Amendment sch3908a-1

sch3908a-1 sch3908a-1

1.1Senator Dibble moved to amend H.F. No. 3908 as follows (...):
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.4    Subd. 2. Relocation of facilities; reimbursement. (a) Whenever the commissioner
1.5determines that the relocation of any utility facility is necessitated by the construction of a
1.6project on the routes of federally aided trunk highways, including urban extensions thereof,
1.7that are included within the National System of Interstate Highways, the owner or operator
1.8of the utility facility must relocate the utility facility in accordance with the order of the
1.9commissioner. Except as provided in section 161.45, subdivision 6, paragraph (d), or 7,
1.10upon the completion of relocation of a utility facility, the cost of relocation must be
1.11ascertained and paid out of the trunk highway fund by the commissioner, provided the
1.12amount paid by the commissioner for reimbursement to a utility does not exceed the amount
1.13on which the federal government bases its reimbursement for the interstate highway system.
1.14(b) When a local unit of government, as defined in section 18B.01, subdivision 14a, or
1.15Minnesota Tribal government, as defined in section 10.65, subdivision 2, owns a utility
1.16system for supplying light, water, sanitary sewer service, or storm sewer service and the
1.17system is authorized by law to use a public highway for the location of the utility facility,
1.18the remaining service life of the utility must be determined by the commissioner and must
1.19be paid out of the trunk highway fund whenever the commissioner determines that a
1.20relocation of the system is required by the construction of a project on the trunk highway
1.21system.
1.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective on January 1, 2027.

1.23    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 165.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.24    Subd. 3. Bridge. "Bridge" is defined as a structure, including supports erected over a
1.25depression or an obstruction, such as water, a highway, or a railway, having a track or
1.26passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having an opening measured
1.27horizontally along the center of the roadway of ten feet or more between undercopings of
1.28abutments, between the spring line of arches, or between the extreme ends of openings for
1.29multiple boxes. Bridge also includes multiple pipes where the clear distance between
1.30openings is less than one-half of the smaller contiguous opening. This definition of a bridge
1.31includes only those railroad and pedestrian bridges over structures carrying vehicular traffic
1.32on a public highway or street. Structures carrying railroad, all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile,
2.1or pedestrian traffic are included in this definition only if the structures cross over a public
2.2highway or street.

2.3    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 165.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.4read:
2.5    Subd. 3a. Bridge and Structure Inspection Program Manual (BSIPM). "BSIPM"
2.6means the Bridge and Structure Inspection Program Manual developed by the Department
2.7of Transportation Bridge Office to outline inspection and inventory procedures for bridges
2.8and tunnels in Minnesota.

2.9    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 165.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
2.10read:
2.11    Subd. 5. National Tunnel Inspection Standards (NTIS). "NTIS" means standards
2.12established by the Federal Highway Administration in Code of Federal Regulations, title
2.1323, part 650, subpart E, incorporated here by reference.

