioner may expend funds for program
 delivery and administration from this amount.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2025 2028.
 (e) Freight  8,342,000        7,323,000
Appropriations by Fund
2022  2023
 General  2,464,000        1,445,000
 Trunk Highway  5,878,000        5,878,000
 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 is from the
 general fund for procurement costs of a
 statewide freight network optimization tool.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2023.
 $350,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $287,000 in
 fiscal year 2023 are from the general fund for
 two additional rail safety inspectors in the state
 rail safety inspection program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 219.015. In each
 year, the commissioner must not increase the
 total assessment amount under Minnesota
 Statutes, section 219.015, subdivision 2, from
 the most recent assessment amount.
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      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 8. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 45, is amended to
  read:
    Sec. 45. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
      $6,200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
  of transportation for project development of a land bridge freeway lid over marked Interstate
  Highway 94 in a portion of the segment from Lexington Avenue to Rice Street in St. Paul.
  This amount is available to match federal funds and for project planning and development,
  including area planning, community and land use planning, economic development planning,
 design, and project management and analysis. From this amount, the commissioner may
 make grants to Reconnect Rondo to perform any eligible project development activities.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025 2026.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 9. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 9, is amended to read:
 Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF
 TRANSPORTATION  $  310,000 $  -0-
 $310,000 the first year is for awarding grants
 to assist manufacturers to obtain
 environmental product declarations for certain
 construction materials used to build roads and
 other transportation infrastructure under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.312. Of this
 amount, up to $10,000 is for the reasonable
 costs of the department to administer that
 section. This appropriation is available until
 June 30, 2027.
   Sec. 10. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
 Subd. 2. Multimodal Systems
 (a) Aeronautics
 (1) Airport Development and Assistance  69,598,000  18,598,000
Article 1 Sec. 10.  28
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Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
  General  36,000,000  -0-
  Airports  33,598,000       18,598,000
  The appropriation from the state airports fund
  must be spent according to Minnesota Statutes,
  section 360.305, subdivision 4.
  $36,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
  general fund for matches to federal aid and
 state investments related to airport
 infrastructure projects. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
 $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 state airports fund for system maintenance of
 critical airport safety systems, equipment, and
 essential airfield technology.
 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
 16A.28, subdivision 6, the appropriation from
 the state airports fund is available for five
 years after the year of the appropriation. If the
 appropriation for either year is insufficient,
 the appropriation for the other year is available
 for it.
 If the commissioner of transportation
 determines that a balance remains in the state
 airports fund following the appropriations
 made in this article and that the appropriations
 made are insufficient for advancing airport
 development and assistance projects, an
 amount necessary to advance the projects, not
 to exceed the balance in the state airports fund,
 is appropriated in each year to the
 commissioner and must be spent according to
 Minnesota Statutes, section 360.305,
Article 1 Sec. 10.  29
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  subdivision 4. Within two weeks of a
  determination under this contingent
  appropriation, the commissioner of
  transportation must notify the commissioner
  of management and budget and the chairs,
  ranking minority members, and staff of the
  legislative committees with jurisdiction over
  transportation finance concerning the funds
  appropriated. Funds appropriated under this
 contingent appropriation do not adjust the base
 for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
 (2) Aviation Support Services  15,397,000        8,431,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
 General  8,707,000        1,741,000
 Airports  6,690,000        6,690,000
 $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund to purchase two utility aircraft
 for the Department of Transportation.
 (3) Civil Air Patrol  80,000  80,000
 This appropriation is from the state airports
 fund for the Civil Air Patrol.
 (b) Transit and Active Transportation  58,478,000      18,374,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund.
 $200,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $50,000 in
 fiscal year 2025 are for a grant to the city of
 Rochester to implement demand response
 transit service using electric transit vehicles.
 The money is available for mobile software
 application development; vehicles and
 equipment, including accessible vehicles;
 associated charging infrastructure; and capital
 and operating costs.
Article 1 Sec. 10.  30
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  $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for matches
  to federal aid and state investments related to
  transit and active transportation projects. This
  is a onetime appropriation and is available
  until June 30, 2027.
  (c) Safe Routes to School  15,297,000      10,500,000
  This appropriation is from the general fund
  for the safe routes to school program under
  Minnesota Statutes, section 174.40.
 If the appropriation for either year is
 insufficient, the appropriation for the other
 year is available for it. The appropriations in
 each year are available until June 30, 2027.
 The base for this appropriation is $1,500,000
 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
 (d) Passenger Rail  197,521,000  4,226,000
 This appropriation is from the general fund
 for passenger rail activities under Minnesota
 Statutes, sections 174.632 to 174.636.
 $194,700,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for capital
 improvements and betterments for the
 Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express
 intercity passenger rail project, including
 preliminary engineering, design, engineering,
 environmental analysis and mitigation,
 acquisition of land and right-of-way,
 equipment and rolling stock, and construction.
 From this appropriation, the amount necessary
 is for: (1) Coon Rapids station improvements
 to establish a joint station that provides for
 Amtrak train service on the Empire Builder
 line between Chicago and Seattle; and (2)
 acquisition of equipment and rolling stock for
 purposes of participation in the Midwest fleet
Article 1 Sec. 10.  31
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  pool to provide for service on Northern Lights
  Express and expanded Amtrak train service
  between Minneapolis and St. Paul and
  Chicago. The commissioner of transportation
  must not approve additional stops or stations
  beyond those included in the Federal Railroad
  Administration's January 2018 Finding of No
  Significant Impact and Section 4(f)
  Determination if the commissioner determines
 that the resulting speed reduction would
 negatively impact total ridership. This
 appropriation is onetime and is available until
 June 30, 2028.
 $1,833,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,238,000
 in fiscal year 2025 are for a match to federal
 aid for capital and operating costs for
 expanded Amtrak train service between
 Minneapolis and St. Paul and Chicago. These
 amounts are available until June 30, 2028.
 The base from the general fund is $5,742,000
 in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
 (e) Freight  14,650,000        9,066,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
 General  8,283,000        2,400,000
 Trunk Highway  6,367,000        6,666,000
 $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for matching federal aid grants
 for improvements, engineering, and
 administrative costs for the Stone Arch Bridge
 in Minneapolis. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
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  $1,000,000 in each year is from the general
  fund for staff, operating costs, and
  maintenance related to weight and safety
  enforcement systems.
  $974,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
  general fund for procurement costs of a
  statewide freight network optimization tool
  under Laws 2021, First Special Session
  chapter 5, article 4, section 133. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2025.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
 Subd. 3. State Roads
 (a) Operations and Maintenance  414,220,000     425,341,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
 General  2,000,000  -0-
 Trunk Highway  412,220,000      425,341,000
 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for the highways for habitat
 program under Minnesota Statutes, section
 160.2325. This amount is available until June
 30, 2027.
 $248,000 in each year is from the trunk
 highway fund for living snow fence
 implementation and maintenance activities.
 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for safe road zones under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065, including
 development and delivery of public awareness
 and education campaigns about safe road
 zones.
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  (b) Program Planning and Delivery
  (1) Planning and Research  32,679,000      33,465,000
  The commissioner may use any balance
  remaining in this appropriation for program
  delivery under clause (2).
  $130,000 in each year is available for
  administrative costs of the targeted group
  business program.
  $266,000 in each year is available for grants
 to metropolitan planning organizations outside
 the seven-county metropolitan area.
 $900,000 in each year is available for grants
 for transportation studies outside the
 metropolitan area to identify critical concerns,
 problems, and issues. These grants are
 available: (i) to regional development
 commissions; (ii) in regions where no regional
 development commission is functioning, to
 joint powers boards established under
 agreement of two or more political
 subdivisions in the region to exercise the
 planning functions of a regional development
 commission; and (iii) in regions where no
 regional development commission or joint
 powers board is functioning, to the Department
 of Transportation district office for that region.
 (2) Program Delivery  274,451,000      273,985,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
 General  2,250,000        2,000,000
 Trunk Highway  272,201,000      271,985,000
 This appropriation includes use of consultants
 to support development and management of
 projects.
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  $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
  trunk highway fund for roadway design and
  related improvements that reduce speeds and
  eliminate intersection interactions on rural
  high-risk roadways. The commissioner must
  identify roadways based on crash information
  and in consultation with the Advisory Council
  on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 4.076, and local traffic safety partners.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2026.
 $2,000,000 in each year is from the general
 fund for implementation of climate-related
 programs as provided under the federal
 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public
 Law 117-58.
 $1,193,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 trunk highway fund for costs related to the
 property conveyance to the Upper Sioux
 Community of state-owned land within the
 boundaries of Upper Sioux Agency State Park,
 including fee purchase, property purchase,
 appraisals, and road and bridge demolition
 and related engineering. This amount is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 $250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for costs related to the Clean
 Transportation Fuel Standard Working Group
 established under article 4, section 124.
 $1,000,000 in each year is available from the
 trunk highway fund for management of
 contaminated and regulated material on
 property owned by the Department of
 Transportation, including mitigation of
 property conveyances, facility acquisition or
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  expansion, chemical release at maintenance
  facilities, and spills on the trunk highway
  system where there is no known responsible
  party. If the appropriation for either year is
  insufficient, the appropriation for the other
  year is available for it.
  (c) State Road Construction  1,207,013,000   1,174,045,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
 General  1,800,000  -0-
 Trunk Highway  1,205,213,000 1,174,045,000
 This appropriation is for the actual
 construction, reconstruction, and improvement
 of trunk highways, including design-build
 contracts, internal department costs associated
 with delivering the construction program,
 consultant usage to support these activities,
 and the cost of actual payments to landowners
 for lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
 payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
 relocation expenses.
 This appropriation includes federal highway
 aid. The commissioner of transportation must
 notify the chairs, ranking minority members,
 and staff of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over transportation finance of any
 significant events that cause the estimates of
 federal aid to change.
 $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for living snow fence
 implementation, including: acquiring and
 planting trees, shrubs, native grasses, and
 wildflowers that are climate adaptive to
 Minnesota; improvements; contracts;
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  easements; rental agreements; and program
  delivery.
  $300,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
  general fund for additions and modifications
  to work zone design or layout to reduce
  vehicle speeds in a work zone. This
  appropriation is available following a
  determination by the commissioner that the
  initial work zone design or layout
 insufficiently provides for reduced vehicle
 speeds.
 The commissioner may expend up to one-half
 of one percent of the federal appropriations
 under this paragraph as grants to opportunity
 industrialization centers and other nonprofit
 job training centers for job training programs
 related to highway construction.
 The commissioner may transfer up to
 $15,000,000 in each year to the transportation
 revolving loan fund.
 The commissioner may receive money
 covering other shares of the cost of partnership
 projects. These receipts are appropriated to
 the commissioner for these projects.
 The base from the trunk highway fund is
 $1,161,813,000 in each of fiscal years 2026
 and 2027.
 (d) Corridors of Commerce  25,000,000      25,000,000
 This appropriation is for the corridors of
 commerce program under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 161.088. The commissioner may use
 up to 17 percent of the amount in each year
 for program delivery.
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  (e) Highway Debt Service  268,336,000      291,394,000
  $265,336,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
  $288,394,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for
  transfer to the state bond fund. If this
  appropriation is insufficient to make all
  transfers required in the year for which it is
  made, the commissioner of management and
  budget must transfer the deficiency amount
  as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
 16A.641, and notify the chairs, ranking
 minority members, and staff of the legislative
 committees with jurisdiction over
 transportation finance and the chairs of the
 senate Finance Committee and the house of
 representatives Ways and Means Committee
 of the amount of the deficiency. Any excess
 appropriation cancels to the trunk highway
 fund.
 (f) Statewide Radio Communications  8,653,000        6,907,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
 General  2,003,000  3,000
 Trunk Highway  6,650,000        6,904,000
 $3,000 in each year is from the general fund
 to equip and operate the Roosevelt signal
 tower for Lake of the Woods weather
 broadcasting.
 $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for Allied Radio Matrix for
 Emergency Response (ARMER) tower
 building improvements and replacement.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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    Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
  Subd. 5. Traffic Safety  9,504,000        4,249,000
Appropriations by Fund
2024  2025
  General  8,803,000        3,494,000
  Trunk Highway  701,000  755,000
  $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
  general fund for grants to local units of
  government to perform additional traffic safety
 enforcement activities in safe road zones under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065. In
 allocating funds, the commissioner must
 account for other sources of funding for
 increased traffic enforcement.
 $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for grants to local units of
 government to increase traffic safety
 enforcement activities, including training,
 equipment, overtime, and related costs for
 peace officers to perform duties that are
 specifically related to traffic management and
 traffic safety.
 $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for grants to law enforcement
 agencies to undertake targeted speed reduction
 efforts on rural high-risk roadways identified
 by the commissioner based on crash
 information and consultation with the
 Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 4.076, and local
 traffic safety partners.
 $50,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the general
 fund for an education and awareness campaign
 on motor vehicles passing school buses,
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  designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of
  motor vehicles unlawfully passing school
  buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety
  of pupils boarding and unloading from school
  buses, including laws requiring a motor
  vehicle to stop when a school bus has extended
  the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights
  and penalties for violations. The commissioner
  must identify best practices, review effective
 communication methods to educate drivers,
 and consider multiple forms of media to
 convey the information.
 $100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for a public awareness campaign
 to promote understanding and compliance with
 laws regarding the passing of parked
 authorized vehicles.
 $350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for grants to local units of
 government for safe ride programs that
 provide safe transportation options for patrons
 of hospitality and entertainment businesses
 within a community.
 $250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
 general fund for the traffic safety violations
 disposition analysis under article 4, section
 109.
 $2,000,000 in each year is from the general
 fund for operations and traffic safety projects,
 grants, and activities of the Advisory Council
 on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 4.076. These amounts are available
 until June 30, 2027.
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  $98,000 in each year is from the general fund
  to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity
  program, including staff costs.
  The following amounts are for the staff and
  operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data
  Analytics Center: (1) $407,000 in fiscal year
  2024 and $813,000 in fiscal year 2025 from
  the general fund; and (2) $140,000 in each
  year is from the trunk highway fund. The base
 from the trunk highway fund is $187,000 in
 each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
   Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws
 2024, chapter 104, article 1, section 105, is amended to read:
 Subd. 9. U.S. Highway 8; Chisago County  42,000,000
 This appropriation is for predesign, design,
 engineering, and reconstruction of marked
 U.S. Highway 8 from Karmel Avenue in
 Chisago City to marked Interstate Highway
 35, including pedestrian and bike trails along
 and crossings of this segment of marked U.S.
 Highway 8. The reconstruction project may
 include expanding segments of marked U.S.
 Highway 8 to four lanes, constructing or
 reconstructing frontage roads and backage
 roads, and realigning local roads to
 consolidate, remove, and relocate access onto
 and off of U.S. Highway 8. This appropriation
 is for the portion of the project that is eligible
 for use of proceeds of trunk highway bonds.
 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
 16A.642, the bond sale authorization and
 appropriation of bond sale proceeds for this
 project are available until December 31, 2029.
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    Sec. 14. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
  Subd. 3. State Roads
  (a) Operations and Maintenance  -0-  2,405,000
  $300,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for rumble
  strips under Minnesota Statutes, section
  161.1258.
  $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
  landscaping improvements located within
  trunk highway rights-of-way under the
 Department of Transportation's community
 roadside landscape partnership program, with
 prioritization of tree planting as feasible.
 $1,000,000 is from the general fund for the
 traffic safety camera pilot program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 169.147, and the
 evaluation and legislative report under article
 3, sections 116 and 117. With the approval of
 the commissioner of transportation, any
 portion of this appropriation is available to the
 commissioner of public safety. This is a
 onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2029.
 $105,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the cost of
 staff time to coordinate with the Public
 Utilities Commission relating to placement of
 high voltage transmission lines along trunk
 highways.
 (b) Program Planning and Delivery  -0-  5,800,000
 $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
 implementation and development of statewide
 and regional travel demand modeling related
 to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 161.178. This is a onetime
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  appropriation and is available until June 30,
  2026.
  $800,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for one or more
  grants to metropolitan planning organizations
  outside the metropolitan area, as defined in
  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121,
  subdivision 2, for modeling activities related
  to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes,
  section 161.178. Notwithstanding Minnesota
 Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the
 commissioner must not use any amount of this
 appropriation for administrative costs. This is
 a onetime appropriation and is available until
 June 30, 2026.
 $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to complete
 environmental documentation and for
 preliminary engineering and design for the
 reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 55
 from Hennepin County State-Aid Highway
 19, north of the city of Loretto to Hennepin
 County Road 118 near the city of Medina.
 This is a onetime appropriation and is
 available until June 30, 2027.
 (c) State Road Construction  -0-      10,900,000
 $8,900,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the
 acquisition, environmental analysis, predesign,
 design, engineering, construction,
 reconstruction, and improvement of trunk
 highway bridges, including design-build
 contracts, program delivery, consultant usage
 to support these activities, and the cost of
 payments to landowners for lands acquired
 for highway rights-of-way. Projects under this
 appropriation must follow eligible investment
 priorities identified in the Minnesota state
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  highway investment plan under Minnesota
  Statutes, section 174.03, subdivision 1c. The
  commissioner may use up to 17 percent of this
  appropriation for program delivery. This is a
  onetime appropriation and is available until
  June 30, 2028.
  $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for predesign
  and design of intersection safety improvements
  along marked Trunk Highway 65 from the
 interchange with marked U.S. Highway 10 to
 99th Avenue Northeast in the city of Blaine.
 This is a onetime appropriation.
 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to design and
 construct trunk highway improvements
 associated with an interchange at U.S.
 Highway 169, marked Trunk Highway 282,
 and Scott County State-Aid Highway 9 in the
 city of Jordan, including accommodations for
 bicycles and pedestrians and for bridge and
 road construction. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
 (d) Highway Debt Service  -0-  468,000
 This appropriation is for transfer to the state
 bond fund. If this appropriation is insufficient
 to make all transfers required in the year for
 which it is made, the commissioner of
 management and budget must transfer the
 deficiency amount as provided under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641, and
 notify the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over transportation finance and
 the chairs of the senate Finance Committee
 and the house of representatives Ways and
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  Means Committee of the amount of the
  deficiency. Any excess appropriation cancels
  to the trunk highway fund.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 15. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
  Subd. 3. Traffic Safety  -0-  1,400,000
  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
  299A.705, regarding the use of funds from
  this account, $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2025
 is from the driver and vehicle services
 operating account in the special revenue fund
 for the Lights On grant program under
 Minnesota Statutes, section 169.515. The
 commissioner must contract with the Lights
 On! microgrant program to administer and
 operate the grant program. Notwithstanding
 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98,
 subdivision 14, the commissioner may use up
 to two percent of this appropriation for
 administrative costs. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2026.
 $200,000 in fiscal year 2025 is from the
 motorcycle safety account in the special
 revenue fund for the public education
 campaign on motorcycle operation under
 article 3, section 122. This is a onetime
 appropriation and is available until June 30,
 2027.
   Sec. 16. ALLOCATION; METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; WASHINGTON AVENUE
 PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
     (a) Of the revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.9915, and allocated
 to the Metropolitan Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 2,
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  paragraph (a), clause (1), the Metropolitan Council must provide a grant of $9,000,000 in
  fiscal year 2026 to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to be spent in
  accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 135A.046. This section is notwithstanding the
  provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 3.
      (b) This grant must be used to design and construct pedestrian enclosure and suicide
  deterrent barriers on the Washington Avenue Pedestrian Bridge on the Twin Cities campus,
  including temporary barrier improvements and permanent barriers. The board must consult
  with persons affected by suicide at this bridge, suicide prevention organizations, and experts
  in the field of suicide prevention in designing the project.
     (c) Any amount allocated under this section and not used by June 30, 2027, cancels to
 the Metropolitan Council for its original purpose.
   Sec. 17. ALLOCATION; METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; TRANSPORTATION
 MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
     (a) Of the revenue collected under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.9915, and allocated
 to the Metropolitan Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465, subdivision 2,
 paragraph (a), clause (2), the Metropolitan Council must provide grants that total $1,406,000
 in fiscal year 2026 to transportation management organizations in the metropolitan area.
 This section is notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4465,
 subdivision 3.
     (b) The grants must be allocated as follows:
     (1) $600,000 to the I-494 Corridor Commission;
     (2) $600,000 to the St. Paul transportation management organization; and
     (3) $206,000 to the downtown Minneapolis transportation management organization.
ARTICLE 2
TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS
   Section 1. BOND APPROPRIATIONS.
     The sums shown in the column under "Appropriations" are appropriated from the bond
 proceeds account in the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of transportation or other
 named entity to be spent for public purposes. Appropriations of bond proceeds must be
 spent as authorized by the Minnesota Constitution, articles XI and XIV. Unless otherwise
 specified, money appropriated in this article for a capital program or project may be used
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  to pay state agency staff costs that are attributed directly to the capital program or project
  in accordance with accounting policies adopted by the commissioner of management and
  budget.
SUMMARY
  Department of Transportation  $     100,000,000
  Department of Management and Budget  $  100,000
  TOTAL  $     100,100,000
APPROPRIATIONS
  Sec. 2. STATE ROAD CONSTRUCTION  $     100,000,000
 This appropriation is to the commissioner of
 transportation for construction, reconstruction,
 and improvement of trunk highways, including
 design-build contracts, internal department
 costs associated with delivering the
 construction program, and consultant usage
 to support these activities. The commissioner
 may use up to 17 percent of the amount for
 program delivery.