2.14    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 165.03, is amended to read:
2.15165.03 STRENGTH OF BRIDGE; INSPECTION AND LOAD RATING.
2.16    Subdivision 1. Standards generally. Each bridge, including a privately owned bridge,
2.17must conform to the strength, width, clearance, and safety standards imposed by the
2.18commissioner for the connecting highway or street. This subdivision applies to a bridge
2.19that is constructed after August 1, 1989, on any public highway or street. The bridge must
2.20have sufficient strength to support with safety the maximum vehicle weights allowed under
2.21sections 169.822 to 169.829 and must have the minimum width specified in section 165.04,
2.22subdivision 3.
2.23    Subd. 1a. Inspection. (a) Each bridge must be inspected annually, unless a longer interval
2.24not to exceed 24 months for bridges or 48 months for bridges classified as culverts is
2.25authorized by the commissioner. The commissioner's authorization must be based on factors
2.26including, but not limited to, the age and condition of the bridge, the rate of deterioration
2.27of the bridge, the type of structure, the susceptibility of the bridge to failure, and the
2.28characteristics of traffic on the bridge. The commissioner may require interim inspections
2.29at intervals of less than one year on bridges that are posted, bridges subjected to extreme
2.30scour conditions, bridges subject to significant substructure movement or settlement, and
2.31for other reasons as specified or inferred in the AASHTO manual.
2.32(b) Additional requirements apply to structures meeting the NBIS definition of a bridge:
3.1(1) Underwater structural elements must be inspected at regular intervals not to exceed
3.260 months. The commissioner may require inspections at intervals of less than 60 months
3.3on certain underwater structural elements based on factors including, but not limited to,
3.4construction material, environment, age, scour characteristics, the condition ratings from
3.5past inspections, and any known deficiencies.
3.6(2) Fracture critical members, or FCMs, must receive a hands-on fracture critical
3.7inspection at intervals not to exceed 24 months. The commissioner may require inspections
3.8at intervals of less than 24 months on certain FCMs based on factors including, but not
3.9limited to, age, traffic characteristics, and any known deficiencies.
3.10(3) The commissioner may establish criteria to determine the level and frequency of
3.11these inspections. If warranted by special circumstances, the commissioner retains the
3.12authority to determine the inspection type and required inspection frequency for any bridge
3.13on the state inventory.
3.14(a) Each bridge meeting the definition of a bridge in section 650.305 of the National
3.15Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) must be inspected at intervals based on the requirements
3.16in section 650.311 of the NBIS. The commissioner may require inspections at intervals less
3.17than those required by the NBIS based on factors including but not limited to the age and
3.18condition of the bridge, the rate of deterioration of the bridge, the type of structure, the
3.19susceptibility of the bridge to failure, and the characteristics of traffic on the bridge.
3.20(b) Each bridge meeting the definition of a bridge under section 165.01, subdivision 3,
3.21but not meeting the definition of a bridge in section 650.305 of the NBIS must be inspected
3.22at intervals determined by the commissioner based on factors including but not limited to
3.23the age and condition of the bridge, the rate of deterioration of the bridge, the type of
3.24structure, the susceptibility of the bridge to failure, and the characteristics of traffic on the
3.25bridge.
3.26(c) The interval tolerances outlined in section 650.311, paragraph (e), of the NBIS apply
3.27to all bridge inspection types.
3.28    (c) (d) The thoroughness of each inspection depends on such factors as including age,
3.29traffic characteristics, state of maintenance, and known deficiencies. The evaluation of these
3.30factors is the responsibility of the engineer assigned the responsibility for inspection as
3.31defined by the commissioner of transportation.
3.32(e) For railroad, all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile, or pedestrian bridges, only those spans
3.33passing over a public highway or street are required to be inspected.
4.1    Subd. 2. Inspection and inventory responsibilities; rules; forms. (a) The commissioner
4.2of transportation will must adopt the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) established
4.3by the Federal Highway Administration in Code of Federal Regulations, title 23, part 650,
4.4subpart C, or its successor documents, for structures meeting the NBIS definition of a bridge.
4.5The commissioner shall must establish inspection and inventory standards for structures
4.6defined as bridges by section 165.01, subdivision 3.
4.7(b) The commissioner of transportation shall must adopt official inventory and bridge
4.8inspection report forms for use in making bridge inspections by the owners or highway
4.9authorities specified by this subdivision. Inspections must be made at regular intervals, not
4.10to exceed the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a, by the following owner or official:
4.11    (1) the commissioner of transportation for all bridges located wholly or partially within
4.12or over the right-of-way of a state trunk highway;
4.13    (2) the county highway engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or
4.14over the right-of-way of any county or town road, or any street within a municipality that
4.15does not have a city engineer regularly employed;
4.16    (3) the city engineer for all bridges located wholly or partially within or over the
4.17right-of-way of any street located within or along municipal limits;
4.18    (4) the commissioner of transportation in case of a toll bridge that is used by the general
4.19public and that is not inspected and certified under subdivision 6;, provided, that the
4.20commissioner of transportation may assess the owner for the costs of the inspection;
4.21    (5) the owner of a bridge over a public highway or street or that carries a roadway
4.22designated for public use by a public authority, if not required to be inventoried and inspected
4.23under clause (1), (2), (3), or (4).;
4.24    (6) the owner of a private vehicular bridge that is open to the public and is immediately
4.25connected to a public road on both ends of the bridge, as described in section 650.303 of
4.26the NBIS; and