 Sec. 3. BOND SALE EXPENSES  $  100,000
 This appropriation is to the commissioner of
 management and budget for bond sale
 expenses under Minnesota Statutes, sections
 16A.641, subdivision 8, and 167.50,
 subdivision 4.
 Sec. 4. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.
     To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in the
 trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds
 of the state in an amount up to $100,100,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the
 effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 167.50 to 167.52, and by the Minnesota
 Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the
 commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and any
 premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be deposited in the bond proceeds account
 in the trunk highway fund.
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ARTICLE 3
TRANSPORTATION FINANCE POLICY
    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Duties. The advisory council must:
      (1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs,
  and services affecting traffic safety;
      (2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the
  Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic
  safety;
     (3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the
 field of traffic safety;
     (4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
     (5) review and comment on all grants dealing with traffic safety and on the development
 and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans; and
     (6) advise the commissioner of public safety on grant agreements for projects under
 subdivision 5, paragraph (g); and
     (7) make recommendations on safe road zone safety measures under section 169.065.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5. Administration. (a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public
 Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as
 the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational
 aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform
 financial management on behalf of the council.
     (b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently
 as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory
 council is subject to chapter 13D. The advisory council may host an annual state traffic
 safety conference.
     (c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of
 the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
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      (d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section
  15.059.
      (e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees
  must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers
  on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only
  for expenses incurred for working group activities.
      (f) The commissioner of public safety may enter into contracts and interagency
  agreements for data, expertise, and research projects to inform the advisory council.
      (g) The commissioner of public safety may enter into grant agreements for projects that
 reduce serious and fatal injury crashes. Priority for grant awards must be given to local
 traffic safety coalitions. Local units of government, nonprofit organizations, law enforcement
 agencies, and educational institutions are also eligible for grant awards.
     (h) For purposes of paragraph (g), "projects that reduce serious and fatal injury crashes"
 include but are not limited to the following activities:
     (1) improvements to rural high-risk roads;
     (2) traffic safety training for law enforcement;
     (3) safe and sober rides home programming;
     (4) the study of motorcycle operation under the circumstances specified in section
 169.974, subdivision 5, paragraph (g);
     (5) work zone safety and work zone redesign activities; and
     (6) safe road zones.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.6905, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. Driver's license photograph; exceptions. Allowing headwear or a medically
 required covering in a driver's license photograph or allowing driver's license identification
 other than a photograph, under certain circumstances, are governed under section 171.071.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.88, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 1a. Greater Minnesota transit account. The greater Minnesota transit account
 is established within the transit assistance fund in the state treasury. Money in the account
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  is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for assistance to transit
  systems outside the metropolitan area under section 174.24. The commissioner may use up
  to two percent of the available revenues in the account in each fiscal year for administration
  of the transit program. The commissioner shall must use the account for transit operations
  as provided in section 174.24 and related program administration. The commissioner may
  maintain a reserved balance in the account of no more than five percent of the total annual
  transit assistance fund balance forward from the previous fiscal year.
    Sec. 5. [137.345] EMPOWERING SMALL MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES
  PROGRAM.
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given.
     (b) "Program" means the empowering small Minnesota communities program established
 by the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
     (c) "Small community" means either a local unit of government having a population of
 fewer than 15,000 or a collaboration between more than one local unit of government each
 having a population of fewer than 15,000.
     Subd. 2. Program assistance. (a) An empowering small Minnesota communities program
 is established to create small community partnership support and assistance for infrastructure
 project analysis and development in small communities. Funds appropriated to the program
 must be used as specified in subdivision 3.
     (b) Support and assistance under the program must be prioritized for a small community
 that is a political subdivision or federally recognized Tribal government. Prioritization must
 be based on insufficient capacity to undertake project development and apply for state or
 federal infrastructure grants.
     Subd. 3. Uses. (a) Program activities under the program include:
     (1) project partnership activities in the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships,
 the Center for Transportation Studies, the Minnesota Design Center, the Humphrey School
 of Public Affairs, the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, or other related entities; and
     (2) support and assistance to small communities including:
     (i) methods to incorporate consideration of sustainability, resiliency, and adaptation to
 the impacts of climate change; and
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      (ii) identification and cross-sector analysis of any potential associated projects and
  efficiencies through coordinated investments in other infrastructure or assets.
      (b) An agreement with a small community may provide for infrastructure project analysis
  and development activities including but not limited to planning, scoping, analysis, predesign,
  and design.
      Subd. 4. Program information. The Board of Regents must maintain information about
  the program on a website that includes but is not limited to the following:
      (1) a review of the program and implementation;
      (2) a summary of projects under the program;
     (3) financial information that identifies sources and uses of funds; and
     (4) direction on applications for partnership assistance.
   Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 160.165, is amended to read:
     160.165 MITIGATING TRANSPORTATION PROJECT IMPACTS ON
 BUSINESS.
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given:.
     (b) "Business impairment" has the meaning given in section 160.167, subdivision 1.
     (1) (c) "Project" means construction work to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or improve
 a street or highway or for a rail transit project;.
     (2) (d) "Substantial business impacts" means business impairment of road access, parking,
 or visibility for one or more business establishments as a result of a project, for a minimum
 period of at least one month; and.
     (3) (e) "Transportation authority" means the commissioner, as to trunk highways; the
 county board, as to county state-aid highways and county highways; the town board, as to
 town roads; statutory or home rule charter cities, as to city streets; the Metropolitan Council,
 for rail transit projects located entirely within the metropolitan area as defined in section
 473.121, subdivision 2; and the commissioner, for all other rail transit projects.
     Subd. 2. Business liaison. (a) Before beginning construction work on a project, a
 transportation authority shall must identify whether the project is anticipated to include
 substantial business impacts. For such projects, the transportation authority shall must
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  designate an individual to serve as business liaison between the transportation authority and
  affected businesses.
      (b) The business liaison shall must consult with affected businesses before and during
  construction to investigate and recommend means of mitigating project impacts to businesses.
  The mitigation considered must include signage. The business liaison shall must provide
  information to the identified businesses before and during construction, concerning project
  duration and timetables, lane and road closures, detours, access impacts, customer parking
  impacts, visibility, noise, dust, vibration, and public participation opportunities.
      (c) The business liaison must inform affected businesses about potential opportunities
 for small business technical and financial assistance, including those available through the
 Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Small Business Administration,
 and area community development financial institutions. When requested, the business liaison
 must assist affected businesses to access and apply for appropriate assistance programs.
     Subd. 4. Construction communication plan. (a) A transportation authority must
 implement a construction communication plan for each project in which a business liaison
 is required under subdivision 2. The transportation authority must develop the plan in
 consultation with the business liaison during project development.
     (b) At a minimum, the communication plan must include:
     (1) identification of methods to distribute project information;
     (2) procedures to distribute construction-related notices to affected businesses, tenants,
 and other property owners;
     (3) development of information on the project, including but not limited to the information
 specified under subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) and (c); opportunities under subdivision 2,
 paragraph (c); and, as appropriate, potential financial assistance under the local business
 construction impacts assistance program under section 160.167; and
     (4) a schedule and milestones for issuance of project updates, including but not limited
 to immediately prior to commencement of construction work and following any change in
 the scheduled date of substantial completion of the project.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and
 applies to projects in which construction first commences on or after November 1, 2025.
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    Sec. 7. [160.167] LOCAL BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS ASSISTANCE
  PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
  the meanings given.
(b) "Business entity" includes but is not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation,
  joint venture, association, or cooperative.
(c) "Business impairment" means impairment to a business establishment or nonprofit
  organization of at least one of the following:
(1) access to a retail location from:
(i) a project that is on a road that abuts the location and includes partial or full closure
 of the road within 1,000 feet of the location; or
(ii) more than one simultaneous project on a road that abuts the location in which a
 portion of each project (A) is within two miles of the location, and (B) includes partial or
 full closure of the road; or
(2) visibility of the primary identifying signage or entrance.
(d) "Covered project" means a project to maintain, construct, reconstruct, or improve a
 trunk highway within a statutory or home rule charter city, a county state-aid highway, a
 municipal state-aid street, a transitway, or a combination.
(e) "Extensive business impacts" means business impairment as a result of a covered
 project for a period of at least 60 days.
(f) "Program" means the local business construction impacts assistance program
 established in this section.
(g) "Transportation authority" means either:
(1) the commissioner of transportation for a trunk highway within a statutory or home
 rule charter city, a county state-aid highway, a municipal state-aid street, or a combination;
 or
(2) the Metropolitan Council for a transitway located entirely within the metropolitan
 area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
Subd. 2. Program established. The commissioner must establish a program for financial
 assistance to eligible entities adversely impacted by street, highway, or transitway
 construction activity on covered projects.
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      Subd. 3. Administration. The commissioner must establish program requirements,
  including application procedures that minimize applicant burdens, eligibility criteria for
  recipients, qualifications for determining business impairment, program allocation amounts
  from project costs, the distribution amount and formula used to determine the distribution
  amount, and procedures for distribution of financial assistance. The commissioner must
  implement the program to provide financial assistance payments in a timely manner that
  are, to the extent practicable, before or during the time period of the extensive business
  impacts.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, and
 applies to projects in which construction first commences on or after October 1, 2025.
   Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.045, is amended to read:
     161.045 HIGHWAY USER TAX DISTRIBUTION FUND APPROPRIATIONS;
 TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND APPROPRIATIONS.
     Subdivision 1. Definition Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following
 terms have the meanings given.
     (b) "Commissioner" means any commissioner of a state agency that either proposes to
 spend or spends funds out of the highway user tax distribution fund or the trunk highway
 fund.
     (c) "Highway purposes" includes but is not limited to:
     (1) construction, improvement, maintenance, and operations of a highway;
     (2) multimodal infrastructure within a highway right-of-way related to any of the
 following: (i) transit; (ii) active transportation; and (iii) reduction of greenhouse gas
 emissions; and
     (3) activities directly related to, or necessary to administer or support, the purposes
 specified in clauses (1) and (2).
     (d) "Trunk highway purposes" includes but is not limited to highway purposes for the
 trunk highway system.
     Subd. 2. General expenditure requirements. A commissioner may expend highway
 user tax distribution funds only for highway purposes and may expend trunk highway funds
 only for trunk highway purposes.
     Subd. 3. Limitations on spending. (a) A commissioner must not pay for any of the
 following with funds from the highway user tax distribution fund or the trunk highway fund:
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      (1) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension laboratory;
      (2) Explore Minnesota Tourism kiosks;
      (3) Minnesota Safety Council;
      (4) driver education programs;
      (5) (3) Office of Emergency Medical Services;
      (6) (4) Mississippi River Parkway Commission;
      (7) (5) payments to the Department of Information Technology Services in excess of
  actual costs incurred for trunk highway purposes;
      (8) (6) personnel costs incurred on behalf of the governor's office;
     (9) (7) the Office of Aeronautics within the Department of Transportation;
     (10) the Office of Transit and Active Transportation within the Department of
 Transportation;
     (11) the Office of Passenger Rail;
     (12) (8) purchase and maintenance of soft body armor under section 299A.38;
     (13) (9) tourist information centers;
     (14) (10) parades, events, or sponsorships of events;
     (15) the installation, construction, expansion, or maintenance of public electric vehicle
 infrastructure;
     (16) (11) the statewide notification center for excavation services pursuant to chapter
 216D; and
     (17) (12) manufacturing license plates.
     (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) includes all expenses for the named entity or program,
 including but not limited to payroll, purchased services, supplies, repairs, and equipment.
 This prohibition on spending applies to any successor entities or programs that are
 substantially similar to the entity or program named in this subdivision.
   Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.088, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Program authority; funding. (a) As provided in this section, the commissioner
 must establish a corridors of commerce program for trunk highway construction,
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  reconstruction, and improvement, including maintenance operations, that improves commerce
  in the state.
      (b) The commissioner may expend funds under the program from appropriations to the
  commissioner that are:
      (1) made specifically by law for use under this section;
      (2) reallocated efficiency savings from section 174.53, paragraph (b);
      (3) at the discretion of the commissioner, made for the budget activities in the state roads
  program of operations and maintenance, program planning and delivery, or state road
  construction; and
     (3) (4) made for the corridor investment management strategy program, unless specified
 otherwise.
     (c) The commissioner must include in the program the cost participation policy for local
 units of government.
     (d) The commissioner may use up to 17 percent of any appropriation under this section
 for program delivery and for project scoring, ranking, and selection under subdivision 5.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to funds
 reallocated on or after that date.
   Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.115, subdivision 177, is amended to read:
     Subd. 177. Route No. 246. Beginning at a point in or adjacent to Nerstrand; thence
 extending in a general northerly direction to a point westerly of Dennison; thence continuing
 in a general northwesterly direction to a point on Route No. 1 at or near 110th Street East
 near Northfield.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the commissioner of
 transportation notifies the revisor of statutes electronically or in writing of the effective
 date.
   Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 108. Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway. The segment of marked U.S.
 Highway 63 from the intersection with marked Trunk Highway 16 to the southerly city
 limit of Racine is designated as "Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway." Subject to
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  section 161.139, the commissioner must adopt a suitable design to mark this highway and
  erect appropriate signs.
    Sec. 12. [161.1611] PURPOSE AND NEED STATEMENT CONTEXTUAL
  DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS; SCOPING PROCESS REQUIRED.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
  meanings given:
(1) "planning worksheet scoping guide" means a checklist of considerations developed
  by the commissioner to consider with stakeholders for determining a project's scope in the
  scoping document;
(2) "project" means the scoping, assessment, study, or other analysis activity designed
 to identify or provide for development of a trunk highway project;
(3) "purpose and need" is a statement by the department to explain why a proposed
 action is being undertaken and its objectives by:
(i) identifying the need as a transportation problem or deficiency; and
(ii) identifying the purpose as a broad statement of the intended transportation result and
 other related objectives to be achieved by a proposed transportation improvement; and
(4) "scoping document" means a document that identifies all potential options with the
 purpose of narrowing the number of alternatives to those that should be evaluated in the
 environmental impact statement as part of the project.
Subd. 2. Application. (a) The requirements in this section apply to a project that:
(1) involves construction, reconstruction, bridge replacement, increases or reductions
 in highway traffic capacity, alteration of access, or acquisitions of permanent right-of-way;
 or
(2) requires an environmental impact statement under chapter 116D for the project.
(b) Except for a project under paragraph (a), clause (1), the requirements in this section
 do not apply to reconditioning, resurfacing, milling, overlays, preventive maintenance, other
 routine roadway maintenance activities or projects, and associated set-asides.
Subd. 3. Purpose and need. (a) A purpose and need statement developed for a project
 must not identify a specific improvement as the need to avoid premature determination of
 investment approaches available for the project. Purpose and need statements must consider
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  all possible approaches for a project and address the safety and access of all users of the
  transportation system.
      (b) The commissioner must ensure that a purpose and need statement for a project can
  assess whether the need for a project is substantial enough to warrant investment inclusion
  in the state transportation improvement program, including relaxing expectations around
  the use of level-of-service metrics as the primary need for a project's development.
      (c) The commissioner must incorporate multidisciplinary review processes under section
  174.742 into the development of a context-specific purpose and need statement.
      Subd. 4. Scope; required before inclusion. (a) The commissioner must require the use
 of a context-specific scoping document to identify the needs for a project before the project's
 inclusion in the state highway investment program. The scope document must conform with
 any adopted guidance by the commissioner and must:
     (1) include a checklist of interested stakeholders to engage in the planning, design, and
 development of projects;
     (2) recognize the degrees of variability and complexity across different project types;
 and
     (3) require a context and modal accommodation analysis to:
     (i) determine what modes of transportation are appropriate for the project corridor;
     (ii) structure and document discussions around tradeoffs during early project development;
     (iii) establish a suggested baseline for which modes should be prioritized based on the
 roadway type and land use context; and
     (iv) provide a series of factors and questions to consider that would raise or lower the
 priority of each mode.
     (b) Before finalization of any scoping document or draft scoping document for a project,
 the commissioner must require a coordination field visit and walking audit of the project
 corridor. To implement the requirements of this paragraph, the commissioner must develop
 guidance on coordinated field visits to:
     (1) begin the initial engagement process with stakeholders for projects;
     (2) provide guidance on what staff should identify in observing current conditions for
 all modes of travel and the surrounding land use; and
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      (3) coordinate across different jurisdictions to ensure collaboration and field visits at
  similar times in the project timeline.
      Subd. 5. Implementation. The commissioner must implement the requirements of this
  section in a manner that does not conflict with the requirements under chapter 116D and
  the National Environmental Policy Act under United States Code, title 42, chapter 55.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5 are effective March 1, 2027, for
  projects on or after that date. Subdivision 4 is effective July 1, 2025, for projects scoped on
  or after that date.
    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 1a. State-aid standards. Design and engineering standards for all new construction,
 reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing county state-aid projects approved by the
 state-aid engineer are determined and set by the most recent edition of the Facility Design
 Guide or successor document established by the commissioner.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway
 projects on or after that date.
   Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3a. Variances from rules and engineering standards. (a) The commissioner
 may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed pursuant
 to section 162.021 or 162.07, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a county
 state-aid highway is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to
 the commissioner for a variance for that highway. The commissioner shall must comply
 with section 174.75, subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete
 streets project.
     (b) The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of receiving the
 variance request. If the variance is denied, the political subdivision may request, within 30
 days of receiving notice of denial, and shall must be granted a contested case hearing. The
 commissioner must use the criteria set forth in subdivision 3c to evaluate the variance
 request.
     (c) If the commissioner denies a variance, the commissioner must notify the chairs and
 ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
 and provide justification for denying the variance within 30 days of notifying the political
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  subdivision of the denial. The justification must include the commissioner's reasoning for
  the denial, the recommendation of the advisory committee on variances, and the reasoning
  used by the committee to approve or deny the variance.
      (c) (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency
  of a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.
      (e) The commissioner must give special consideration to proposed modifications for:
      (1) narrowing lanes from 11 feet to ten feet for roadways in an urban or suburban context;
      (2) designs allowed by current Department of Transportation trunk highway standards
  for roadways of similar context;
     (3) a proposed design intended to increase the safety of nonmotorized transportation to
 and from a school;
     (4) any design element in a project funded by the safe routes to school program, except
 where specifically prohibited in the current Department of Transportation Facility Design
 Guide; or
     (5) a variance request that specifically states the proposed design modification is based
 on the following alternative design manuals:
     (i) the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO)
 A Policy on Geometric Design Highways and Streets or other AASHTO design guides
 formally recognized by the Federal Highway Administration;
     (ii) the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares:
 A Context Sensitive Approach and Implementing Context Sensitive Design Handbook;
     (iii) the National Association of City Transportation Officials' (NACTO) Urban Street
 Design Guide and other NACTO design guides formally recognized by the Federal Highway
 Administration;
     (iv) the Global Designing Cities Initiative's (GDCI) Global Street Design Guide and
 Designing Streets for Kids supplement; or
     (v) any other design guide recognized or approved by the Federal Highway
 Administration in United States Code, title 23, section 109(o)(B).
     (f) Paragraph (e) does not apply to a natural preservation route established under section
 162.021.
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      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway
  projects on or after that date.
    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 3c. Variance format. To submit a formal request for a variance from applicable
  design standards under subdivision 1a, a political subdivision must submit a written request
  to the commissioner. The written request must be in the form of an adopted resolution. The
  request must:
      (1) identify the project by location and termini;
     (2) cite the specific part or standard for which the variance is requested from county
 state-aid design rules;
     (3) describe the proposed modification and include technical information about the
 design, including:
     (i) an index map; and
     (ii) a typical section with an inplace section and a proposed section;
     (4) describe the economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts that may result
 from the requested variance;
     (5) identify the project's effectiveness in eliminating an existing and projected deficiency
 in the transportation system, including identifying and citing whether the existing roadway's
 design meets a recognized or approved Federal Highway Administration design guide
 standard for a similar road context;
     (6) identify effects on adjacent lands;
     (7) identify the number of persons affected; and
     (8) identify relevant safety considerations as they apply to:
     (i) pedestrians;
     (ii) bicyclists;
     (iii) vulnerable road users;
     (iv) the motoring public; and
     (v) fire, police, and emergency service providers.
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      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for county state-aid roadway
  projects on or after that date.
    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 1a. State-aid standards. Design and engineering standards for all new construction,
  reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing municipal state-aid projects approved by the
  state-aid engineer are determined and set by the most recent edition of the Facility Design
  Guide or successor document established by the commissioner.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for municipal state-aid
 roadway projects on or after that date.
   Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3a. Variances from rules and engineering standards. (a) The commissioner
 may grant variances from the rules and from the engineering standards developed pursuant
 to section 162.13, subdivision 2. A political subdivision in which a municipal state-aid street
 is located or is proposed to be located may submit a written request to the commissioner
 for a variance for that street. The commissioner shall must comply with section 174.75,
 subdivision 5, in evaluating a variance request related to a complete streets project.
     (b) The commissioner may grant or deny the variance within 30 days of receiving the
 variance request. If the variance is denied, the political subdivision may request, within 30
 days of receiving notice of denial, and shall must be granted a contested case hearing. The
 commissioner must use the criteria set forth in subdivision 3b to evaluate the variance
 request.
     (c) If the commissioner denies a variance, the commissioner must notify the chairs and
 ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
 and provide justification for denying the variance within 30 days of notifying the political
 subdivision of the denial. The justification must include the commissioner's reasoning for
 the denial, the recommendation of the advisory committee on variances, and the reasoning
 used by the committee to approve or deny the variance.
     (c) (d) For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision" includes (1) an agency
 of a political subdivision which has jurisdiction over parks, and (2) a regional park authority.
     (e) The commissioner must give special consideration to proposed modifications for:
     (1) narrowing lanes from 11 feet to ten feet for roadways in an urban or suburban context;
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      (2) designs allowed by current Department of Transportation trunk highway standards
  for roadways of similar context;
      (3) a proposed design intended to increase the safety of nonmotorized transportation to
  and from a school;
      (4) any design element in a project funded by the safe routes to school program, except
  where specifically prohibited in the current Department of Transportation Facility Design
  Guide; or
      (5) a variance request that specifically states the proposed design modification is based
  on the following alternative design manuals:
     (i) the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO)
 A Policy on Geometric Design Highways and Streets or other AASHTO design guides
 formally recognized by the Federal Highway Administration;
     (ii) the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares:
 A Context Sensitive Approach and Implementing Context Sensitive Design Handbook;
     (iii) the National Association of City Transportation Officials' (NACTO) Urban Street
 Design Guide and other NACTO design guides formally recognized by the Federal Highway
 Administration;
     (iv) the Global Designing Cities Initiative's (GDCI) Global Street Design Guide and
 Designing Streets for Kids supplement; or
     (v) any other design guide recognized or approved by the Federal Highway
 Administration in United States Code, title 23, section 109(o)(B).
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for municipal state-aid
 roadway projects on or after that date.
   Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 3b. Variance format. To submit a formal request for a variance from municipal
 state-aid design rules, a political subdivision must submit a written request to the
 commissioner. The written request must be in the form of an adopted resolution. The request
 must:
     (1) identify the project by location and termini;
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      (2) cite the specific part or standard for which the variance is requested from municipal
  state-aid design rules;
      (3) describe the proposed modification and include technical information about the
  design, including:
      (i) an index map; and
      (ii) a typical section with an inplace section and a proposed section;
      (4) describe the economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts that may result
  from the requested variance;
      (5) identify the effectiveness of the project in eliminating an existing and projected
 deficiency in the transportation system, including identifying and citing whether the existing
 roadway's design meets a recognized or approved Federal Highway Administration design
 guide standard for a similar road context;
     (6) identify effects on adjacent lands;
     (7) identify the number of persons affected; and
     (8) identify relevant safety considerations as they apply to:
     (i) pedestrians;
     (ii) bicyclists;
     (iii) vulnerable road users;
     (iv) the motoring public; and
     (v) fire, police, and emergency service providers.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for municipal state-aid
 roadway projects on or after that date.
   Sec. 19. [162.095] ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DESIGN VARIANCES.
     Subdivision 1. Establishment. An advisory committee on design variances is established
 to investigate and determine a recommendation for each variance submitted under sections
 162.02, subdivision 3a, and 162.09, subdivision 3a.
     Subd. 2. Membership. (a) The advisory committee on design variances called by the
 commissioner under subdivision 3 must consist of the following members:
     (1) not more than two county highway engineers, only one of whom may be from a
 county containing a city of the first class;
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      (2) not more than two city engineers, only one of whom may be from a city of the first
  class;
      (3) not more than two county officials, only one of whom may be from a county
  containing a city of the first class;
      (4) not more than two officials of an urban municipality, only one of whom may be from
  a city of the first class;
      (5) not more than two representatives of the Office of Transit and Active Transportation
  in the Department of Transportation, one of whom must be an engineer; and
      (6) one representative from the State Aid for Local Transportation Office in the
 Department of Transportation with experience in project design and the safety factors
 specified in sections 162.02, subdivision 3c, and 162.09, subdivision 3b.
     (b) No elected or appointed official that represents a political subdivision may serve on
 the committee.
     (c) The committee must have at least one member but not more than 12 members from
 a metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, as well as cities with a
 population over 50,000 according to the most recent federal census.
     Subd. 3. Operating procedure; open meeting law. (a) The advisory committee must
 meet at the call of the commissioner, at which time the committee must be instructed as to
 the committee's responsibilities by a designee of the commissioner. The members of the
 advisory committee must elect a chair from the members of the group at the initial meeting
 and may set bylaws and procedures to investigate the requested variance.
     (b) An advisory committee organized under this section is subject to the Minnesota Open
 Meeting Law under chapter 13D.
     Subd. 4. Factors considered. The advisory committee must make a recommendation
 for a variance based on criteria set forth in sections 162.02, subdivision 3c, and 162.09,
 subdivision 3b. The advisory committee must give special consideration to safety if the
 proposed project design is intended to increase the safety of nonmotorized transportation
 to and from a school.
     Subd. 5. Recommendation. After considering all data pertinent to the requested variance,
 the advisory committee must recommend to the commissioner approval or denial of the
 request. If the committee denies the variance, the committee must provide specific reasoning
 for the denial and identify the design standard used to evaluate the denial.
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      Subd. 6. Administration. Upon request of the advisory committee, the commissioner
  must provide meeting space, technical support, and administrative services for the group.
      Subd. 7. Legislative report. By January 15 of each even-numbered year, the
  commissioner of transportation must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority
  members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and
  finance. The report must summarize the activities of any advisory committee on variances
  from the prior two years, identify each committee's analysis and findings for each variance
  approved or denied, identify whether the commissioner and an advisory committee came
  to a different decision on a requested variance and identify the reasons for the difference,
 and provide recommendations on improvements to the advisory committee process.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, for state-aid design variances
 sought on or after that date.
   Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 162.155, is amended to read:
     162.155 RULEMAKING.
     (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules setting forth the criteria to be considered by the
 commissioner in evaluating requests for variances under sections 162.02, subdivision 3a
 and 162.09, subdivision 3a. The rules must include, but are not limited to, economic,
 engineering and safety guidelines.
     (b) (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing the engineering standards for
 cost estimation under sections 162.07, subdivision 2, and 162.13, subdivision 2.
     (c) (b) The rules adopted by the commissioner under this section, and sections 162.02;
 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.09; and 162.13, subdivision 2, are exempt from the rulemaking
 provisions of chapter 14. The rules are subject to section 14.386, except that, notwithstanding
 paragraph (b) of that section, the rules continue in effect until repealed or superseded by
 other law or rule.
   Sec. 21. [162.175] LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROAD FUNDING GAP ASSISTANCE.
     Subdivision 1. Local government road funding gap assistance account. A local
 government road funding gap assistance account is created in the special revenue fund. The
 account consists of money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the
 account. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation
 and may only be expended as provided under this section. Notwithstanding section 16B.98,
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  subdivision 14, the commissioner must not use any amount of this appropriation for
  administrative costs.
Subd. 2. Distribution. (a) The commissioner must annually distribute, transfer, or grant
  the available money in the local government road funding gap assistance account equally
  among all eligible recipients. Money distributed under this section is available only for
  design, engineering, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads solely under
  the jurisdiction of the recipient.
(b) For purposes of this section, "eligible recipient" or "recipient" means a political
  subdivision that:
(1) has a directly elected governing board;
(2) maintains sole jurisdiction over a roadway system;
(3) does not receive direct dedicated funding under section 16A.88, 162.07, 162.13,
 162.145, 162.146, or 297A.9915; and
(4) either:
(i) has a population greater than 10,000 according to the last two federal decennial
 censuses; or
(ii) is contained within a city of the first class.
   Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:
Subd. 1m. Electric vehicle. In addition to the tax under subdivision 1a (a) Subject to
 paragraph (b), a surcharge of $75 $200 is imposed for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in
 section 169.011, subdivision 1a. The surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision
 1a.
(b) By October 1 annually, the commissioner must calculate and publish an adjusted
 surcharge under this subdivision, which applies to taxes payable for a registration period
 starting on or after the following January 1. Each adjusted surcharge must:
(1) equal:
(i) the surcharge under paragraph (a) as previously adjusted under this paragraph;
 multiplied by
(ii) one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the gasoline excise tax rate under section
 296A.07, subdivision 3, as determined from the rate in effect at the time of calculation
 compared to the rate to be imposed on the following January 1; and
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      (2) be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
      (c) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this subdivision
  must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for surcharges imposed
  on or after that date.
    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 1n. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a surcharge of
  $100 is imposed for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as defined in section 169.011,
 subdivision 54a. The surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 1a.
     (b) By October 1 annually, the commissioner must calculate and publish an adjusted
 surcharge under this subdivision, which applies to taxes payable for a registration period
 starting on or after the following January 1. Each adjusted surcharge must:
     (1) equal:
     (i) the surcharge under paragraph (a) as previously adjusted under this paragraph;
 multiplied by
     (ii) one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the gasoline excise tax rate under section
 296A.07, subdivision 3, as determined from the rate in effect at the time of calculation
 compared to the rate to be imposed on the following January 1; and
     (2) be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
     (c) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the surcharge imposed under this
 subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for surcharges imposed
 on or after that date.
   Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 1o. All-electric motorcycle. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a surcharge of $40 is
 imposed for an all-electric motorcycle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 1b. The
 surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 1b.
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      (b) By October 1 annually, the commissioner must calculate and publish an adjusted
  surcharge under this subdivision, which applies to taxes payable for a registration period
  starting on or after the following January 1. Each adjusted surcharge must:
      (1) equal:
      (i) the surcharge under paragraph (a) as previously adjusted under this paragraph;
  multiplied by
      (ii) one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the gasoline excise tax rate under section
  296A.07, subdivision 3, as determined from the rate in effect at the time of calculation
  compared to the rate to be imposed on the following January 1; and
     (2) be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
     (c) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the surcharge imposed under this
 subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for surcharges imposed
 on or after that date.
   Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 1p. Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a surcharge
 of $20 is imposed for a plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle as defined in section 169.011,
 subdivision 54c. The surcharge is in addition to the tax under subdivision 1b.
     (b) By October 1 annually, the commissioner must calculate and publish an adjusted
 surcharge under this subdivision, which applies to taxes payable for a registration period
 starting on or after the following January 1. Each adjusted surcharge must:
     (1) equal:
     (i) the surcharge under paragraph (a) as previously adjusted under this paragraph;
 multiplied by
     (ii) one plus the percentage increase, if any, in the gasoline excise tax rate under section
 296A.07, subdivision 3, as determined from the rate in effect at the time of calculation
 compared to the rate to be imposed on the following January 1; and
     (2) be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
     (c) Notwithstanding subdivision 8, revenue from the surcharge imposed under this
 subdivision must be deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund.
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      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for surcharges imposed
  on or after that date.
    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.091, is amended to read:
      168.091 31-DAY 60-DAY TEMPORARY VEHICLE PERMIT.
      Subdivision 1. Nonresident buyer. (a) Upon payment of a fee of $1, the commissioner
  may issue a permit to a nonresident purchasing a vehicle in this state for the sole purpose
  of allowing the vehicle to be removed from this state.
      (b) The permit is in lieu of any other registration or taxation for use of the highways and
  is valid for a period of 31 60 days from the date of sale, trade, or gift.
     (c) The permit must be available in an electronic format as determined by the
 commissioner.
     (d) If the sale, gift, or trade information is electronically transmitted to the commissioner
 by a dealer or deputy registrar of motor vehicles, the $1 fee is waived.
     (e) The permit must be affixed to the rear of the vehicle where it is plainly visible. Each
 permit is valid only for the vehicle for which the permit was issued.
     Subd. 2. Dealer. The registrar may issue permits to licensed dealers upon payment of
 the proper fee for each permit.
     Subd. 3. Proceeds to highway user fund. All payments received for such permits shall
 be paid into the state treasury and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025, for permits issued on
 or after that date.
   Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
     Subd. 16. Dealer plates: distinguishing number, fee, tax, use. (a) The registrar shall
 issue to every motor vehicle dealer, upon a request from the motor vehicle dealer licensed
 as provided in subdivision 2 or 3, one or more plates displaying a general distinguishing
 number. This subdivision does not apply to a scrap metal processor, a used vehicle parts
 dealer, or a vehicle salvage pool. The fee for each of the first four plates is $75 per registration
 year, of which $60 must be paid to the registrar and the remaining $15 is payable as sales
 tax on motor vehicles under section 297B.035. For each additional plate, the dealer shall
 pay the registrar a fee of $25 and a sales tax on motor vehicles of $15 per registration year.
 The registrar shall deposit the tax in the state treasury to be credited as provided in section
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  297B.09. Replacement plates are subject to the fees in section 168.12. Motor vehicles, new
  or used, owned by the motor vehicle dealership and bearing the number plate, except vehicles
  leased to the user who is not an employee of the dealer during the term of the lease, held
  for hire, or used by the dealer as a tow truck, service truck, or parts vehicle, may be driven
  upon the streets and highways of this state:
      (1) by the motor vehicle dealer or dealer's spouse, or any full-time employee of the motor
  vehicle dealer for either private or business purposes;
      (2) by a part-time employee when the use is directly related to a particular business
  transaction of the dealer;
     (3) for use as a courtesy vehicle provided to a customer of the dealership while the
 customer's vehicle is being repaired;
     (4) for demonstration purposes by any prospective buyer for a period of 48 hours or in
 the case of a truck, truck-tractor, or semitrailer, for a period of seven 14 days; or
     (4) (5) in a promotional event that lasts no longer than four days in which at least three
 motor vehicles are involved.
     (b) A new or used motor vehicle sold by the motor vehicle dealer and bearing the motor
 vehicle dealer's number plate may be driven upon the public streets and highways for a
 period of 72 hours by the buyer for either of the following purposes: (1) removing the vehicle
 from this state for registration in another state, or (2) permitting the buyer to use the motor
 vehicle before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to registration. Use of a motor
 vehicle by the buyer under clause (2) before the buyer receives number plates pursuant to
 registration constitutes a use of the public streets or highways for the purpose of the time
 requirements for registration of motor vehicles.
     (c) All vehicles displaying a dealer plate issued under this subdivision must carry written
 documentation within the vehicle that includes:
     (1) a valid driver's license;
     (2) proof of insurance;
     (3) the reason for use; and
     (4) if the vehicle is for use as a courtesy vehicle under paragraph (a), clause (3), a courtesy
 vehicle user agreement that includes a list of authorized drivers for the vehicle and their
 driver's license numbers and the start and end dates of use.
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      (d) For purposes of paragraph (a), a "courtesy vehicle" means a passenger-class motor
  vehicle that a motor vehicle dealer temporarily provides at no or minimal cost to customers
  for customer service or mobility purposes while the customer's vehicle is serviced, repaired,
  or maintained. A courtesy vehicle with a dealer plate meeting the requirements of paragraph
  (a) is not subject to the 72-hour restriction specified in paragraph (b).
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.
    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
      Subd. 7. Filing fees; allocations. (a) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes:
      (1) an $8 filing fee is imposed on every vehicle registration renewal, excluding pro rate
 transactions; and
     (2) a $12 filing fee is imposed on every other type of vehicle transaction, including motor
 carrier fuel licenses under sections 168D.05 and 168D.06, and pro rate transactions.
     (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a):
     (1) a filing fee may not be charged for a document returned for a refund or for a correction
 of an error made by the Department of Public Safety, a dealer, or a deputy registrar; and
     (2) no filing fee or other fee may be charged for the permanent surrender of a title for a
 vehicle.
     (c) The filing fee must be shown as a separate item on all registration renewal notices
 sent out by the commissioner.
     (d) The statutory fees and taxes, the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a), and the
 surcharge imposed under paragraph (f) may be paid by credit card or debit card. The deputy
 registrar may collect a surcharge on the payment made under this paragraph not greater than
 the cost of processing a credit card or debit card transaction, in accordance with emergency
 rules established by the commissioner of public safety. The surcharge authorized by this
 paragraph must be used to pay the cost of processing credit and debit card transactions.
     (e) The fees collected under paragraph (a) by the department must be allocated as follows:
     (1) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1):
     (i) $6.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under
 section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
     (ii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under
 section 299A.705, subdivision 3; and
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      (2) of the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (2):
      (i) $3.50 must be deposited in the general fund;
      (ii) $7 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services operating account under
  section 299A.705, subdivision 1; and
      (iii) $1.50 must be deposited in the driver and vehicle services technology account under
  section 299A.705, subdivision 3.
      (f) In addition to all other statutory fees and taxes, a deputy registrar must assess a $1
  surcharge on every transaction for which filing fees are collected under this subdivision.
  The surcharge authorized by this paragraph must be (1) deposited in the treasury of the
 place for which the deputy registrar is appointed, or (2) if the deputy registrar is not a public
 official, retained by the deputy registrar. For purposes of this paragraph, a deputy registrar
 does not include the commissioner.
     (g) The commissioner must issue payment to a deputy registrar as follows:
     (1) $2 for paying an account balance;
     (2) $4 for the following transactions:
     (i) updating a vehicle's address or the county in which the vehicle is kept;
     (ii) changing or verifying an address related to the International Registration Plan or the
 International Fuel Tax Agreement;
     (iii) updating contact information for the International Registration Plan or the
 International Fuel Tax Agreement;
     (iv) processing a vehicle that has been sold, donated, or removed from the state; and
     (v) marking a vehicle as junked;
     (3) $8 for the following transactions:
     (i) changing a customer's personal identification number;
     (ii) adding or removing liens for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
     (iii) providing a duplicate title;
     (iv) issuing International Fuel Tax Agreement decals;
     (v) managing an International Fuel Tax Agreement license; and
     (vi) administrative review requests; and
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      (4) the amount of the fee established under paragraph (a), clause (2), for the following
  transactions:
      (i) vehicle renewal for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
      (ii) plate change for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
      (iii) correcting or changing title and vehicle details;
      (iv) issuing a new disability parking certificate;
      (v) new title and registration for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
      (vi) transferring title and registration for veterans with a total service-connected disability;
  and
     (vii) replacing plates, stickers, or registration cards.
     (h) The following transactions for which no filing fee is collected are not eligible for
 payment of any kind:
     (1) collection of another fee type, including but not limited to a record request fee or a
 fast track fee;
     (2) voluntary waiver of a fee by the deputy registrar; and
     (3) ancillary to a transaction for which a filing fee may be imposed.
     (i) If the amount appropriated for payments under paragraph (g) is insufficient, the
 commissioner must prorate the payments.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.
   Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.10, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 7. Removal of license plates. If an owner transfers interest in a vehicle other than
 by the creation of a security interest or as defined in section 297B.01, subdivision 16,
 paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (5), the owner must remove the existing license plates from
 the vehicle, and the purchaser must, at the time of transfer, obtain new plates for the vehicle
 and pay the fees specified in section 168.12, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2026, for vehicles transferred
 on or after that date.
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    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Requirements upon subsequent transfer; service fee. (a) A dealer who
  buys a vehicle and holds it for resale need not apply for a certificate of title. Upon transferring
  the vehicle to another person, other than by the creation of a security interest, the dealer
  must promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, showing the names
  and addresses of the transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created
  or reserved at the time of the resale, and the date of the security agreement in the spaces
  provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment.
      (b) If a dealer elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the
 dealer need not register the vehicle but must pay one month's registration tax. If a dealer
 elects to apply for a certificate of title on a vehicle held for resale, the commissioner must
 not place any legend on the title that no motor vehicle sales tax was paid by the dealer but
 may indicate on the title whether the vehicle is a new or used vehicle.
     (c) With respect to motor vehicles subject to the provisions of section 325E.15, the dealer
 must also, in the space provided on the certificate of title or secure reassignment, state the
 true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the exact mileage is unknown
 if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage.
     (d) The transferee must complete the application for title section on the certificate of
 title or separate title application form prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer must mail
 or deliver the certificate to the commissioner or deputy registrar with the transferee's
 application for a new certificate and appropriate taxes and fees, within the period specified
 under section 168A.10, subdivision 2.
     (e) With respect to vehicles sold to buyers who will remove the vehicle from this state,
 the dealer must remove any license plates from the vehicle, issue a 31-day 60-day temporary
 permit pursuant to section 168.091, and notify the commissioner within 48 hours of the sale
 that the vehicle has been removed from this state. The notification must be made in an
 electronic format prescribed by the commissioner. The dealer may contract with a deputy
 registrar for the notification of sale to an out-of-state buyer. The deputy registrar may charge
 a fee of $7 per transaction to provide this service.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025, for permits issued on
 or after that date.
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    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 1b. All-electric motorcycle. (a) "All-electric motorcycle" means an electric
  motorcycle that is solely able to be powered by an electric motor drawing current from
  rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current.
      (b) All-electric motorcycle excludes a plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.
    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, subdivision 36, is amended to read:
      Subd. 36. Intersection. (a) "Intersection" means the area embraced within the
 prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary
 lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right
 angles or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any
 other angle may come in conflict.
     (b) Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing
 of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as
 a separate intersection. In the event such intersecting highway also includes two roadways
 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be
 regarded as a separate intersection.
   Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 54c. Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle. "Plug-in hybrid electric motorcycle"
 means an electric motorcycle that:
     (1) contains an internal combustion engine and also allows power to be delivered to the
 drive wheels by a battery-powered electric motor;
     (2) when connected to the electrical grid via an electrical outlet, is able to recharge its
 battery; and
     (3) has the ability to travel at least 20 miles powered substantially by electricity.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.