4.27    (7) the agency operating the rail transit system for any rail transit bridge crossing over
4.28a public highway or street, regardless of the bridge location in the right-of-way.
4.29    (c) The commissioner of transportation shall must prescribe the inspection and inventory
4.30procedures required to administer the bridge inspection program in Minnesota and has the
4.31authority to establish and publish standards that describe the inspection and inventory
4.32requirements to ensure compliance with paragraph (a). The owner or highway authority
5.1shall must inspect and inventory in accordance with these standards and furnish the
5.2commissioner with such the data as may be necessary to maintain a central inventory.
5.3    Subd. 3. County inventory and inspection records and reports. The county engineer
5.4shall must maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in subdivision 2,
5.5paragraph (b), clause (2), with including the inspection reports thereof, and shall must certify
5.6annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections have
5.7been made at regular intervals, not to exceed the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. A
5.8report of the inspections must be filed annually, on or before February 15 of each year, with
5.9the county auditor or town clerk, or the governing body of the municipality. The report must
5.10identify any deficiency requiring action, including the legal posting of load limits or the
5.11need to have a load rating analysis performed, on any bridge or structure that is found to be
5.12understrength or unsafe. The report may also contain other recommendations for improving
5.13the safety of understrength or unsafe bridges.
5.14    Subd. 4. Municipal inventory and inspection records and reports. The city engineer
5.15shall must maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in subdivision 2,
5.16paragraph (b), clause (3), with including the inspection reports thereof, and shall must certify
5.17annually to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections have
5.18been made at regular intervals, not to exceed the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. A
5.19report of the inspections must be filed annually, on or before February 15 of each year, with
5.20the governing body of the municipality. The report must contain recommendations for the
5.21correction of or legal posting of load limits on any bridge or structure that is found to be
5.22understrength or unsafe.
5.23    Subd. 5. Agreement. Agreements may be made among the various units of governments,
5.24or between governmental units and qualified engineering personnel to carry out the
5.25responsibilities for the bridge inspections and reports, as established by subdivision 2.
5.26    Subd. 6. Other bridges. The owner of a toll bridge and the owner of a bridge described
5.27in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (5), shall must certify to the commissioner, as
5.28prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections of the bridge or culvert have been made
5.29at regular intervals, not to exceed the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. The certification
5.30must be accompanied by a report of the inspection. The report must contain recommendations
5.31for the correction of or legal posting of load limitations if the bridge is found to be
5.32understrength or unsafe.
5.33    Subd. 6a. Bridge load rating and posting. (a) The term "posting" means the placement
5.34of regulatory signs at a bridge indicating the safe load carrying capacity of the bridge.
6.1(b) Each structure required to be inspected under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), that carries
6.2roadway vehicular traffic must be load rated to determine its safe load carrying capacity,
6.3and this rating must be reported on a structure inventory sheet form provided by the
6.4commissioner of transportation. A structure must be rerated when it is determined that a
6.5significant change has occurred in the condition of the structure or due to additional dead
6.6load placed on the structure since the last load rating. Load ratings must be reviewed and
6.7the structure rerated if necessary when the allowable legal load using the structure is
6.8increased. Changes in the load rating of a bridge must be indicated on the structure inventory
6.9sheet form.
6.10(c) If it is determined that the maximum legal load under state law exceeds the load
6.11permitted on the structure under the operating rating stress level assigned, the bridge must
6.12be posted. Posting signs adopted by the commissioner shall must be used for the posting.
6.13The owner or highway authority shall must post the bridge in accordance with the posted
6.14load assigned by the commissioner.
6.15    Subd. 7. Department of Natural Resources bridge. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision
6.162, the commissioners of transportation and natural resources shall must negotiate a
6.17memorandum of understanding that governs the inspection of bridges owned, operated, or
6.18maintained by the commissioner of natural resources.
6.19    (b) The memorandum of understanding must provide for:
6.20    (1) the inspection and inventory of bridges subject to federal law or regulations;
6.21    (2) the frequency of inspection of bridges described in subdivision 1a; and
6.22    (3) who may perform inspections required under the memorandum of understanding.
6.23    Subd. 8. Biennial report on bridge inspection quality assurance. By February 1 of
6.24each odd-numbered year, the commissioner shall submit a report electronically to the
6.25members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over
6.26transportation policy and finance concerning quality assurance for bridge inspections. At a
6.27minimum, the report must:
6.28(1) summarize the bridge inspection quality assurance and quality control procedures
6.29used in Minnesota;
6.30(2) identify any substantive changes to quality assurance and quality control procedures
6.31made in the previous two years;
6.32(3) summarize and provide a briefing on findings from bridge inspection quality reviews
6.33performed in the previous two years;
7.1(4) identify actions taken and planned in response to findings from bridge inspection
7.2quality reviews performed in the previous two years;
7.3(5) summarize the results of any bridge inspection compliance review by the Federal
7.4Highway Administration; and
7.5(6) identify actions in response to the Federal Highway Administration compliance
7.6review taken by the department in order to reach full compliance.