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    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Traffic-control signal. (a) Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control
  signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a
  time or in combination, only the colors Green, Red, and Yellow shall are permitted to be
  used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word or legend symbol. The
  traffic-control signal lights or colored lighted arrows indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles
  and pedestrians as follows:
      (1) Green indication:
      (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn
 right or left unless a sign prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles
 turning right or left, shall must yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians
 lawfully within the intersection or adjacent crosswalk at the time this signal is exhibited.
 Vehicular traffic turning left or making a U-turn to the left shall must yield the right-of-way
 to other vehicles approaching from the opposite direction so closely as to constitute an
 immediate hazard.
     (ii) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with
 another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated
 by the arrow, or other movement as permitted by other indications shown at the same time.
 Vehicular traffic shall must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent
 crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
     (iii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision
 6, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow,
 may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. Every driver
 of a vehicle shall must yield the right-of-way to such pedestrian, except that the pedestrian
 shall must yield the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that
 the green signal indication is first shown.
     (2) Steady yellow indication:
     (i) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby
 warned that the related green movement or flashing yellow movement is being terminated
 or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic must
 not enter the intersection, except for the continued movement allowed by any green arrow
 indication simultaneously exhibited.
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      (ii) Pedestrians facing a circular yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a
  pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision 6, are thereby advised that there is
  insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no a pedestrian
  shall must not then start to cross the roadway.
      (3) Steady red indication:
      (i) Vehicular traffic facing a circular red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked stop
  line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if
  none, then before entering the intersection and shall must remain standing until a green
  indication is shown, except as follows:
     (A) the driver of a vehicle stopped as close as practicable at the entrance to the crosswalk
 on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the entrance to the intersection in
 obedience to a red or stop signal, and with the intention of making a right turn may make
 the right turn, after stopping, unless an official sign has been erected prohibiting such
 movement, but shall must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully
 proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection; or
     (B) the driver of a vehicle on a one-way street intersecting another one-way street on
 which traffic moves to the left shall must stop in obedience to a red or stop signal and may
 then make a left turn into the one-way street, unless an official sign has been erected
 prohibiting the movement, but shall must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other
 traffic lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at that intersection.
     (ii) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in subdivision
 6, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall must not enter the roadway.
     (iii) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal, with the intention of making a
 movement indicated by the arrow, must stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before
 entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering
 the intersection and must remain standing until a permissive signal indication permitting
 the movement indicated by the red arrow is displayed, except as follows: when an official
 sign has been erected permitting a turn on a red arrow signal, the vehicular traffic facing a
 red arrow signal indication is permitted to enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left
 from a one-way street into a one-way street on which traffic moves to the left, after stopping,
 but must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully proceeding as
 directed by the signal at that intersection.
     (b) In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place
 other than an intersection, the provisions of this section are applicable except those which
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  can have no application. Any stop required must be made at a sign or marking on the
  pavement indicating where the stop must be made, but in the absence of any such sign or
  marking the stop must be made at the signal.
      (c) When a traffic-control signal indication or indications placed to control a certain
  movement or lane are so identified by placing a sign near the indication or indications, no
  other traffic-control signal indication or indications within the intersection controls vehicular
  traffic for that movement or lane.
      (d) A peace officer is prohibited from stopping, detaining, or issuing a citation to a
  pedestrian for a violation of paragraph (a), clause (2), item (ii), or (3), item (ii), unless:
     (1) the officer lawfully stops or detains the pedestrian for an unrelated violation or
 offense; or
     (2) at the time of the violation, a vehicle is approaching in a manner that constitutes a
 hazard of collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to violations
 committed on or after that date.
   Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.06, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Pedestrian control signal. (a) Whenever special pedestrian-control signals
 exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk" or symbols of a "walking person" or "upraised
 hand" are in place, the signals or symbols indicate as follows:
     (1) A steady "Walk" signal or the symbol of a "walking person" indicates that a pedestrian
 facing either of these signals may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal,
 possibly in conflict with turning vehicles. Every driver of a vehicle shall must yield the
 right-of-way to such pedestrian except that the pedestrian shall must yield the right-of-way
 to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time that either signal indication is first
 shown.
     (2) A "Don't Walk" signal or the symbol of an "upraised hand," flashing or steady,
 indicates that a pedestrian shall must not start to cross the roadway in the direction of either
 signal, but any pedestrian who has partially crossed on the "Walk" or "walking person"
 signal indication shall must proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the signal is showing.
     (b) A pedestrian crossing a roadway in conformity with this section is lawfully within
 the intersection and, when in a crosswalk, is lawfully within the crosswalk.
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      (c) A peace officer is prohibited from stopping, detaining, or issuing a citation to a
  pedestrian for a violation of paragraph (a), clause (2), unless:
      (1) the officer lawfully stops or detains the pedestrian for an unrelated violation or
  offense; or
      (2) at the time of the violation, a vehicle is approaching in a manner that constitutes a
  hazard of collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to violations
  committed on or after that date.
    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. Officer to report accident to commissioner. (a) A peace officer who
 investigates in the regular course of duty an accident that is required to be reported under
 this section must submit an electronic or written report of the accident to the commissioner
 of public safety within ten days after the date of the accident. Within two business days
 after identification of a fatality that resulted from an accident, the reporting agency must
 notify the commissioner of the basic circumstances of the accident. A report or notification
 under this subdivision must be in the format as prescribed in subdivision 9.
     (b) Accidents on streets, highways, roadways, sidewalks, shoulders, shared use paths,
 or any other portion of a public right-of-way must be reported under the requirements of
 this section if the accident results in:
     (1) a fatality;
     (2) bodily injury to a person who, because of the injury, immediately receives medical
 treatment away from or at the scene of the accident;
     (3) one or more of the motor vehicles incurring disabling damage that requires a vehicle
 to be transported away from the scene of the accident by tow truck or other vehicle; or
     (4) damage to fixtures, infrastructure, or any other property alongside or on a highway.
     (c) An accident involving a school bus, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71,
 must be reported under the requirements of this section and section 169.4511.
     (d) An accident involving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 169.781,
 subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be reported under the requirements of this section and
 section 169.783.
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      (e) Accidents occurring on public lands or trail systems that result in the circumstances
  specified in paragraph (b) must be reported under the requirements of this section.
    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 5k. Speed limit on Steele County State-Aid Highway 12 in the city of
  Medford. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this section, the speed limit
  on Steele County State-Aid Highway 12 is:
      (1) 45 miles per hour between 6th Street Southeast in the city of Medford and Steele
  County State-Aid Highway 1; and
     (2) 30 miles per hour between 5th Street Southeast and 6th Street Southeast in the city
 of Medford.
     (b) The county engineer must erect appropriate signs displaying the speed limits specified
 in this subdivision.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 5l. Beltrami County State-Aid Highway 20. Notwithstanding any provision to
 the contrary in this section, the speed limit on Beltrami County State-Aid Highway 20 is
 30 miles per hour from the intersection with Beltrami County State-Aid Highway 21 to the
 entrance to Lake Bemidji State Park. The county engineer must erect appropriate signs
 displaying the speed limit.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. The
 new speed limit is effective when the required signs are erected.
   Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Crossing between intersections. (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at
 any point other than within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked
 crosswalk shall must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
     (b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead
 pedestrian crossing has been provided shall must yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon
 the roadway.
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      (c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation
  pedestrians shall must not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
      (d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, every driver of a vehicle shall
  must (1) exercise due care to avoid colliding with any bicycle or pedestrian upon any
  roadway, and (2) give an audible signal when necessary and exercise proper precaution
  upon observing any child or any obviously confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
      (e) A peace officer is prohibited from stopping, detaining, or issuing a citation to a
  pedestrian for a violation of paragraph (c), unless:
      (1) the officer lawfully stops or detains the pedestrian for an unrelated violation or
 offense; or
     (2) at the time of the violation, a vehicle is approaching in a manner that constitutes a
 hazard of collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to violations
 committed on or after that date.
   Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169A.55, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5. Reinstatement of driving privileges; certain criminal vehicular operation
 offenses. A person whose driver's license has been revoked under section 171.17, subdivision
 1, paragraph (a), clause (1) (2) (revocation, criminal vehicular operation), or suspended
 under section 171.187 (suspension, criminal vehicular operation), for a violation of section
 609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), subdivision 2, clause (2),
 item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or section
 609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii) (criminal vehicular operation,
 alcohol-related provisions), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or great bodily
 harm, shall not be eligible for reinstatement of driving privileges until the person has
 submitted to the commissioner verification of the use of ignition interlock for the applicable
 time period specified in those sections. To be eligible for reinstatement under this subdivision,
 a person shall utilize an ignition interlock device that meets the performance standards and
 certification requirements under subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
   Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 52. Work zone. "Work zone" has the meaning given in section 169.011,
 subdivision 95.
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    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Person 18 or more years of age. (a) Any person who is 18 or more years
  of age and who, except for a lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise
  be qualified to obtain a class D driver's license under this chapter, may apply for an
  instruction permit, and the department shall must issue the permit. The instruction permit
  entitles the applicant to drive a motor vehicle for which a class D license is valid upon the
  highways for a period of two years if the permit holder:
      (1) has the permit in immediate possession; and
      (2) is driving the vehicle while accompanied by an adult licensed driver who is actually
 occupying a seat beside the driver.
     (b) Any license of a lower class may be used as an instruction permit to operate a vehicle
 requiring a higher class license for a period of six months one year after passage of the
 written test or tests required for the higher class and when the licensee is accompanied by
 and receiving instruction from a holder of the appropriate higher class license. A copy of
 the record of examination taken for the higher class license must be carried by the driver
 while using the lower class license as an instruction permit.
   Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Evidence; identity; date of birth. (a) Only the following is satisfactory evidence
 of an applicant's identity and date of birth under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph
 (b):
     (1) a driver's license or identification card that:
     (i) complies with all requirements of the REAL ID Act;
     (ii) is not designated as temporary or limited term; and
     (iii) is current or has been expired for five years or less;
     (2) a valid, unexpired United States passport, including a passport booklet or passport
 card, issued by the United States Department of State;
     (3) a certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a government bureau of vital statistics
 or equivalent agency in the applicant's state of birth, which must bear the raised or authorized
 seal of the issuing government entity;
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      (4) a consular report of birth abroad, certification of report of birth, or certification of
  birth abroad, issued by the United States Department of State, Form FS-240, Form DS-1350,
  or Form FS-545;
      (5) a valid, unexpired permanent resident card issued by the United States Department
  of Homeland Security or the former Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United
  States Department of Justice, Form I-551. If the Form I-551 validity period has been
  automatically extended by the United States Department of Homeland Security, it is deemed
  unexpired, regardless of the expiration date listed;
      (6) a foreign passport with an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp or a temporary I-551
 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa with a United States Department of
 Homeland Security admission stamp within the validity period;
     (7) a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-94 or Form I-94A with a
 photograph and an unexpired temporary I-551 stamp;
     (8) a United States Department of State Form DS-232 with a United States Department
 of Homeland Security admission stamp and validity period;
     (9) a certificate of naturalization issued by the United States Department of Homeland
 Security, Form N-550 or Form N-570;
     (10) a certificate of citizenship issued by the United States Department of Homeland
 Security, Form N-560 or Form N-561;
     (11) an unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States
 Department of Homeland Security, Form I-766 or Form I-688B. If the Form I-766 validity
 period has been automatically extended by the United States Department of Homeland
 Security, it is deemed unexpired, regardless of the expiration date listed;
     (12) a valid, unexpired passport issued by a foreign country and a valid, unexpired United
 States visa accompanied by documentation of the applicant's most recent lawful admittance
 into the United States; or
     (13) a document as designated by the United States Department of Homeland Security
 under Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, part 37.11 (c)(1)(x);.
     (14) a copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage certified by the issuing government
 jurisdiction;
     (15) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change; or
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      (16) a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that specifies the
  applicant's name change, issued by a court.
      (b) A document under paragraph (a) must be legible and unaltered.
    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0605, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 7. Evidence of name change. The following is satisfactory evidence of an
  applicant's name change:
      (1) a copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage certified by the issuing government
  jurisdiction;
     (2) a certified copy of a court order that specifies the applicant's name change; or
     (3) a certified copy of a court-issued divorce decree or dissolution of marriage that
 specifies the applicant's name change.
   Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.061, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Fee; equipment. (a) The agent may charge and retain a filing fee for each
 application as follows:
(1) New application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or  $   16.00
enhanced driver's license or identification card
(2) Renewal application for a noncompliant, REAL ID-compliant, or  $   11.00
enhanced driver's license or identification card
     Except as provided in paragraph (c), the fee must cover all expenses involved in receiving,
 accepting, or forwarding to the department the applications and fees required under sections
 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 2a; and 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 3a.
     (b) The statutory fees and the filing fees imposed under paragraph (a) may be paid by
 credit card or debit card. The driver's license agent may collect a convenience fee on the
 statutory fees and filing fees not greater than the cost of processing a credit card or debit
 card transaction. The convenience fee must be used to pay the cost of processing credit card
 and debit card transactions. The commissioner must adopt rules to administer this paragraph
 using the exempt procedures of section 14.386, except that section 14.386, paragraph (b),
 does not apply.
     (c) The department must maintain the photo identification and vision examination
 equipment for all agents. All photo identification and vision examination equipment must
 be compatible with standards established by the department.
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      (d) A filing fee retained by the agent employed by a county board must be paid into the
  county treasury and credited to the general revenue fund of the county. An agent who is not
  an employee of the county must retain the filing fee in lieu of county employment or salary
  and is considered an independent contractor for pension purposes, coverage under the
  Minnesota State Retirement System, or membership in the Public Employees Retirement
  Association.
      (e) Before the end of the first working day following the final day of the reporting period
  established by the department, the agent must forward to the department all applications
  and fees collected during the reporting period except as provided in paragraph (d).
     (f) The commissioner must issue payment to a driver's license agent as follows:
     (1) $2 for paying an account balance;
     (2) $4 for the following transactions:
     (i) correcting credentials for veterans with a total service-connected disability, homeless
 fee, and those with reduced-fee credentials; and
     (ii) payment of reinstatement fees for veterans with a total service-connected disability
 and homeless youth;
     (3) $8 for the following transactions:
     (i) changing a customer's personal identification number; and
     (ii) mail-in application photograph renewal; and
     (4) the amount of the fee established under section 168.33, subdivision 7, paragraph (a),
 clause (2), for the following transactions:
     (i) addition of court order review;
     (ii) paper temporary receipt of application permit for veterans with a total
 service-connected disability; and
     (iii) issuing a credential for veterans with a total service-connected disability, homeless
 youth, and those with reduced-fee credentials.
     (g) The following transactions for which no filing fee is collected are not eligible for
 payment of any kind:
     (1) collection of another fee type, including but not limited to a record request fee or a
 fast track fee;
     (2) voluntary waiver of a fee by the driver's license agent; and
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      (3) ancillary to a transaction for which a filing fee may be imposed.
      (h) If the amount appropriated for payments under paragraph (f) is insufficient, the
  commissioner must prorate the payments.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.
    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0701, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 1c. Driver education; work zone safety. The commissioner must adopt rules for
  persons enrolled in driver education programs offered at public schools, private schools,
  and commercial driver training schools to require inclusion of a section on work zone and
 road construction worker safety in the course of instruction. The instruction must include
 information on:
     (1) safe speeds in work zones, including speeds when workers are present;
     (2) the specific duties of a driver when encountering, entering, traveling through, and
 exiting a work zone;
     (3) the dangers of distracted driving through work zones;
     (4) the legal markings of a work zone, including flagging, traffic control devices, barrels,
 lights, or other signage that indicate the segment of street or highway under construction,
 reconstruction, or maintenance; and
     (5) safely merging into travel lanes when a lane is closed due to construction,
 reconstruction, or maintenance.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2026.
   Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0705, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 2a. Driver's manual; work zone safety. The commissioner must include in each
 edition of the driver's manual published by the department a section relating to work zone
 safety and road construction worker safety that, at a minimum, includes:
     (1) traffic laws related to work zone safety, including work zone speed limits and the
 surcharge imposed for a person convicted of speeding in a work zone;
     (2) commonly used work zone markings and traffic control devices;
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      (3) traffic laws related to distracted driving, with an emphasis on the dangers of distracted
  driving in work zones; and
      (4) lane merger benefits and best practices, including information on motorists safely
  merging from two lanes into a single lane of traffic when a lane is closed due to construction,
  reconstruction, or maintenance.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and
  applies to the next published edition of the driver's manual published on or after that date.
    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
      Subd. 2. Certain head wear permitted. If an accident involving a head injury, serious
 illness, or treatment of the illness has resulted in hair loss or the need to maintain continuous
 coverage of the head or scalp with a medical covering by an applicant for a driver's license
 or identification card, the commissioner shall must permit the applicant to wear a hat or
 similar head wear or the covering in the photograph or electronically produced image. The
 hat, medically required covering, or head wear must be of an appropriate size and type to
 allow identification of the holder of the license or card and must not obscure the holder's
 face.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and
 applies to images produced on or after that date.
   Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color blindness,
 disabled veterans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commissioner must
 examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the commissioner directs.
 This examination must include:
     (1) a test of the applicant's eyesight, provided that this requirement is met by submission
 of a vision examination certificate under section 171.06, subdivision 7;
     (2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating,
 warning, and directing traffic;
     (3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol and
 drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the legal
 penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting the
 operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) railroad
 grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil
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  transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and
  passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and
  dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning; and (viii) work zone and road construction worker
  safety, including work zone speed limits, work zone markings, vehicle operation requirements
  in work zones, and the dangers of distracted driving in work zones;
      (4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the
  operation of a motor vehicle; and
      (5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to
  determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
     (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not deny an application for
 a driver's license based on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in
 color perception or that the applicant has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. War veterans
 operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise entitled to
 a license, must be granted such license.
     (c) The commissioner must ensure that an applicant may take an exam either in the
 county where the applicant resides or in an adjacent county at a reasonably convenient
 location. The schedule for each exam station must be posted on the department's website.
     (d) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (e), the commissioner must make class D
 road skills examination appointments available six months in advance, with at least 50
 percent of projected appointments available to book three months in advance, at least 75
 percent of projected appointments available to book two months in advance, and 100 percent
 of projected appointments available to book one month in advance.
     (e) The commissioner must ensure only qualifying applicants may book a class D road
 skills examination appointment earlier than one month in advance. For purposes of this
 paragraph, a qualifying applicant means:
     (1) an applicant who resides in the same county in which an exam station is located; or
     (2) an applicant who resides in an adjacent county in which an exam station is located.
     (f) The commissioner shall ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment for
 an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days of the
 applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, the
 applicant is eligible to take the examination.
     (e) (g) The commissioner must provide real-time information on the department's website
 about the availability and location of exam appointments. The website must show the next
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  available exam dates and times for each exam station. The website must also provide an
  option for a person to enter an address to see the date and time of the next available exam
  at each exam station sorted by distance from the address provided.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraphs (d) and (e) are effective August 1, 2025, for
  examinations made on or after that date. Paragraph (a), clause (3), item (viii), is effective
  January 1, 2027, and applies to examinations administered on or after that date.
    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
      Subd. 7. Examination fees. (a) A fee of $10 must be paid by an individual to take a
  third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the individual
 has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.
     (b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent skills
 or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed two
 consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.
     (c) A fee of $20 $50 must be paid by an individual who fails to appear for a scheduled
 skills or road test or who cancels a skills or road test within less than 24 hours of before the
 appointment time. A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual who cancels a scheduled
 skills or road test between 24 hours and 72 hours before the appointment time.
     (d) All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and
 credited to the driver and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to
 examinations on or after that date.
   Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Offenses. (a) The department shall immediately revoke the license of a
 driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of:
     (1) manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or under section 609.20
 or 609.205;
     (2) criminal vehicular homicide or injury under section 609.2112, 609.2113, or 609.2114,
 or Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21;
     (2) (3) a violation of section 169A.20 or 609.487;
     (3) (4) a felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used;
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      (4) (5) failure to stop and disclose identity and render aid, as required under section
  169.09, in the event of a motor vehicle accident, resulting in the death or personal injury of
  another;
      (5) (6) perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement to the department under
  any law relating to the application, ownership, or operation of a motor vehicle, including
  on the certification required under section 171.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1),
  item (ii), subitem (C), to issue an instruction permit to a homeschool student;
      (6) (7) except as this section otherwise provides, three charges of violating within a
  period of 12 months any of the provisions of chapter 169 or of the rules or municipal
 ordinances enacted in conformance with chapter 169, for which the accused may be punished
 upon conviction by imprisonment;
     (7) (8) two or more violations, within five years, of the misdemeanor offense described
 in section 169.444, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
     (8) (9) the gross misdemeanor offense described in section 169.444, subdivision 2,
 paragraph (b);
     (9) (10) an offense in another state that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for
 revoking the driver's license; or
     (10) (11) a violation of an applicable speed limit by a person driving in excess of 100
 miles per hour. The person's license must be revoked for six months for a violation of this
 clause, or for a longer minimum period of time applicable under section 169A.53, 169A.54,
 or 171.174.
     (b) The department shall immediately revoke the school bus endorsement of a driver
 upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of the misdemeanor offense described in
 section 169.443, subdivision 7.
   Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.2405, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
     Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) A city or county may establish a license reinstatement
 diversion program for holders of class D drivers' licenses who have been charged with
 violating section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2. An individual charged with driving after
 revocation under section 171.24, subdivision 2, is eligible for diversion only if the revocation
 was due to a violation of section 169.791; 169.797; 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.17, subdivision
 1, paragraph (a), clause (6) (7); or 171.177. An individual who is a holder of a commercial
 driver's license or who has committed an offense in a commercial motor vehicle is not
 eligible to participate in the diversion program. Nothing in this section authorizes the issuance
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  of a driver's license to a diversion program participant during the underlying suspension or
  revocation period at issue in the violation of section 171.24, subdivision 1 or 2.
      (b) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, a city or county may contract
  with a third party to create and administer the diversion program under this section. Any
  participating city or county, at its own expense, may request an audit of the administrator.
      (c) For purposes of this section, "administrator" means the city, county, or administrator
  of the program.
    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.301, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Conditions of issuance. (a) The commissioner may issue a reintegration
 driver's license to any person:
     (1) who is 18 years of age or older;
     (2) who has been released from a period of at least 180 consecutive days of confinement
 or incarceration in:
     (i) an adult correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections or
 licensed by the commissioner of corrections under section 241.021;
     (ii) a federal correctional facility for adults; or
     (iii) an adult correctional facility operated under the control or supervision of any other
 state; and
     (3) whose license has been suspended or revoked under the circumstances listed in
 section 171.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), for a violation that occurred
 before the individual was incarcerated for the period described in clause (2).
     (b) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been revoked under section
 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the
 person after the person has presented an insurance identification card, policy, or written
 statement indicating that the driver or owner has insurance coverage satisfactory to the
 commissioner.
     (c) If the person's driver's license or permit to drive has been suspended under section
 171.186, the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's license to the person after
 the commissioner receives notice of a court order provided pursuant to section 518A.65,
 paragraph (e), showing that the person's driver's license or operating privileges should no
 longer be suspended.
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      (d) If the person's driver's license has been revoked under section 171.17, subdivision
  1, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), the commissioner may only issue a reintegration driver's
  license to the person after the person has completed the applicable revocation period.
      (e) The commissioner must not issue a reintegration driver's license:
      (1) to any person described in section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (7), (8), (10), or
  (11);
      (2) to any person described in section 169A.55, subdivision 5;
      (3) if the person has committed a violation after the person was released from custody
  that results in the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a driver's license, including
 suspension for nonpayment of child support or maintenance payments as described in section
 171.186, subdivision 1; or
     (4) if the issuance would conflict with the requirements of the nonresident violator
 compact.
     (f) The commissioner must not issue a class A, class B, or class C reintegration driver's
 license.
   Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.301, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
     Subd. 5. Expiration. A reintegration driver's license expires 15 24 months from the date
 of issuance of the license. A reintegration driver's license may not be renewed.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and
 applies to reintegration licenses issued on or after that date.
   Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
     Subd. 6. Issuance of regular driver's license. (a) Notwithstanding any statute or rule
 to the contrary, the commissioner must issue a REAL ID-compliant or noncompliant license
 to a person who possesses a reintegration driver's license if:
     (1) the person has possessed the reintegration driver's license for at least one full year;
     (2) the reintegration driver's license has not been canceled under subdivision 4 and has
 not been expired for more than 90 days from the date under subdivision 5;
     (3) the person meets the application requirements under section 171.06, including payment
 of the applicable fees, surcharge, and filing fee under sections 171.06, subdivisions 2 and
 2a, and 171.061, subdivision 4; and
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      (4) issuance of the license does not conflict with the requirements of the nonresident
  violator compact.
      (b) The commissioner must forgive any outstanding balance due on a reinstatement fee
  or surcharge under sections 171.20, subdivision 4, and 171.29, subdivision 2, for a person
  who is eligible and applies for a license under paragraph (a).
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.306, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the terms in this subdivision have
  the meanings given them.
     (b) "Ignition interlock device" or "device" means equipment that is designed to measure
 breath alcohol concentration and to prevent a motor vehicle's ignition from being started
 by a person whose breath alcohol concentration measures 0.02 or higher on the equipment.
     (c) "Location tracking capabilities" means the ability of an electronic or wireless device
 to identify and transmit its geographic location through the operation of the device.
     (d) "Program participant" means a person who has qualified to take part in the ignition
 interlock program under this section, and whose driver's license has been:
     (1) revoked, canceled, or denied under section 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.04, subdivision
 1, clause (10); or 171.177; or
     (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1) (2), or
 suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 609.2113, subdivision 1, clause
 (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or
 subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2),
 item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or great bodily
 harm.
     (e) "Qualified prior impaired driving incident" has the meaning given in section 169A.03,
 subdivision 22.
   Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.306, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Issuance of restricted license. (a) The commissioner shall issue a class D
 driver's license, subject to the applicable limitations and restrictions of this section, to a
 program participant who meets the requirements of this section and the program guidelines.
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  The commissioner shall not issue a license unless the program participant has provided
  satisfactory proof that:
      (1) a certified ignition interlock device has been installed on the participant's motor
  vehicle at an installation service center designated by the device's manufacturer; and
      (2) the participant has insurance coverage on the vehicle equipped with the ignition
  interlock device. If the participant has previously been convicted of violating section 169.791,
  169.793, or 169.797 or the participant's license has previously been suspended, revoked, or
  canceled under section 169.792 or 169.797, the commissioner shall require the participant
  to present an insurance identification card that is certified by the insurance company to be
 noncancelable for a period not to exceed 12 months.
     (b) A license issued under authority of this section must contain a restriction prohibiting
 the program participant from driving, operating, or being in physical control of any motor
 vehicle not equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device certified by the
 commissioner. A participant may drive an employer-owned vehicle not equipped with an
 interlock device while in the normal course and scope of employment duties pursuant to
 the program guidelines established by the commissioner and with the employer's written
 consent.
     (c) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked under section
 169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 4, paragraph
 (a), clause (1), (2), or (3); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (1), (2), (3), or (4); or 171.177,
 subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3), or subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause
 (1), (2), or (3); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1)
 (2), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section 609.2113, subdivision
 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or
 (4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or 609.2114, subdivision 2,
 clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, or
 great bodily harm, where the participant has fewer than two qualified prior impaired driving
 incidents within the past ten years or fewer than three qualified prior impaired driving
 incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's license, subject to
 the ignition interlock restriction.
     (d) A program participant whose driver's license has been: (1) revoked, canceled, or
 denied under section 169A.52, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or
 subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); 169A.54, subdivision 1, clause (5), (6),
 or (7); or 171.177, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6), or subdivision 5,
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  paragraph (a), clause (4), (5), or (6); or (2) revoked under section 171.17, subdivision 1,
  paragraph (a), clause (1) (2), or suspended under section 171.187, for a violation of section
  609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); subdivision 2, clause (2),
  item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or subdivision 3, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4); or
  609.2114, subdivision 2, clause (2), item (i) or (iii), (3), or (4), resulting in bodily harm,
  substantial bodily harm, or great bodily harm, where the participant has two or more qualified
  prior impaired driving incidents within the past ten years or three or more qualified prior
  impaired driving incidents ever; may apply for conditional reinstatement of the driver's
  license, subject to the ignition interlock restriction, if the program participant is enrolled in
 a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation program as recommended in
 a chemical use assessment. As a prerequisite to eligibility for eventual reinstatement of full
 driving privileges, a participant whose chemical use assessment recommended treatment
 or rehabilitation shall complete a licensed substance use disorder treatment or rehabilitation
 program. If the program participant's ignition interlock device subsequently registers a
 positive breath alcohol concentration of 0.02 or higher, the commissioner shall extend the
 time period that the participant must participate in the program until the participant has
 reached the required abstinence period described in section 169A.55, subdivision 4.
     (e) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has authority
 to determine when a program participant is eligible for restoration of full driving privileges,
 except that the commissioner shall not reinstate full driving privileges until the program
 participant has met all applicable prerequisites for reinstatement under section 169A.55 and
 until the program participant's device has registered no positive breath alcohol concentrations
 of 0.02 or higher during the preceding 90 days.
   Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.306, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
     Subd. 8. Rulemaking. In establishing The commissioner must adopt the performance
 standards and certification process of subdivision 2, and the program guidelines of
 subdivision 3, as rules and any other rules necessary to implement this section, the
 commissioner is subject to chapter 14.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 59. [171.397] FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION PERMITTED.
     A student may receive a combination of online driver's education instruction under
 section 171.396, teleconference driver's education instruction under section 171.395, and
 classroom instruction if:
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      (1) the instruction is from a single licensed or authorized driver's education provider;
      (2) the curriculum content is identical between the online, teleconference, and in-person
  settings; and
      (3) the driver's education provider is authorized by the commissioner to provide students
  at least two methods of classroom instruction under the requirements of this chapter and
  Minnesota Rules, chapter 7411, or successor rules.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, for driver's education
  instruction commenced on or after that date.
    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
 read:
     Subd. 1e. Outcome analysis of plan required. Upon subsequent revisions of the 20-year
 Minnesota state highway investment plan, the commissioner must analyze all trunk highway
 projects included in the statewide multimodal transportation plan based on:
     (1) the year a project was added to the statewide multimodal transportation plan;
     (2) an explanation of the project purpose and need and development documentation
 requirements under section 161.1611;
     (3) a timeline that provides any key milestones of the project;
     (4) project purposes relative to objectives in the statewide multimodal transportation
 plan and investment priority areas established in the Minnesota state highway investment
 plan;
     (5) identified links between project implementation processes, including environmental
 impact studies, programming, funding, and construction and the priorities identified in the
 statewide multimodal transportation plan;
     (6) identification of the scoping process for the project's inclusion in the statewide
 multimodal transportation plan to determine whether the project was prioritized based on
 the current condition or output of the roadway rather than expected outcomes or other
 practical-based selection criteria; and
     (7) an explanation of the multidisciplinary project development efforts required by
 section 174.742.
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    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
Subd. 13. Asset sustainability ratio targets. (a) The commissioner must calculate and
  report the asset sustainability ratio (ASR) for pavements for each fiscal year beginning in
  fiscal year 2030. The ASR must be based on criteria developed by the commissioner and
  found in the Pavement Design Manual. The ASR is calculated as:
(1) total mile years added; divided by
(2) total system mileage.
(b) The department must meet the following pavement system targets for ASR:
      (1) not less than 0.65 by 2031;
      (2) not less than 0.75 by 2033; and
      (3) not less than 0.85 by 2035 and thereafter.
      (c) The commissioner must report ASR results from projects constructed by the
 department for each year and include the results in the annual transportation system
 performance report under subdivision 12, paragraph (d).
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2029.
   Sec. 62. [174.205] RESILIENT PAVEMENT PROGRAM.
      Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given.
      (b) "Baseline project" means a trunk highway project without revision to pavement
 design life.
      (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
      (d) "Modified project" means a project that is revised or under a revision analysis to
 contain a modified pavement design life using funds provided under the program.
      (e) "Pavement cost" means the estimated total cost of pavement items for the project,
 including anticipated maintenance, rehabilitation, and resurfacing over a 50-year design
 life.
      (f) "Program" means the resilient pavement program under this section.
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Subd. 2. Program established. Subject to available funds, the commissioner must
  establish a resilient pavement program to provide supplemental funding for revisions to
  pavement design of trunk highway projects on the basis of long-term cost effectiveness.
Subd. 3. Administration. (a) In implementing the program, the commissioner must:
(1) establish procedures for identification, analysis, and selection of projects that receive
  funding and are accordingly revised in the pavement design; and
(2) specify a pavement design life of at least 50 years for modified projects.
(b) The commissioner must determine the pavement design life period using the current
  pavement design models and methodologies recognized by the department models used by
 the department for pavement design.
      Subd. 4. Project eligibility; cost effectiveness. (a) To be eligible for funds under the
 program, a project must:
      (1) be for trunk highway construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, maintenance, or
 improvement;
      (2) be included in a prior or current state transportation improvement program or capital
 highway investment plan with a proposed design life of less than or equal to 20 years;
      (3) be a modified project with a pavement design life as specified under subdivision 3,
 paragraph (a), clause (2); and
      (4) have a cost-effectiveness ratio, as calculated under paragraph (b), that equals or is
 greater than 1.
      (b) The cost-effectiveness ratio is calculated as:
      (1) the pavement cost of the baseline project, divided by the pavement design life of the
 baseline project; divided by
      (2) the pavement cost of the modified project, divided by the modified pavement design
 life.
      (c) All infrastructure projects funded by the program must incorporate research findings
 and best practices as developed and validated by the National Road Research Alliance and
 its partners.
      Subd. 5. Use of funds. (a) For a project selected under the program, the commissioner
 may expend program funds for up to 110 percent of the difference in anticipated pavement
 costs between the modified project and the baseline project.
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      (b) The commissioner may expend up to one-third of the funds on projects located wholly
  or substantially inside the Department of Transportation metropolitan district, as calculated
  using total funds under the program over (1) the current fiscal year, and (2) the latest prior
  two years in which funds are allocated.
      (c) The commissioner must not expend funds under the program for program delivery.
      Subd. 6. Public information. The commissioner must publish information regarding
  the program on the department's website. The information must include:
      (1) a description of program implementation;
      (2) identification of projects analyzed and selected under the program; and
     (3) for each project selected, an overview that includes a brief project description, the
 pavement design changes, and information on expenditures from program funds.
   Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.53, is amended to read:
     174.53 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCIES.
     (a) Beginning in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the commissioner of transportation must
 implement efficiencies equal to at least 15 percent of the appropriations made annually to
 the commissioner from the trunk highway fund that are above base appropriations for fiscal
 years 2018 and 2019.
     (b) The efficiency savings resulting from the requirements in paragraph (a) are must be
 used for the construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation of trunk highways, including roads
 and bridges under the corridors of commerce program under section 161.088.
   Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.634, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Passenger rail account; transfers; appropriation. (a) A passenger rail account
 is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided in this
 subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, collected, or otherwise
 provided to the account.
     (b) By July 15 annually beginning in calendar year 2027 2029, the commissioner of
 revenue must transfer an amount from the general fund to the passenger rail account that
 equals 50 percent of the portion of the state general tax under section 275.025 levied on
 railroad operating property, as defined under section 273.13, subdivision 24, in the prior
 calendar year.
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      (c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation
  for the operating and capital maintenance costs of intercity passenger rail, which may include
  but are not limited to planning, designing, developing, constructing, equipping, administering,
  operating, promoting, maintaining, and improving passenger rail service within the state,
  after accounting for operating revenue, federal funds, and other sources.
      (d) By November 1 each year, the commissioner must report on the passenger rail account
  to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
  over transportation policy and finance. The report must, at a minimum, include:
      (1) the actual revenue and expenditures in each of the previous two fiscal years;
     (2) the budgeted and forecasted revenue and expenditures in the current fiscal year and
 each fiscal year within the state forecast period;
     (3) the plan for collection of fees and revenue, as defined and authorized under
 subdivision 3, in the current fiscal year and each fiscal year within the state forecast period;
 and
     (4) the uses of expenditures or planned expenditures in each fiscal year included under
 clauses (1) and (2).
   Sec. 65. [174.742] MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
 REQUIRED.
     (a) For purposes of this section, "eligible project" has the meaning given for a capacity
 expansion project in section 161.178, subdivision 1.
     (b) The commissioner must require the use of interdisciplinary planning and
 decision-making methods and staff for eligible projects. Staff must form a core project team
 for eligible projects with diverse and multimodal expertise across social science disciplines
 to staff a project from planning to final construction. The core project team must:
     (1) integrate field visits and walking audits into training, design, development, and
 review of eligible projects;
     (2) include a planner who has experience and familiarity with the project's area or corridor
 to bring context in all phases of project delivery;
     (3) serve as co-reviewers, where applicable, in project purpose and need contextual
 development requirements under section 161.1611, planning, design, and budgeting decisions;
     (4) assess project decisions against statewide multimodal transportation plan priorities;
 and
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      (5) analyze projects and project decisions based on alternative transportation metrics
  with available data to determine community mobility and accessibility needs for all users,
  including but not limited to:
      (i) economic development and equity outcomes;
      (ii) transportation insecurity performance metrics;
      (iii) access to essential services and jobs;
      (iv) transportation affordability;
      (v) access for historically underserved communities;
      (vi) environmental justice concerns; and
     (vii) public health impacts.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.
   Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.75, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Implementation. (a) The commissioner must implement a revised complete
 streets policy after consultation with stakeholders, state and regional agencies, local
 governments, and road authorities. The commissioner, after such consultation, must address
 relevant protocols, guidance, standards, requirements, and training.
     (b) The complete streets policy must include but is not limited to:
     (1) integration of related principles of context-sensitive solutions;
     (2) integration throughout the project development process;
     (3) integration of multidisciplinary project development resources under section 174.742;
     (4) integration of purpose and need context development strategies under section
 161.1611;
     (5) methods to evaluate inclusion of active transportation facilities in a project, which
 may include but are not limited to sidewalks, crosswalk markings, pedestrian accessibility,
 and bikeways; and
     (4) (6) consideration of consultation with other road authorities regarding existing and
 planned active transportation network connections.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.
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    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.75, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
      Subd. 2a. Implementation guidance. The commissioner must maintain guidance that
  accompanies the complete streets policy under this section. The guidance must include
  sections on:
      (1) an analysis framework that provides for:
      (i) identification of characteristics of a project and the required purpose and need context
  development strategies;
      (ii) highway system categorization based on context, including population density, land
  use, density and scale of surrounding development, volume of highway use, and the nature
 and extent of active transportation; and
     (iii) relative emphasis for different road system users in each of the categories under
 item (ii) in a manner that supports safety and mobility of vulnerable road users, motorcyclists
 or other operators of two- or three-wheeled vehicles, and public transit users; and
     (2) an analysis of speed limit reductions and associated roadway design modifications
 to support safety and mobility in active transportation.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2027.
   Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.94, is amended to read:
     297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
     (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues,
 including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state
 treasury and credit them to the general fund.
     (b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic
 account in the special revenue fund if:
     (1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the
 construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
     (2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was
 made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
 The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on
 which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan
 guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department
 of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
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      (c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived
  from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3,
  paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
      (1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal
  year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
      (2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
      (d) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit
  in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, including
  interest and penalties and minus refunds, and credit them to the highway user tax distribution
 fund.
     (e) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties,
 collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the
 general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user
 tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64,
 subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
     (f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the deposit
 of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state treasury and
 credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated revenues
 derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the lease or
 rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. The
 commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this paragraph
 based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d).
     (g) The commissioner must deposit the revenues derived from the taxes imposed under
 section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repair and
 replacement parts in the state treasury and credit:
     (1) 43.5 percent in each fiscal year a percentage to the highway user tax distribution
 fund as follows:
     (i) 43.5 percent in each of fiscal years 2024 to 2027;
     (ii) 36.5 percent in fiscal year 2028;
     (iii) 29.5 percent in fiscal year 2029; and
     (iv) 43.5 percent in fiscal year 2030 and thereafter;
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      (2) a percentage to the transportation advancement account under section 174.49 as
  follows:
      (i) 3.5 percent in fiscal year 2024;
      (ii) 4.5 percent in fiscal year 2025;
      (iii) 5.5 percent in fiscal year 2026;
      (iv) 7.5 percent in fiscal year 2027;
      (v) 14.5 percent in fiscal year 2028;
      (vi) 21.5 percent in fiscal year 2029;
      (vii) 28.5 percent in fiscal year 2030;
     (viii) 36.5 percent in fiscal year 2031;
     (ix) 44.5 percent in fiscal year 2032; and
     (x) 56.5 percent in fiscal year 2033 and thereafter; and
     (3) the remainder in each fiscal year to the general fund.
 For purposes of this paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 297B.01,
 subdivision 11, and "motor vehicle repair and replacement parts" includes (i) all parts, tires,
 accessories, and equipment incorporated into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the
 motor vehicle maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or
 in the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance or repair. For purposes of this
 paragraph, "tire" means any tire of the type used on highway vehicles, if wholly or partially
 made of rubber and if marked according to federal regulations for highway use.
     (h) 81.56 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the
 commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state
 treasury as follows:
     (1) 47.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account
 in the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or
 protect fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement
 of land, water, and other natural resources of the state;
     (2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may
 be spent only for state parks and trails;
     (3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may
 be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
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      (4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and
  may be spent only on local trail grants;
      (5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may
  be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory,
  and the Duluth Zoo; and
      (6) 2.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the pollinator account established in
  section 103B.101, subdivision 19.
      (i) 1.5 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the
  commissioner under section 297A.65 must be deposited in a regional parks and trails account
 in the natural resources fund and may only be spent for parks and trails of regional
 significance outside of the seven-county metropolitan area under section 85.535, based on
 recommendations from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission under
 section 85.536.
     (j) 1.5 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the
 commissioner under section 297A.65 must be deposited in an outdoor recreational
 opportunities for underserved communities account in the natural resources fund and may
 only be spent on projects and activities that connect diverse and underserved Minnesotans
 through expanding cultural environmental experiences, exploration of their environment,
 and outdoor recreational activities.
     (k) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (h) may not be used as a substitute for
 traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall
 supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money
 deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (h) must be open to public hunting
 and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands
 where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times
 of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in
 the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife
 resources under paragraph (h) must be allocated for field operations.