7.7    Sec. 6. [165.16] BRIDGE STRENGTH.
7.8Each bridge, including a privately owned bridge, must conform to the strength, width,
7.9clearance, and safety standards imposed by the commissioner for the connecting highway
7.10or street. Any bridge on a public highway or street constructed after August 1, 1989, must
7.11have sufficient strength to support with safety the maximum vehicle weights allowed under
7.12sections 169.822 to 169.829 and must have the minimum width specified in section 165.04,
7.13subdivision 3.

7.14    Sec. 7. [165.17] TUNNEL INSPECTIONS.
7.15Each tunnel meeting the definition of a tunnel in section 650.505 of the National Tunnel
7.16Inspection Standards (NTIS) must be inspected at intervals based on the requirements in
7.17section 650.511, paragraph (b), of the NTIS. The commissioner may require inspections at
7.18intervals less than those required by the NTIS based on factors including but not limited to
7.19the age and condition of the tunnel, the rate of deterioration of the tunnel, the type of
7.20structure, the susceptibility of the tunnel to failure, and traffic characteristics.

7.21    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.101, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
7.22    Subd. 2a. Failure to send to registrar within ten days. Any person who fails to mail
7.23in the application for registration or transfer with appropriate taxes and fees to the registrar
7.24of motor vehicles or otherwise fails to submit said the forms and remittance to the registrar
7.25within ten 20 calendar days following the date of sale shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor.

7.26    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1285, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7.27    Subdivision 1. Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue Minnesota agriculture
7.28special plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
7.29(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
7.30truck, motorcycle, farm truck, or recreational vehicle;
8.1(2) pays a fee in the amount specified under section 168.12, subdivision 5, for each set
8.2of plates, along with any other fees required by this chapter;
8.3(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013 or 168.018;
8.4(4) contributes a minimum of $20 annually to the Minnesota agriculture account; and
8.5(5) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and
8.6licensing of drivers.

8.7    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 168.1289, subdivision 1, is amended
8.8to read:
8.9    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
8.10the meanings given.
8.11(b) "Auto rental company" means a corporation, partnership, individual, or other person
8.12that is engaged primarily in the renting of at least 50 rental motor vehicles at per diem rates.
8.13(c) "Rental motor vehicle" means a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup
8.14truck, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or recreational vehicle made available for rental by
8.15an auto rental company.

8.16    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.17    Subdivision 1. Transfer of ownership. (a) Upon the transfer of ownership, destruction,
8.18theft, dismantling, or permanent removal by the owner from this state of any vehicle
8.19registered in accordance with this chapter, the right of the owner of the vehicle to use the
8.20registration certificate and plates assigned to the vehicle expires.
8.21(b) When the ownership of a vehicle is transferred to another person required to register
8.22the vehicle in this state, the transferor shall must assign the registration tax paid to the credit
8.23of the transferee unless the registration stickers are surrendered to the commissioner before
8.24the first day of the new registration period.
8.25(c) When seeking to become the owner by gift, trade, or purchase of any vehicle for
8.26which a registration certificate has been issued under this chapter, a person shall must join
8.27with the registered owner in transmitting with the application for transfer of ownership, the
8.28registration certificate, with the assignment and notice of sale duly executed.
8.29(d) In case of loss of the title or certificate of registration of a vehicle not subject to
8.30section 325E.15, the person shall make must submit an application to the commissioner
9.1with proof of loss of the title as specified in section 168A.09 and assign a notice of sale of
9.2the vehicle on the application for title as specified in section 168A.04.
9.3(e) Upon the transfer of any vehicle by a manufacturer or dealer, for use within the state,
9.4whether by sale, lease, or otherwise, the transferor shall must, within ten 20 calendar days
9.5after the transfer, file with the commissioner: (1) a notice containing the date of transfer, a
9.6description of the vehicle, and the transferee's name and residence address in the state or if
9.7not a natural person then the transferee's business and mailing address,; and (2) the
9.8transferee's application for registration.