     (l) The commissioner must deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties minus
 any refunds, derived from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1,
 that may be sold to persons 18 years old or older and that are not prohibited from use by
 the general public under section 624.21, in the state treasury and credit:
     (1) 25 percent to the volunteer fire assistance grant account established under section
 88.068;
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      (2) 25 percent to the fire safety account established under section 297I.06, subdivision
  3; and
      (3) the remainder to the general fund.
      For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of total sales and use tax revenue derived
  from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, that are allowed to be
  sold to persons 18 years old or older and are not prohibited from use by the general public
  under section 624.21, is a set percentage of the total sales and use tax revenues collected in
  the state, with the percentage determined under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter
  1, article 3, section 39.
     (m) The revenues deposited under paragraphs (a) to (l) do not include the revenues,
 including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62,
 subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution,
 article XI, section 15.
   Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
     Subd. 2. Railroad and pipeline safety account. (a) A railroad and pipeline safety
 account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds collected under
 subdivision 4 and funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
     (b) $560,000 is annually appropriated from the railroad and pipeline safety account to
 the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental protection activities
 related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E.
     (c) $750,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,500,000 in each subsequent fiscal year are
 transferred from the railroad and pipeline safety account to the grade crossing safety account
 under section 219.1651.
     (d) Following the appropriation in paragraph (b) and the transfer in paragraph (c), the
 remaining money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public
 safety for the purposes specified in subdivision 3.
     (e) (b) By January 15, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must submit a report on
 the railroad and pipeline safety account to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
 legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. The report
 must list detailed revenues to and expenditures from the account for the previous two fiscal
 years and must include information on the purpose of each expenditure.
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      (f) (c) If the balance of the account at the end of a fiscal biennium is greater than
  $2,000,000, the amount above $2,000,000 must be transferred to the grade crossing safety
  account under section 219.1651.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
      Subd. 4. Assessments. (a) The commissioner of public safety must annually assess
  $4,000,000 $3,418,000 to railroad and pipeline companies based on the formula specified
  in paragraph (b). The commissioner must deposit funds collected under this subdivision in
  the railroad and pipeline safety account under subdivision 2.
     (b) The assessment for each railroad is 70 percent of the total annual assessment amount,
 divided in equal proportion between among applicable rail carriers based on route miles
 operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 30 percent of the total
 annual assessment amount Of the amount collected annually under this paragraph:
     (1) $560,000 is deposited in the railroad and pipeline safety account and appropriated
 to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental protection activities
 related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E;
     (2) $1,500,000 is deposited in the grade crossing safety account under section 219.1651;
 and
     (3) the remainder is deposited in the railroad and pipeline safety account and appropriated
 to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes specified in subdivision 3.
     (b) The commissioner of public safety must annually assess $582,000 to pipeline
 companies, divided in equal proportion between among companies based on the yearly
 aggregate gallons of oil and other hazardous substances transported by pipeline in Minnesota.
 Money collected under this paragraph is deposited in the railroad and pipeline safety account
 and appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes specified in
 subdivision 3.
     (c) In addition to the amount amounts identified in paragraph paragraphs (a) and (b),
 the commissioner must assess the rail carrier or pipeline company involved in an incident
 compelling a significant response for all postincident review and analysis costs under
 subdivision 5 incurred by the state and local units of government. This paragraph applies
 regardless of whether an assessment is imposed under paragraph (a) or (b) in a fiscal year.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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    Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 22a. Coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleet event for entertainment
  purposes. "Coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleet event for entertainment purposes"
  means a one-day event involving a group of unmanned aircraft systems flying together as
  a unified and coordinated entity to accomplish a shared entertainment objective, including
  but not limited to choreographed flight patterns, synchronized lighting, and music for visual
  displays.
    Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.511, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 23a. Electronic attestation. "Electronic attestation" means a statement of fact or
 confirmation, submitted by the owner in digital form, regarding the ownership and status
 of an aircraft and its compliance with applicable regulations. For purposes of this subdivision,
 "aircraft" includes unmanned aircraft systems.
   Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4. Collector's aircraft. (a) For purposes of this subdivision:
     (1) "antique aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its
 licensee, on or before December 31, 1945, with the exception of certain pre-World War II
 aircraft models that had only a small postwar production, such as Beechcraft Staggerwing,
 Fairchild 24, and Monocoupe; and
     (2) "classic aircraft" means an aircraft constructed by the original manufacturer, or its
 licensee, on or after January 1, 1946, and has a first year of life that precedes the date of
 registration by at least 50 years.
     (b) If an antique or classic aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item, its
 owner may must list it for taxation and registration as follows and execute an electronic
 attestation or sworn affidavit stating: A sworn affidavit must be executed stating
     (1) the name and address of the owner,;
     (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
     (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and
 manufacturer's identification number,; and
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      (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a collector's item and not for general
  transportation or commercial operations purposes.
  The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner
  along with a fee of $25.
      (c) Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit is true and correct,
  the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate to the applicant.
  The registration certificate is valid without renewal as long as the owner operates the aircraft
  solely as a collector's item.
      (d) Should If an antique or classic aircraft be is operated other than as a collector's item,
 the registration certificate becomes void, and the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation
 and registration in accordance with the other provisions of under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
     (e) Upon the sale of an antique or classic aircraft, the new owner must list the aircraft
 for taxation and registration in accordance with this subdivision, including the payment of
 a $5 fee to transfer the registration to the new owner, or the other provisions of under sections
 360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.
   Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
     Subd. 4a. Recreational aircraft; classic license. (a) An aircraft that has a base price
 for tax purposes under section 360.531 of $10,000 or less, and that is owned and operated
 solely for recreational purposes, may be listed for taxation and registration by executing a
 an electronic attestation or sworn affidavit stating:
     (1) the name and address of the owner,;
     (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased, seller;
     (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal aircraft registration number, and
 manufacturer's identification number,; and
     (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely as a recreational aircraft and not for
 commercial operational purposes.
 The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must be filed with submitted to the commissioner
 along with an annual $25 fee.
     (b) On being satisfied Upon satisfaction that the electronic attestation or sworn affidavit
 is true and correct, the commissioner shall must issue to the applicant a registration certificate
 to the applicant.
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      (c) Should If the aircraft be is operated other than as a recreational aircraft, the owner
  shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration and pay the appropriate registration
  fee under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
      (d) If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and
  registration under this subdivision, including the payment of the annual $25 fee, or under
  sections 360.511 to 360.67, whichever is applicable.
    Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
      Subd. 8. Agricultural aircraft. Aircraft registered with the Federal Aviation
  Administration as restricted category aircraft used for agricultural purposes must be listed
 for taxation and registration upon filing by the owner a sworn affidavit with. The owner
 must execute and submit an annual electronic attestation or sworn affidavit to the
 commissioner. The electronic attestation or sworn affidavit must state:
     (1) the name and address of the owner;
     (2) the name and address of the person from whom purchased seller;
     (3) the aircraft's make, year, model number, federal registration number, and
 manufacturer's identification number; and
     (4) that the aircraft is owned and operated solely for agricultural operations and purposes.
 The owner shall file the must submit an electronic attestation or a sworn affidavit to the
 commissioner and pay an annual fee established under sections 360.511 to 360.67, which
 must not exceed $500. Should If the aircraft be is operated other than for agricultural
 purposes, the owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation and registration under sections
 360.511 to 360.67. If the aircraft is sold, the new owner shall must list the aircraft for taxation
 and registration under this subdivision or under sections 360.511 to 360.67, as applicable.
   Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
     Subd. 9. Small unmanned aircraft systems. (a) Any small unmanned aircraft system
 in which the unmanned aircraft system weighs less than 55 pounds at takeoff, including
 payload and anything affixed to the aircraft system, either:
     (1) must be registered in the state for an annual fee of $25; or
     (2) is not subject to registration or an annual fee if the unmanned aircraft system is owned
 and operated solely for recreational purposes.
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      (b) An unmanned aircraft system that meets the requirements under paragraph (a) is
  exempt from aircraft registration tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
    Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.55, is amended by adding a subdivision to
  read:
      Subd. 10. Coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleets. (a) An operator planning to
  conduct a coordinated unmanned aircraft system fleet event for entertainment purposes, as
  defined in section 360.511, subdivision 22a, must register the fleet at least 15 days before
  the event.
      (b) The registration under this subdivision must include:
     (1) the name and contact information of the event organizer;
     (2) the date, time, and location of the event;
     (3) the number of unmanned aircraft systems to be used;
     (4) proof of liability insurance for the unmanned aircraft systems;
     (5) a copy of the operator's unmanned aircraft systems pilot's license; and
     (6) a copy of the commercial operator's license.
     (c) A daily registration fee of $2 per unmanned aircraft system used in the fleet applies
 to fleets registered under this subdivision. This fee is in lieu of the registration fee in
 subdivision 9. Fleets registered under this subdivision are exempt from the aircraft registration
 tax under sections 360.511 to 360.67.
   Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.129, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
     Subd. 13. Direct negotiation. Notwithstanding section 471.345, if the estimated total
 contractual obligation of the council for a directly negotiated contract or contracts for
 construction work or maintenance work on any single project does not exceed the amount
 in section 161.32, subdivision 2, the council may enter into a contract by direct negotiation
 by obtaining two or more quotations for the work without advertising for bids or otherwise
 complying with the requirements of competitive bidding.
     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
 final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
 Scott, and Washington.
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    Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
      Subdivision 1. Budget. (a) On or before December 20 of each year, the council shall
  adopt a final budget covering its anticipated receipts and disbursements for the ensuing year
  and shall decide upon the total amount necessary to be raised from ad valorem tax levies
  to meet its budget. The budget shall state in detail the expenditures for each program to be
  undertaken, including the expenses for salaries, consultant services, overhead, travel, printing,
  and other items. The budget shall state in detail the capital expenditures of the council for
  the budget year, based on a five-year capital program adopted by the council and transmitted
  to the legislature. After adoption of the budget and no later than five working days after
 December 20, the council shall certify to the auditor of each metropolitan county the share
 of the tax to be levied within that county, which must be an amount bearing the same
 proportion to the total levy agreed on by the council as the net tax capacity of the county
 bears to the net tax capacity of the metropolitan area. The maximum amount of any levy
 made for the purpose of this chapter may not exceed the limits set by the statute authorizing
 the levy.
     (b) Each even-numbered year the council shall prepare for its transit programs a financial
 plan for the succeeding three calendar years, in half-year segments. The financial plan must
 contain schedules of user charges and any changes in user charges planned or anticipated
 by the council during the period of the plan. The financial plan must contain a proposed
 request for state financial assistance for the succeeding biennium.
     (c) (b) In addition, the budget must show for each year:
     (1) the estimated operating revenues from all sources including funds on hand at the
 beginning of the year, and estimated expenditures for costs of operation, administration,
 maintenance, and debt service;
     (2) capital improvement funds estimated to be on hand at the beginning of the year and
 estimated to be received during the year from all sources and estimated cost of capital
 improvements to be paid out or expended during the year, all in such detail and form as the
 council may prescribe; and
     (3) the estimated source and use of pass-through funds.
     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
 final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
 and Scott.
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    Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
      Subd. 6. Transportation financial review. (a) Annually by January 15, the council
  must submit a financial review that details revenue and expenditures for the transportation
  components under the council's budget, as specified in paragraph (c). A financial review
  submitted under this paragraph must provide the information using state fiscal years.
      (b) Annually by the earlier of the accounting close of a budget year or August 15, the
  council must submit a financial review update that provides the following for the most
  recent completed budget year: actual revenues; expenditures; transfers; reserves; balances;
  and a comparison between the budgeted and actual amounts. A financial review update
 under this paragraph must include the information specified in paragraph (d).
     (c) At a minimum, a financial review must identify:
     (1) the actual revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances in each of the
 previous four years;
     (2) budgeted and forecasted revenues, expenditures, transfers, reserves, and balances in
 the current year and each year within the state forecast period;
     (3) for the most recent completed year, a comparison between the budgeted and actual
 amounts under clause (1); and
     (4) for the most recent completed year, fund balances for each replacement service
 provider under section 473.388. By December 15 each year, each replacement service
 provider under section 473.388 must report to the council the provider's projected total
 operating expenditures and projected operating reserve fund balance as of the previous
 December 31.
     (d) The information under paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (3), must include:
     (1) a breakdown by each transportation funding source identified by the council, including
 but not limited to legislative appropriations; federal funds; fare collections; property tax;
 and sales tax, including sales tax used for active transportation under section 473.4465,
 subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1);
     (2) a breakdown by each transportation operating budget category established by the
 council, including but not limited to bus, light rail transit, commuter rail, planning, special
 transportation service under section 473.386, and assistance to replacement service providers
 under section 473.388; and
     (3) data for operations, capital maintenance, and transit capital.
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      (e) A financial review under paragraph (a) or (b) must provide information or a
  methodology sufficient to establish a conversion between state fiscal years and budget years,
  summarize reserve policies, identify the methodology for cost allocation, and describe
  revenue assumptions and variables affecting the assumptions.
      (f) The council must submit each financial review to the chairs and ranking minority
  members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation
  policy and finance and to the commissioner of management and budget.
      EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
  final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
 and Scott.
   Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.142, is amended to read:
     473.142 SMALL BUSINESSES.
     (a) The Metropolitan Council and agencies specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1,
 may award up to a six percent preference in the amount bid up to the percentage under
 section 16C.16, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), for specified goods or services to small targeted
 group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16.
 The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may award a
 preference up to the percentage under section 161.321, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), in the
 amount bid for specified construction work to small targeted group businesses and
 veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16.
     (b) The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may
 designate a purchase of contract for construction, goods, or services for award only to small
 targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16 if the council or agency
 determines that at least three small targeted group businesses are likely to bid respond to a
 solicitation. The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may
 designate a purchase of contract for construction, goods, or services for award only to
 veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16 if the council or agency
 determines that at least three veteran-owned small businesses are likely to bid respond to a
 solicitation.
     (c) The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, as a condition
 of awarding a construction contract or approving a contract for consultant, professional, or
 technical services, may set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion
 of the contract to small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small businesses
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  designated under section 16C.16. The council or agency must establish a procedure for
  granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small targeted group
  businesses and veteran-owned small businesses are not reasonably available. The council
  or agency may establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals
  for use of subcontractors and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals
  under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to
  prime contractors who are small targeted group businesses and veteran-owned small
  businesses. At least 75 percent of the value of the subcontracts awarded to small targeted
  group businesses under this paragraph must be performed by the business to which the
 subcontract is awarded or by another small targeted group business. At least 75 percent of
 the value of the subcontracts awarded to veteran-owned small businesses under this paragraph
 must be performed by the business to which the subcontract is awarded or another
 veteran-owned small business.
     (d) The council and each agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, are encouraged
 to purchase from may award a contract for construction, goods, or services directly to small
 targeted group businesses and or veteran-owned small businesses designated under section
 16C.16 when making purchases that are not subject to competitive bidding procedures, up
 to a total contract award value, including extension options, of the amount specified in
 section 16C.16, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), without completing a competitive solicitation
 process.
     (e) The council and each agency may adopt rules to implement this section.
     (f) Each council or agency contract must require the prime contractor to pay any
 subcontractor within ten days of the prime contractor's receipt of payment from the council
 or agency for undisputed services provided by the subcontractor. The contract must require
 the prime contractor to pay interest of 1-1/2 percent per month or any part of a month to
 the subcontractor on any undisputed amount not paid on time to the subcontractor. The
 minimum monthly interest penalty payment for an unpaid balance of $100 or more is $10.
 For an unpaid balance of less than $100, the prime contractor shall pay the actual penalty
 due to the subcontractor. A subcontractor who prevails in a civil action to collect interest
 penalties from a prime contractor must be awarded its costs and disbursements, including
 attorney fees, incurred in bringing the action.
     (g) This section does not apply to procurement financed in whole or in part with federal
 funds if the procurement is subject to federal disadvantaged, minority, or women business
 enterprise regulations. The council and each agency shall report to the commissioner of
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  administration on compliance with this section. The information must be reported at the
  time and in the manner requested by the commissioner.
      EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
  final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
  Scott, and Washington.
    Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.1425, is amended to read:
      473.1425 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
      The Metropolitan Council or a metropolitan agency defined in section 473.121,
  subdivision 5a, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant available money
 that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged business programs
 to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes or guarantees working
 capital loans to businesses owned and operated by a socially or and economically
 disadvantaged persons individual as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section
 23.5 26.5. The purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide
 short-term working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded participate in contracts
 for goods and services or for construction related services from government agencies.
     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
 final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
 Scott, and Washington.
   Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.386, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
     Subd. 10. Forecasted funding. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "biennium" and
 "fiscal year" have the meanings given in section 16A.011, subdivisions 6 and 14, respectively.
     (b) In each February and November forecast of state revenues and expenditures under
 section 16A.103, the commissioner of management and budget must incorporate a state
 obligation from the general fund for the annual net costs to the council to implement the
 special transportation service under this section. Notwithstanding section 16A.11, subdivision
 3, the appropriation base in each fiscal year of the upcoming biennium is as determined in
 this subdivision.
     (c) The commissioner must determine net costs under paragraph (b) as:
     (1) the amount necessary to:
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      (i) maintain service levels accounting for expected demand, including service area, hours
  of service, ride scheduling requirements, and fares per council policy;
      (ii) maintain the general existing condition of the special transportation service bus fleet,
  including bus maintenance and replacement; and
      (iii) meet the requirements of this section; plus
      (2) the amount of forecast adjustments, as determined by the commissioner of
  management and budget in consultation with the council, necessary to match (i) actual
  special transportation service program costs in the prior fiscal year, and (ii) adjusted program
  costs forecasted for the second year of the current biennium, for a forecast prepared in the
 first year of the biennium; less
     (3) funds identified for the special transportation service from nonstate sources.
     (d) In conjunction with each February and November forecast, the council must submit
 a financial review of the special transportation service to the chairs and ranking minority
 members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and
 finance and to the commissioner of management and budget. At a minimum, the financial
 review must include:
     (1) a summary of special transportation service sources of funds and expenditures for
 the prior two fiscal years and each fiscal year of the forecast period, which must include:
     (i) a breakout by expenditures categories; and
     (ii) information that is sufficient to identify a conversion between state fiscal years and
 the fiscal years of the council;
     (2) details on cost assumptions used in the forecast;
     (3) information on ridership and farebox recovery rates for the prior two fiscal years
 and each fiscal year of the forecast period;
     (4) identification of the amount of appropriations necessary for any forecast adjustments
 as identified under paragraph (c), clause (2); and
     (5) information as prescribed by the commissioner.
     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
 final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
 and Scott.
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    Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.408, is amended by adding a subdivision
  to read:
      Subd. 11. Transit service for certified disabled riders. (a) The council must provide
  regular route transit, as defined in section 473.385, subdivision 1, free of charge to an
  individual who is:
      (1) certified as disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements of the
  Federal Transit Administration; or
      (2) certified by the council under section 473.386, subdivision 2a.
      (b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to operators of regular route transit
 receiving financial assistance under section 473.388 or operating under section 473.405,
 subdivision 12.
     EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and
 applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
   Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.412, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
     Subd. 3. Report required; cleaning standards and expenditures. (a) By October 1,
 2024, and every year thereafter, Annually by February 15, the Metropolitan Council must
 report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
 jurisdiction over transit policy and finance on transit cleanliness and the ridership experience.
     (b) The report under paragraph (a) must provide information on the council's cleanliness
 standards required under subdivision 2, including whether the council adopted new
 cleanliness standards or revisions to current cleanliness standards. A report prepared under
 this subdivision must include information gathered from the required public feedback on
 cleanliness and rider experience required in subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The council must
 consider and recommend revisions to cleanliness standards based on the collection of public
 feedback and must summarize feedback received by the council in the report.
     (c) A report submitted under this subdivision must include:
     (1) the total expenditures for cleaning and repairing transit stations and transit vehicles;
     (2) the frequency, type, and location of repairs;
     (3) whether specific transit stations needed a higher proportion of cleaning or repairs
 and detail the council's strategy to resolve identified and persistent concerns at those
 locations;
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(4) recommendations to address workforce challenges for the implementation and
  maintenance of cleanliness and repair standards adopted by the council, including whether
  the council maintained agreements with third-party services for cleaning and repair; and
(5) whether the council has adopted preventative measures against vandalism or graffiti;
  and.
(6) any recommendations for additions to the transit rider code of conduct under section
  473.4065 or the transit rider investment program under section 473.4075.
EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following
  final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
 and Scott.
   Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.4465, is amended by adding a subdivision
 to read:
Subd. 2a. Use of funds; Metropolitan Council; loan authorized. From the amounts
 in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2), the council is authorized to make a zero-interest
 loan to the Department of Transportation up to $250,000,000 to advance and coordinate
 highway construction with one major transitway project in the metropolitan area. Funds
 may be used for any costs related to the selected project, including but not limited to
 construction, engineering, and administration. The loan agreement, including repayment
 terms, must be mutually agreed to by the council and the Department of Transportation.
   Sec. 87. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 109, is amended to read:
   Sec. 109. TRAFFIC SAFETY VIOLATIONS DISPOSITION ANALYSIS.
(a) The commissioner of public safety must enter into an agreement with the Center for
 Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota to conduct an evaluation of the
 disposition in recent years of citations for speeding, impairment, distraction, and seatbelt
 violations. The evaluation under the agreement must include but is not limited to analysis
 of:
(1) rates of citations issued compared to rates of citations contested in court and the
 outcomes of the cases;
(2) amounts of fines imposed compared to counts and amounts of fine payments; and
(3) any related changes in patterns of traffic enforcement from 2017 to 2022.
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      (b) The agreement must require the Center for Transportation Studies to submit an
  interim progress report by July 1, 2024, and a final report by July 1, 2025 January 15, 2026,
  to the commissioner and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
  committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance and public safety.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 88. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 3, section 61, is amended to read:
    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.974, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
      Subd. 5. Driving rules. (a) An operator of a motorcycle must ride only upon a permanent
  and regular seat which is attached to the vehicle for that purpose. No other person may ride
 on a motorcycle, except that passengers may ride (1) upon a permanent and regular operator's
 seat if designed for two persons, (2) upon additional seats attached to or in the vehicle, or
 (3) in a sidecar attached to the vehicle. The operator of a motorcycle is prohibited from
 carrying passengers in a number in excess of the designed capacity of the motorcycle or
 sidecar attached to it. A passenger is prohibited from being carried in a position that interferes
 with the safe operation of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.
     (b) No person may ride upon a motorcycle as a passenger unless the person can reach
 the footrests or floorboards with both feet.
     (c) Except for passengers of sidecars, drivers and passengers of three-wheeled
 motorcycles, and persons in an autocycle, no person may operate or ride upon a motorcycle
 except while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on either side of the
 motorcycle.
     (d) No person may operate a motorcycle while carrying animals, packages, bundles, or
 other cargo that prevent the person from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
     (e) Motorcycles may, with the consent of both drivers, be operated not more than two
 abreast in a single traffic lane if the vehicles fit safely within the designated space of the
 lane.
     (f) Except under the conditions specified in paragraph (g), no person may operate a
 motorcycle:
     (1) between lanes of moving or stationary vehicles headed in the same direction of travel;
     (2) abreast of moving or stationary vehicles within the same traffic lane; or
     (3) to overtake or pass another vehicle within the same traffic lane.
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      (g) A person may operate a motorcycle and overtake and pass another vehicle in between
  lanes of stationary vehicles headed in the same direction of travel and, within the same
  traffic lane of a stationary vehicle, or on the shoulder of a highway abreast of stationary
  traffic headed in the same direction of travel if the motorcycle is operated:
      (1) at not more than 25 miles per hour; and
      (2) no more than 15 miles per hour over the speed of traffic in the relevant traffic lanes.
  For purposes of this paragraph, "traffic lane" does not include:
      (1) the approach, drive-through, or exit of a roundabout;
      (2) a work zone where only a single travel lane is available for use; or
     (3) a school zone established under section 169.14, subdivision 5a.
     (h) Motor vehicles including motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a traffic lane and
 no motor vehicle may be driven or operated in a manner so as to deprive a motorcycle of
 the full use of a traffic lane.
     (i) A person operating a motorcycle upon a roadway must be granted the rights and is
 subject to the duties applicable to a motor vehicle as provided by law, except as to those
 provisions which by their nature can have no application.
     (j) Paragraphs (e) and (f) of this subdivision do not apply to police officers in the
 performance of their official duties.
     (k) No person may operate a motorcycle on a street or highway unless the headlight or
 headlights are lighted at all times the motorcycle is so operated.
     (l) A person parking a motorcycle on the roadway of a street or highway must:
     (1) if parking in a marked parking space, park the motorcycle completely within the
 marked space; and
     (2) park the motorcycle in such a way that the front of the motorcycle is pointed or
 angled toward the nearest lane of traffic to the extent practicable and necessary to allow the
 operator to (i) view any traffic in both directions of the street or highway without having
 to move the motorcycle into a lane of traffic and without losing balance or control of the
 motorcycle, and (ii) ride the motorcycle forward and directly into a lane of traffic when the
 lane is sufficiently clear of traffic.
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    Sec. 89. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 3, section 61, the effective date, is amended to
  read:
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025 2026.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
    Sec. 90. ADDITIONAL FULL-SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CIRCLE PINES.
      Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 168.33 and 171.061, and rules adopted
  by the commissioner of public safety limiting sites for the office of deputy registrar or
  driver's license agent based on either the distance to an existing deputy registrar or driver's
  license agent office or the annual volume of transactions processed by any deputy registrar
 or driver's license agent before or after the proposed appointment, the commissioner of
 public safety must appoint the deputy registrar of motor vehicles currently at 9201 Lexington
 Avenue North in the city of Circle Pines as a driver's license agent to operate as a full-service
 office. The addition of a driver's license agent establishes the location as a full-service office
 with full authority to function as a registration and motor vehicle tax collection and driver's
 license bureau. All other provisions regarding the appointment and operation of a deputy
 registrar of motor vehicles and driver's license agent under Minnesota Statutes, sections
 168.33 and 171.061, and Minnesota Rules, chapters 7404 and 7406, apply to the office.
   Sec. 91. AUTONOMOUS MOWERS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given.
     (b) "Autonomous mower" means a robotic or automated device designed, programmed,
 and operated to cut grass or vegetation with predefined routes to minimize the need for
 manual assistance or intervention.
     (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
     (d) "Department" means the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
     Subd. 2. Research and development authorized. (a) The commissioner must conduct
 research on the use of automation and robotics for mowing and vegetation management at
 property owned by the department. The research must examine the use of autonomous
 mower technology at the following locations:
     (1) rest areas;
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(2) highway rights-of-way, including ditches, shoulders, or other varied or sloped terrain;
  or
(3) other roadside or public-facing property owned by the department.
(b) The research must examine the use of autonomous mowing technology for mowing
  or vegetation management by other states or government entities. The research conducted
  under this section must analyze different configurations and types of autonomous mowers,
  including mowers that require different levels of human intervention, to research for future
  statewide deployment at rest areas, at or along the trunk highway system, or on other property
  owned by the department.
(c) The commissioner must research the current and potential commercial availability
 of autonomous mowing products used by public or private entities for applications that
 include but are not limited to rest area mowing, highway right-of-way ditch mowing,
 vegetation management, or other applications related to property or roadside maintenance.
(d) The commissioner must include research on Minnesota-based companies engaged
 in autonomous mower technology. If the commissioner elects to purchase autonomous
 mower technology for research under this section, the commissioner must purchase the
 technology from a Minnesota-based company.
(e) The research must analyze whether an autonomous mower can operate safely in
 varied terrain, including ditches, and navigate obstacles such as culvert ends, guardrails,
 signposts, other barriers, and unexpected debris that may be found on or alongside a highway
 right-of-way. The research must examine the potential impact of autonomous mowing
 technology on worker safety and maintenance staffing needs.
(f) The commissioner must propose an autonomous mower pilot project to further study
 and examine the challenges to implementing autonomous mower technology into roadside
 vegetation management activities. The proposed pilot project must include the proposed
 location for the pilot project, the autonomous mower activities examined, and the anticipated
 timeline for implementation of the proposed pilot project.
Subd. 3. Report. By February 15, 2027, the commissioner must submit a report to the
 chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
 transportation finance and policy on the results of the autonomous mower research authorized
 in subdivision 2. The report must include:
(1) information and analysis of other governmental agencies or private entities using
 autonomous mowing operations;
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      (2) the commissioner's detailed plan for conducting a pilot project with autonomous
  mowing technology, once available, at rest areas; at or alongside trunk highway
  rights-of-way, including ditches, shoulders, and other terrain; and at other properties owned
  by the department;
      (3) the timeline and funding needed to conduct an autonomous mowing pilot project
  established in subdivision 2, paragraph (f);
      (4) a cost-benefit analysis of whether autonomous mowing technology can yield
  productivity or efficiency gains in maintenance of department property compared to
  traditional methods of mowing;
     (5) an analysis of whether the operation of autonomous mowing technology by the
 department would yield improvements compared to traditional mowing methods in worker
 safety, congestion, environmental impact outcomes, cost savings, maintenance scheduling,
 or any other factor deemed relevant by the commissioner; and
     (6) an analysis of the costs and any other short-term or long-term challenges posed by
 the pilot project or the future operation of autonomous mowing technology on property
 owned by the department.
   Sec. 92. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; COST PARTICIPATION
 POLICY UPDATE REQUIRED.
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
 meanings given:
     (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation;
     (2) "cost participation policy" is the policy between the Department of Transportation
 and local units of government to determine the potential expenditure of trunk highway funds
 on elements of cooperative construction projects and maintenance responsibilities between
 the department and local units of government; and
     (3) "department" means the Department of Transportation.
     Subd. 2. Policy update. By March 1, 2026, the commissioner, in consultation with
 representatives of local units of government, must update and adopt the department's cost
 participation policy. The updated policy must identify the circumstances where local units
 of government will not be responsible for any trunk highway fund eligible construction
 project costs to deliver the project scope the department deems necessary. The policy may
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  consider a local unit of government's ability to pay as a factor in determining the amount
  of local contribution, if any.
      Subd. 3. Report. By February 1, 2026, the commissioner must submit a report to the
  chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
  transportation finance and policy. The report must:
      (1) contain the department's draft cost participation policy;
      (2) identify the local units of government consulted in developing the updated cost
  participation policy;
      (3) identify and analyze all cost participation options explored by the commissioner and
 local units of government in determining the cost participation policy adopted by the
 commissioner; and
     (4) propose legislation to enable the department to cover the cost of relocating utilities
 owned by local units of government with remaining service life when necessitated by a
 trunk highway construction project led by the department.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 93. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; PROJECT COMMITTEE
 PROCESS; POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given.
     (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
     (c) "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
     (d) "Policy advisory committee" means an established and organized committee consisting
 of elected and appointed officials for the following projects:
     (1) the rethinking I-94 project in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul;
     (2) Trunk Highway 252 and Interstate 94 in the cities of Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center,
 and Minneapolis; and
     (3) Trunk Highway 55-Olson Memorial Highway in the city of Minneapolis.
     (e) "Project website" means a website maintained by the department for the project for
 a policy advisory committee specified under paragraph (d).
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      (f) "Scoping decision document" means the formal documents required by the Minnesota
  Environmental Quality Board rules for a state environmental impact statement required
  under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116D.
      Subd. 2. Policy advisory committee; purpose. The department must provide elected
  and appointed members of policy advisory committees the ability to provide input on all
  policy and funding decisions relevant to their project and the technical information used by
  the department for a scoping decision document. Input under this section includes but is
  not limited to:
      (1) reviewing current public engagement efforts by the department for the project;
     (2) identifying historically underserved communities for further engagement by the
 department;
     (3) reviewing whether a proposed concept achieves the community's needs for all modes
 of travel, land use considerations, and other community-identified implications for the
 corridor;
     (4) reviewing and offering comment on all designs presented by the commissioner;
     (5) adopting a resolution to recommend the commissioner establish a
 community-recommended alternative design process; and
     (6) adopting a resolution to request additional public meetings for public comment and
 feedback:
     (i) before the commissioner proceeds with the selection of a project design or preferred
 alternative or makes any revision to a project design or preferred alternative; or
     (ii) in historically underserved communities in the impacted project area if the advisory
 committee determines by resolution that previous engagement efforts by the department
 were insufficient.
     Subd. 3. Policy advisory committee; bylaws. The commissioner must draft and propose
 to a policy advisory committee, for the committee's approval, bylaws and procedures to
 implement the requirements of subdivision 2. Adopted bylaws must include:
     (1) the establishment of a regular meeting schedule, with a minimum of 30 days of public
 notice between meetings;
     (2) a process by which policy advisory committee members can introduce resolutions
 to be voted on by the advisory committee to take formal positions, introduce and approve
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  new bylaws to govern the operation of the policy advisory committee, and make requests
  of the department for the project; and
      (3) the establishment of procedures for organizing and holding public meetings under
  the requirements of subdivision 4.
      Subd. 4. Policy advisory committee; public meetings; information required; Open
  Meeting Law. (a) A policy advisory committee must include a robust and meaningful
  process for public participation and community engagement by the impacted community
  in project development. The commissioner must conduct, in coordination with the policy
  advisory committee, in-person public hearings at different locations and times with
 historically underserved communities in the impacted project area. Meetings must:
     (1) be held with a minimum of 30 days of public notice and notice to elected officials,
 with the notice specifying the date, time, and location of the meeting;
     (2) include a published meeting agenda and post the agenda publicly on the department's
 website;
     (3) mandate at least 15 minutes of a public comment period for members of the public
 to testify, provide context, and offer input on the project and development of a preferred
 alternative;
     (4) offer the opportunity for written comment in advance of the hearing which must be
 reviewed and included in meeting records; and
     (5) require the department to respond to public comments submitted in advance and
 explain whether and how the input will be used to influence future project decisions.
     (b) The commissioner must clearly organize and provide all meeting recordings, meeting
 information or slides, and any other material from a public meeting on the department's
 project website no more than two weeks after the meeting is held.
     (c) The commissioner must ensure that the department regularly maintains the project
 website at a reasonable interval with project documents as appropriate, including data
 analysis to determine purpose and need, worksheets to determine context and modal needs,
 traffic modeling, design and land use considerations, and any other relevant material to
 inform policy advisory committee members and the general public. A policy advisory
 committee may adopt a resolution to request:
     (1) additional project information from the commissioner; or
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      (2) further explanation and analysis from the commissioner on information produced to
  a policy advisory committee.
      (d) A policy advisory committee is subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under
  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
      Subd. 5. Policy advisory committee; legislative report. Beginning February 15, 2026,
  and each year thereafter, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking
  minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy
  and finance. The report must detail the activities of policy advisory committees during the
  prior calendar year. The report must also provide a detailed summary of public feedback
 and comment on projects specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (d), as well as any resolutions
 adopted by the policy advisory committee and the response of the department to the
 resolution's contents.
   Sec. 94. RULEMAKING; LOSS OF VOLUNTARY CONTROL PROVISIONS
 MODIFICATION.
     (a) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules,
 part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item F, to no longer require an annual physician's
 statement from a driver if:
     (1) a single nonepileptic seizure was responsible for the driver's loss of consciousness
 or voluntary control;
     (2) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control
 for five years from the date of the incident under clause (1);
     (3) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for five years
 from the date of the incident under clause (1); and
     (4) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary
 due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition
 responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
     (b) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules,
 part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item G, to no longer require an annual physician's
 statement from a driver if:
     (1) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control
 for ten years;
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      (2) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for ten years;
  and
      (3) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary
  due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition
  responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
      (c) A review by a physician under Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, item F
  or G, does not apply to a driver who is required to hold a valid medical examiner's certificate
  under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.43, and does not constitute a
  determination of that driver's physical qualifications as required under Code of Federal
 Regulations, title 49, section 391.41.
     (d) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
 section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section. Minnesota
 Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
 14.388.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
   Sec. 95. STUDY; ACCESSIBLE ON-DEMAND RIDES OPERATED BY STATE
 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY; SURCHARGE-FUNDED GRANTS
 FOR WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES.
     Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
 the meanings given.
     (b) "Accessible vehicles" means a vehicle equipped with a ramp or lift capable of
 transporting eligible riders and is subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections
 299A.11 to 299A.17.
     (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
     (d) "Digital network," "prearranged ride," "transportation network company,"
 "transportation network company driver," and "transportation network company rider" have
 the meanings given in Minnesota Statutes, section 65B.472, subdivision 1.
     (e) "Eligible rider" means an individual who requires the use of a wheelchair, nonfolding
 motorized wheelchair, mobility scooter, or other mobility device.
     (f) "State-operated TNC" means a publicly operated entity that uses a digital network
 similar to a transportation network company to connect eligible riders with accessible
 vehicles that provides prearranged rides.
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      (g) "Study" means the wheelchair-accessible vehicle transportation network study
  required under this section.
      Subd. 2. Study and legislative report required. (a) The commissioner must conduct
  a comprehensive study on:
      (1) requiring transportation network companies that operate in Minnesota to make
  vehicles wheelchair accessible via a per-ride surcharge to fund grants for:
      (i) the purchase of accessible vehicles by taxicab companies and transportation network
  company drivers;
      (ii) the modification of existing vehicles into accessible vehicles for riders with disabilities
 or who require the use of a mobility device;
     (iii) maintenance expenses for equipment; or
     (iv) per-ride reimbursement to drivers after providing rides to riders with accessibility
 challenges or who require the use of a mobility device; and
     (2) the creation and management of a state-operated TNC for riders with disabilities or
 who require the use of an accessible vehicle, which must include a feasibility study to assess
 the demand for the service, the potential market for the service, and financial viability of
 creating and maintaining the service.
     (b) The study required under paragraph (a), clause (1), must:
     (1) evaluate existing accessibility features and services provided by private transportation
 network companies;
     (2) assess the feasibility of incorporating a per-ride surcharge to fund transportation
 accessibility initiatives;
     (3) compare the proposed per-ride surcharge with the provision in Minnesota Statutes,
 section 181C.03, paragraph (a), clause (2);
     (4) make recommendations on a potential nondiscrimination policy to be adopted by a
 transportation network company to ensure services provided by drivers using the digital
 network are offered in a nondiscriminatory manner; and
     (5) propose legislation to administer grants using funds collected from a per-ride
 surcharge and identify potential uses of grant funds under the requirements of paragraph
 (a), clause (1).
     (c) The study required under paragraph (a), clause (2), must:
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      (1) evaluate the operational, technical, financial, and legal feasibility of establishing a
  state-operated TNC solely for use by people seeking rides in accessible vehicles;
      (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis of current transportation network providers in
  Minnesota, with a focus on the provider's operations and technological infrastructure;
      (3) develop appropriate regulations and define essential operational standards, driver
  qualifications, vehicle requirements, insurance coverage, and other procedures to ensure
  safety, reliability, and quality of service;
      (4) analyze how a state-operated TNC can ensure a sufficient number of accessible
  vehicles, in-app accessibility options, driver training on disability awareness, and other
 measures to promote inclusivity and nondiscrimination;
     (5) analyze the compatibility of a state-operated TNC with existing special transportation
 service providers; Metro Transit and Metro Mobility; demand response transit service
 offerings by replacement service providers under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388; or
 any other public transit provider offering on-demand ride hailing service for first- and
 last-mile connections in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, or North Dakota;
     (6) analyze whether drivers and vehicles providing rides on a state-operated TNC should
 be regulated under the same operating standards and requirements for special transportation
 services as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 174.30;
     (7) identify best practices and innovative solutions to ensure that the state-operated TNC
 is fully accessible to individuals with disabilities;
     (8) outline a phased implementation plan, including timelines, key milestones, and
 responsible entities for administering a state-operated TNC;
     (9) propose policies and regulations for drivers on the state-operated TNC, including:
     (i) whether drivers will have specified hours for rides solely on the state-operated TNC
 network or may alternate across transportation network platforms;
     (ii) the employment classification of drivers on the state-operated TNC, including whether
 drivers are eligible for state employee benefits, the selection or hiring of drivers through
 the open appointment process, and any other identified employment concern;
     (iii) whether the state will own or lease accessible vehicles, and if not, the responsible
 paying entity for gas, maintenance, storage, and insurance;
     (iv) whether the state will be responsible for vehicle maintenance costs if the vehicle is
 used by a driver to provide rides on a private transportation network company;
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      (v) training standards and certification requirements for assisting people with disabilities,
  including continuing education and training requirements; and
      (vi) standards for employment, including background checks of drivers, the inspection
  of vehicles, verification of insurance, or any other requirements of a taxicab driver or a
  transportation network driver under either city or state law;
      (10) determine whether the state could develop the required digital network to host the
  state-operated TNC or whether a contract with a third-party would be appropriate to build
  and maintain the digital infrastructure necessary to operate the TNC; and
      (11) highlight key user-friendly features for a state-operated TNC for both passengers
 and drivers and develop a plan to promote the availability and accessibility of the
 state-operated TNC among individuals with disabilities and their caregivers.
     (d) The commissioner may conduct the study in coordination with other efforts at the
 department to review and analyze special transportation services provided by the Metropolitan
 Council. The commissioner must issue a preliminary report on the study upon submission
 of the report required in Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 3, section 125, to the chairs and
 ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation
 finance and policy.
     (e) Upon request by the commissioner, a transportation network company operating in
 Minnesota must provide sufficient information to assist in the preparation of the report.
 Information submitted by a transportation network company to the commissioner must
 include:
     (1) the estimated time of arrival for wheelchair-accessible vehicles in Minnesota;
     (2) the total number of wheelchair-accessible vehicles requested;
     (3) the total number of rides fulfilled in wheelchair-accessible vehicles;
     (4) the total number of wheelchair-accessible rides that were denied;
     (5) the total number of requested wheelchair-accessible rides that were referred to a third
 party; and
     (6) programs and best practices the transportation network company has implemented
 to improve the accessibility of service to individuals with disabilities.
     Subd. 3. Stakeholders. (a) In developing the report and proposed legislation, the
 commissioner must consult interested stakeholders to evaluate current accessibility challenges
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  and constraints for transportation network company riders who use a wheelchair or otherwise
  require specialized equipment or service for their prearranged ride.
      (b) Stakeholders under paragraph (a) must include, but are not limited to:
      (1) the Minnesota Council on Disability;
      (2) a driver advocacy organization representing transportation network drivers;
      (3) providers of nonemergency medical transportation and special transportation services
  in Minnesota;
      (4) the State Patrol;
      (5) transportation network companies operating in Minnesota;
     (6) an organization with expertise in transportation and mobility planning or accessible
 transportation design;
     (7) technology accessibility organizations to ensure a proposed state-operated TNC is
 designed and operated with all relevant accessibility features;
     (8) the Department of Human Services;
     (9) persons with disabilities and parents and caregivers of people with disabilities; and
     (10) senior citizens or recipients of Social Security disability benefits.
     (c) The commissioner must also establish a public notification and comment process on
 the department's website on the study required in subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The public
 notification process must attempt to raise public awareness of the potential development of
 a state-operated transportation network company among individuals with disabilities and
 solicit feedback from the public on technical and service considerations.
     Subd. 4. Report. By August 15, 2026, the commissioner must submit a final report on
 the study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having
 jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy. The report must include an identified
 amount of funds necessary for initial design and development of the state-operated TNC
 by the department.
     Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires upon the submission of the report required in
 subdivision 4 or June 30, 2027, whichever is earlier.
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    Sec. 96. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
      The revisor of statutes must renumber the subdivisions in Minnesota Statutes, section
  169.011, so that the definitions appear in alphabetical order. The revisor must make necessary
  cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes consistent with the renumbering.
      EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025.
    Sec. 97. REPEALER.
      (a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.452, is repealed.
      (b) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended by
  Laws 2020, chapter 100, section 22, is repealed.
     (c) Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.2500; 8820.3300, subparts 1, 1a, 3, and 4; 8820.3400;
 8820.9926, subpart 1; 8820.9936; 8820.9946; 8820.9956; and 8820.9995, are repealed.
     EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (c) is effective July 1, 2025, for new state-aid roadway
 projects designed, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or resurfaced on or after that
 date.
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ARTICLE 1   APPROPRIATIONS............................................................................... Page.Ln 2.12
ARTICLE 2   TRUNK HIGHWAY BONDS................................................................ Page.Ln 46.24
ARTICLE 3   TRANSPORTATION FINANCE POLICY............................................ Page.Ln 48.1
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Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended by Laws 2020,
chapter 100, section 22; as amended by Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 2, section 69
    Subdivision 1. Legislative commissions. (a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.8842; and
3.8845, are repealed.
   (b) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 34, as amended by Laws 2020,
chapter 100, section 22; and Laws 2022, chapter 50, article 3, section 2, are repealed.
   Subd. 2. Driver and Vehicle Systems Oversight Committee established. (a) The Driver and
Vehicle Systems Oversight Committee is established and consists of the following members:
   (1) the chair of the senate Finance Committee, or a senator appointed by the chair of the senate
Finance Committee;
    (2) the chair and ranking minority member of the senate committee with jurisdiction over
transportation finance;
   (3) the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or a member of the
house of representatives appointed by the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means
Committee; and
    (4) the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives committee with
jurisdiction over transportation finance.
    (b) The chair of the Blue Ribbon Council on Information Technology, or the chair's designee,
must serve on the committee as a nonvoting member. If the council expires or is dissolved, the chair
of the council at the time of expiration or dissolution, or the chair's designee, must continue to serve
on the committee as a nonvoting member until the committee expires as provided by subdivision
8.
   Subd. 3. Department of Administration. Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.328,
subdivision 2; and 16C.36, are repealed.
   Subd. 4. Advisory Council on Infrastructure. Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.356;
16B.357; 16B.358; and 16B.359, are repealed.
    Subd. 5. Office of the Legislative Auditor. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.45, is repealed.
   Subd. 6. Political and campaign provisions. Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 211B.06; and
211B.08, are repealed.
   Subd. 7. Administration. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must provide meeting
space and administrative support for the Oversight Committee.
    Subd. 8. Expiration. The Oversight Committee expires six months after full implementation
of VTRS. After full implementation but prior to the expiration of the Oversight Committee, the
Oversight Committee must complete a report that, at a minimum, summarizes the activities of the
Oversight Committee and makes recommendations to the legislature on proposed changes to state
driver and vehicle laws. The Oversight Committee must submit the report to the legislative auditor.
For purposes of this subdivision, "full implementation" means all packaged software solution
components are implemented and functioning and all MNLARS and legacy components are
decommissioned.
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8820.2500 MINIMUM STATE-AID STANDARDS.
    Subpart 1. Applicability of standards. The standards in this part apply to all new
construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing projects approved by the state-aid
engineer on and after November 13, 1995, except as noted or otherwise provided for in law.
     Subp. 1a. Geometric design standards. The standards in part 8820.9920 apply to
rural design undivided roadways, new or reconstruction.
    The standards in part 8820.9936 apply to urban design roadways, new or reconstruction.
    The requirements in parts 8820.9926 and 8820.9946 apply to reconditioning projects.
    The vertical clearances for underpasses in part 8820.9956 apply.
    The standards in parts 8820.9981 and 8820.9986 apply to designated forest highways
within national forests and state park access roads within state parks and to designated
natural preservation routes.
    The standards in part 8820.9995 apply to bicycle paths.
     Subp. 2. Specifications. Specifications for construction must be the latest approved
Minnesota Department of Transportation specifications, except as modified by special
provisions which set forth conditions or requirements for work or materials not covered by
the approved specifications, or which set forth conditions or requirements to meet exigencies
of construction peculiar to the approved project.
     Subp. 3. Right-of-way. The minimum widths of right-of-way for state-aid routes must
be at least 60 feet within cities and 66 feet in rural areas, except that the right-of-way may
be less for routes that are within a city, that were constructed before November 13, 1995,
and that can be reconstructed to new construction standards within the previously existing
right-of-way. Before construction, the governing body shall acquire control of the additional
widths of right-of-way as may be necessary to properly maintain the ditch section, drainage
structures, and the clear zone. Permanent easements for highway purposes are considered
to be right-of-way for the purposes of this subpart.
     Subp. 4. Parking provisions. The criteria in part 8820.9961 must be used in
establishing diagonal parking. The criteria in parts 8820.9936 and 8820.9946 must be used
where parallel parking is used.
8820.3300 VARIANCE.
    Subpart 1. Written requests. A formal request by a political subdivision for a variance
from this chapter must:
  A. be submitted to the commissioner in writing in the form of a resolution;
  B. identify the project by location and termini; and
C. cite the specific part or standard for which the variance is requested and describe
the modification proposed.
    Subp. 1a. Additional information. Additional information needed:
  A. index map;
  B. typical section:
  (1) inplace section;
  (2) proposed section;
  C. reasons for the request;
  D. the economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts which may result from
the requested variance;
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  E. effectiveness of the project in eliminating an existing and projected deficiency
in the transportation system;
  F. effect on adjacent lands;
  G. number of persons affected; and
  H. safety considerations as they apply to:
  (1) pedestrians;
  (2) bicyclists;
  (3) motoring public; and
  (4) fire, police, and emergency units.
     Subp. 3. Decision. The commissioner shall base the decision on the criteria in part
8820.3400, subpart 3 and shall notify the political subdivision in writing of the decision.
The commissioner may require a resolution by the recipient of the variance that indemnifies,
saves, and holds harmless the state and its agents and employees of and from claims,
demands, actions, or causes of action arising out of or by reason of the granting of the
variance. The recipient of the variance shall further agree to defend at its sole cost and
expense any action or proceeding begun for asserting any claim of whatever character arising
as a result of the granting of the variance.
     Subp. 4. Contested case hearing. Any variance objected to in writing or denied by
the commissioner is subject to a contested case hearing as required by law.
8820.3400 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VARIANCES.
     Subpart 1. Appointment. The commissioner may appoint a committee to serve as
required to investigate and determine a recommendation for each variance. No elected or
appointed official that represents a political subdivision requesting a variance may serve on
the committee.
     Subp. 2. Membership. The committee shall consist of any five of the following
persons: not more than two county highway engineers, only one of whom may be from a
county containing a city of the first class; not more than two city engineers, only one of
whom may be from a city of the first class; not more than two county officials, only one of
whom may be from a county containing a city of the first class; and not more than two
officials of an urban municipality, only one of whom may be from a city of the first class.
The committee must have at least two elected officials as members. The committee shall
have at least one member but not more than four members from a metropolitan area, as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, as well as cities with a
population of over 50,000 according to the most recent census.
      Subp. 3. Operating procedure; factors considered. The committee shall meet on
call from the commissioner at which time they must be instructed as to their responsibilities
by a designee of the commissioner, shall elect a chairperson, and shall establish their own
procedure to investigate the requested variance.
    The committee shall consider the:
  A. economic, social, safety, and environmental impacts which may result from
the requested variance;
  B. effectiveness of the project in eliminating an existing and projected deficiency
in the transportation system;
  C. effect on adjacent lands;
  D. number of persons affected;
  E. effect on future maintenance;
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  F. safety considerations as they apply to pedestrians, bicyclists, motoring public,
and fire, police, and emergency units; and
  G. effect that the rule and standards may have in imposing an undue burden on a
political subdivision.
    Subp. 4. Recommendation. The committee after considering all data pertinent to the
requested variance shall recommend to the commissioner approval or disapproval of the
request.
8820.9926 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS: RURAL AND SUBURBAN
  UNDIVIDED; RECONDITIONING PROJECTS.
     Subpart 1. Minimum reconditioning standards. Reconditioning projects for rural
or suburban undivided roadways must meet or exceed the minimum dimensions indicated
in the following design chart. See part 8820.0200, subpart 30, for the description of activities
allowed.
Existing ADT  Statutory or  Lane Width (Paved) Combined Lane
  Regulatory Posted  (Paved) and Shoulder
  Speed  Width
1-749  45 mph or less  10 feet  11 feet
1-749  50 mph or over  10 feet  12 feet
750 and over  45 mph or less  10 feet  12 feet
750 and over  50 mph and over        11 feet  14 feet
     When the road authority has determined that the roadway will be specifically designed
to include on-road bicycle facilities, and only if the roadway surface is paved, the appropriate
design criteria in the current MnDOT Bikeway Facility Design Manual are recommended
for design purposes.
      Engineering judgment should be used to choose a lane-width, on-road bicycle facility,
or shoulder width dimension other than the widths indicated in the chart. Factors to consider
include safety, speed, population/land use, benefit/cost analysis, traffic mix, peak hourly
traffic, farm equipment, environmental impacts, terrain limitations, bicycle traffic, pedestrian
traffic, on-street parking, intersection and driveway spacing, rights-of-way constraints,
vehicle turn lane configuration, sight distance, sight lines, bus routes, other nonmotorized
uses, functional classification, or other factors. Dimensions less than those indicated in the
chart require a variance in accordance with parts 8820.3300 and 8820.3400.
     Widths of bridges to remain in place must equal roadway pavement width. Bridges
narrower than these widths may remain in place provided that the bridge does not qualify
for federal-aid bridge funds. Bridges to remain must have a load rating factor of at least
0.75 using the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor
rating) for inventory level.
     Any highway that was previously built to state-aid or state standards, that was granted
a variance to standards in effect at the time of construction or reconstruction, or that is a
trunk highway turnback, may be reconditioned.
     The proposed structural design strength must accommodate a minimum of seven tons
per axle.
8820.9936 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS, URBAN; NEW OR
  RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
     New or reconstruction projects for urban roadways without a designated on-road bicycle
facility must meet or exceed the minimum dimensions indicated in the following design
chart.
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Projected Traffic Volume Design Speed  Lane Width      Curb  Parking Lane
  (a)  Reaction      Width
  Distance      (e)
  (c)
  mph  feet  feet  feet
ADT < 10,000  30-45  (b) 10-11       1-2 (d)       7-8
  50 or over  11-12  2  8-10
ADT ≥ 10,000  30-35  (b) 10-11       1-2 (d)       7-10
  40-45  11-12  1-4  7-10
  50 or over  11-12  2-4  Not allowed
     Engineering judgment may be used to choose a lane-width dimension other than the
widths indicated in the chart for roadways. Factors to consider include safety, speed,
population/land use, benefit/cost analysis, traffic mix, peak hourly traffic, farm equipment,
environmental impacts, terrain limitations, bicycle traffic, pedestrian traffic, other
nonmotorized uses, functional classification, or other factors. Widths less than those indicated
in the chart require a variance in accordance with parts 8820.3300 and 8820.3400.
     (a) Twelve feet should be considered in industrial areas. One-way turn lanes must be
at least ten feet wide, except 11 feet is required if the design speed is 50 mph or higher.
     (b) Ten feet may be considered where truck or bus volumes are relatively low,
rights-of-way are constrained, and design speeds are 35 mph or less. Eleven feet minimum
is required on four-lane, undivided facilities.
    (c) Curb reaction must be provided only where parking is not provided.
     (d) The state-aid engineer may approve a zero-foot curb reaction distance where the
cross-section is constrained, appropriate curb types are used, and drainage collection is
adequate. The curb must be constructed without a gutter or monolithically with the adjacent
traveled way.
    (e) The roadway ADT and the vehicle mix must be considered when determining
parking lane width. In commercial or industrial areas, the minimum parking lane width is
eight feet.
    One-way streets must have at least two through-traffic lanes.
    When a median is included in the design of the two-way roadway, a one-foot minimum
curb reaction distance to the median is required on either side of the median. Minimum
median width is four feet.
    Urban design roadways must be a minimum nine tons structural axle load design.
     Roadways not on the state-aid system are not subject to the minimum structural design
strength requirements.
     The minimum curb-to-curb width of a new bridge must be the required street width,
but in no case less than required per Minnesota Statutes, section 165.04. HL-93 loading in
the AASHTO LRFD (load and resistance factor design) Specifications is required for new
or reconstructed bridges. Rehabilitated bridges must have a load rating factor of at least 0.9
using the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating)
for inventory level. Where the new bridge approach roadway includes elements for the
accommodation of pedestrians or bicycles, the new bridge width must also provide for
pedestrians or bicycles unless pedestrians or bicycles are otherwise accommodated.
     For ADT less than 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the
lanes. For ADT greater than or equal to 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least
the sum of the lanes plus half the sum of the shoulders, parking lane, and curb reaction
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distance. Bridges to remain must have a load rating factor of at least 0.75 using the AASHTO
Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating) for inventory level.
     Clearance of 1.5 feet from the face of the curb to fixed objects must be provided when
the design speed is 40 to 45 mph. A ten-foot clear zone measured from the driving lane
must be provided when the design speed is 50 mph or higher.
    Unless four lanes are provided, an engineering traffic study is required for traffic
volumes greater than 15,000 projected ADT to determine lane configuration and lane use.
8820.9946 MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS, URBAN; RECONDITIONING
  PROJECTS.
     Subpart 1. Two-way streets. In the following design chart, total width is from
face-to-face of curbs.
    Reconditioning projects for two-way urban roadways must meet or exceed the minimum
dimensions indicated in the chart.
Number of Through Lanes Total Width Total Width with Total Width with Proposed
and Present Traffic Volume with No  Parking on One Parking on Both Structural
  Parking  Side  Sides  Design
  Strength
  (feet)        (feet)  (feet)  (tons)
2-Lane with ADT < 10,000 22  28  34  (b) 9
4-Lane with ADT < 10,000 44  51  58  (b) 9
2-Lane with ADT ≥ 10,000 22  28  34  9
(a)
4-Lane with ADT ≥ 10,000 44  51  58  9
6-Lane  66  (c)  (c)  9
     Engineering judgment may be used to choose a lane-width or shoulder-width dimension
other than the widths indicated in the chart for roadways. Factors to consider include safety,
speed, population/land use, benefit/cost analysis, traffic mix, peak hourly traffic, farm
equipment, environmental impacts, terrain limitations, bicycle traffic, pedestrian traffic,
other nonmotorized uses, functional classification, or other factors. Widths less than those
indicated in the chart require a variance in accordance with parts 8820.3300 and 8820.3400.
    (a) Permissible for present traffic volumes less than 15,000 ADT.
    (b) When ADT is less than 5,000, seven tons is allowable.
    (c) No parking is allowed.
     When a median is included in the design of the two-way roadway, a one-foot reaction
distance to the median is required on either side of the median. Minimum median width is
four feet.
     For ADT less than 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the
lanes. For ADT greater than or equal to 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least
the sum of the lanes plus half the sum of the shoulders, parking lane, and curb reaction
distance. Bridges to remain must have a load rating factor of at least 0.75 using the AASHTO
Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating) for inventory level.
     Subp. 2. One-way streets. In the following design chart, total width is from face-to-face
of curbs.
    Reconditioning projects for one-way urban roadways must meet or exceed the minimum
dimensions indicated in the chart.
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Number of     Present ADT Total Width Total Width Total Width Proposed
Through Lanes  with No     with Parking with Parking Structural
  Parking     on One Side on Both Sides Design
  Strength
  (feet)  (feet)     (feet)  (tons)
2-Lane  < 5,000        21  29  37  7
  5,000-10,000 23  31  39  9
  10,000-15,000 23  31  39  9
  ≥ 15,000       24  32  40  9
3-Lane  All  34  42  50  9
     For ADT less than 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least the sum of the
lanes. For ADT greater than or equal to 150, the widths of bridges to remain must be at least
the sum of the lanes plus half the sum of the shoulders, parking lane, and curb reaction
distance. Bridges to remain must have a load rating factor of at least 0.75 using the AASHTO
Manual for Bridge Evaluation, LRFR (load and resistance factor rating) for inventory level.
     Subp. 3. Exception. Any street that was previously built to state-aid or state standards,
or that was granted a variance to standards in effect at the time of construction or
reconstruction, or that is a trunk highway turnback, but does not meet current standards,
may be reconditioned regardless of subparts 1 and 2.
8820.9956 MINIMUM VERTICAL CLEARANCES FOR UNDERPASSES.
     Underpass projects must meet or exceed the minimum dimensions indicated in the
following design chart.
  Rural-Suburban Design,     Urban Design, Vertical
  Vertical Clearance  Clearance
  (feet-inches)  (feet-inches)
Highway under Roadway Bridge  16-4  14-6
Highway under Railroad Bridge  16-4  14-6
Highway under Pedestrian Bridge  17-4  15-6 (a)
Highway under Sign Structure  17-4  15-6 (a)
Railroad under Roadway Bridge (b) 22-0  22-0
     (a) For replacement of skyway structures, the minimum clearance over traveled way
is the existing structure clear height.
     (b) Variances to the required minimum may be granted by the commissioner of
transportation. That approval eliminates the need for a state-aid variance.
8820.9995 MINIMUM OFF-ROAD AND SHARED USE PATH STANDARDS.
  For Off-Road Shared Use Path Design, the following shall apply:
Minimum Surface Width (two-way)  8 ft (a)
Shoulder/Clear Zone  2 ft (b) (c)
Inslope  Maximum 1:2 (rise:run)
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Design Speed  20 mph (d)
Vertical Clearance over lane and shoulder 10 ft nominal (8 ft nominal if passage of
  emergency or maintenance vehicles is not
  required) (e)
     (a) Ten feet is desired for a shared use path. Five feet is required for a one-way shared
use path.
     (b) For vehicular roadway bridges or underpasses accommodating an off-road bicycle
path or shared use path, the total width (minimum surface width plus shoulder/clear zone)
is eight feet minimum, with ten feet being desirable. However, whenever practicable, the
shoulder/clear zone of an off-road bike or shared use path should be carried across or under
a vehicular bridge. When the clear zone of an off-road bike or shared use path cannot
practicably be carried across or under the bridge, a lead-in guardrail must be provided, unless
the surface width of the approach path is narrowed at a maximum 1:50 taper while providing
the minimum travel lane and shoulder/clear zone widths through the structure.
     For a separate off-road bicycle path or shared use path, the shoulder/clear zone must
be carried across bridge or underpass structures. Minimum structure clear width must be
12 feet. When the surface width plus shoulder/clear zone width of the approaching off-road
bike or shared use path is greater than the proposed clear width of the structure, then a
lead-in bicycle safety railing is required, unless the surface width of the approach path is
narrowed at a maximum 1:50 taper while providing the minimum travel lane and
shoulder/clear zone widths through the structure.
    (c) Clear zone is measured from the edge of the travel lane.
    (d) Use a 30 mph design speed for grades longer than 500 feet and greater than four
percent, from the uphill point where the grade equals four percent to 500 feet beyond the
downhill point where the grade becomes less than four percent. The maximum allowable
grade is 8.3 percent.
     (e) When an off-road bicycle or shared use path continues through a box culvert
structure, up to three inches of bituminous surfacing may be used through the structure. The
minimum vertical clearance for box culvert structures is nine feet, nine inches, or seven
feet, nine inches if passage of emergency or maintenance vehicles is not necessary.
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Omnibus Transportation policy and appropriations

Sponsors

Sen. Ann Rest (D) sponsors SF 2082, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

SF 2082 went before 2 committees: Transportation and Finance.

Transportation
Transportation
Referred to · Mar 3, 2025
Finance
Finance
Referred to · Apr 22, 2025

History

SF 2082 has taken 8 actions since Mar 3, 2025, the latest on May 17, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 17, 2026
Senate
Chief author stricken, shown as co-author Dibble
May 17, 2026
Senate
Chief author added Rest
Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders HF2438, SF indefinitely postponed
Apr 28, 2025
Senate
Comm report: To pass as amended
Apr 28, 2025
Senate
Second reading

Votes

SF 2082 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: revisor.mn.gov · legiscan.com