9.9    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.187, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
9.10    Subd. 12. Registration of proratable vehicles. (a) The commissioner of public safety
9.11shall must register proratable vehicles of a fleet upon application and payment of registration
9.12fees as provided in subdivision 11. Payment of an additional fee for each vehicle so registered
9.13may be required by the commissioner in an amount not to exceed $5 per motor powered
9.14vehicle, for issuance of a plate, sticker, or other suitable identification for each vehicle. A
9.15registration card shall must be issued for each vehicle registered, which shall that
9.16appropriately identify identifies the vehicle for which it is issued. Such The registration
9.17card shall must be carried in or upon the vehicle for which it has been issued, at all times,
9.18except that the registration cards for all vehicles in a combination of vehicles may be carried
9.19in or upon the vehicle supplying the motive power.
9.20(b) Fleet vehicles registered as provided in paragraph (a) shall be are deemed fully
9.21registered in this state for any type of movement or operation, except that when a state grant
9.22of authority is required for any movement or operation, no such the vehicle shall must not
9.23be operated in this state unless the vehicle owner or operator thereof has been granted
9.24authority or rights therefore by the state and unless said the vehicle is being operated in
9.25conformity with such authority or rights. No registration under this section shall excuse
9.26excuses the owner or operator of any vehicle from compliance with the laws of this state,
9.27except those requiring registration and licensing.
9.28(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner must replace a license
9.29plate or sticker that is (1) issued to a proratable vehicle, and (2) defective, lost, or stolen.
9.30The commissioner must replace the license plate or sticker under this paragraph upon
9.31receiving a sworn statement from the registered owner that affirms the issue with the
9.32previously issued license plate or sticker. The vehicle owner must surrender any available
9.33plates to the commissioner. A plate, sticker, or filing fee must not be imposed for replacement
9.34of a license plate or sticker under this paragraph.

10.1    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
10.2    Subd. 9. Application. (a) All license applications under this section and all license
10.3renewals must be made to the registrar of motor vehicles commissioner and duly verified
10.4by oath. The applicant shall must submit such the information as required by the registrar
10.5may require commissioner to administer this section in a manner and format prescribed by
10.6the registrar commissioner.
10.7(b) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) to (f), a motor vehicle dealer must complete a
10.8title and registration application and must submit the application along with the excise and
10.9registration taxes and all applicable fees to the commissioner within 20 calendar days of
10.10the sale of a vehicle. The dealer must have on file an itemized receipt issued by the
10.11department showing a breakdown of the taxes and fees paid. The receipt must be maintained
10.12and made available for the commissioner's inspection for three years after the sale of the
10.13vehicle.
10.14(c) If the purchaser is not a Minnesota customer, the dealer is not required to complete
10.15an application or submit the application, taxes, and fees.
10.16(d) If the purchaser is eligible to pay a prorated tax and provides a prorate account number
10.17to the dealer, the dealer must complete and file a title application, but the dealer is not
10.18required to collect and submit either the excise tax or registration tax.
10.19(e) If the vehicle is currently registered in Minnesota, the dealer is not required to collect
10.20and submit the registration tax.
10.21(f) If the vehicle must have an emissions inspection before registration, the dealer is not
10.22required to collect and submit the registration tax.

10.23    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.24    Subd. 2. Ten days to file Filing period. The transferee's rights to the transferred vehicle's
10.25registration plates and credit for taxes paid on the vehicle expire after ten days have elapsed
10.26from the date of transfer unless: (1) the transfer has been filed as provided under section
10.27168A.10; or (2) the transferee is a dealer licensed under section 168.27, and is complying
10.28with section 168A.11.

10.29    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.30    Subd. 2. Secured party. If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from a dealer
10.31it shall, the application must contain the name and address of any secured party holding a
10.32security interest created or reserved at the time of the sale and the date of the security
11.1agreement and be signed by the dealer as well as and the owner, and. The dealer shall within
11.2ten days must mail or deliver the application and appropriate taxes to the department within
11.320 calendar days.

11.4    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.5    Subdivision 1. Salvage and prior salvage brands. (a) When an insurer, licensed to
11.6conduct business in Minnesota, acquires ownership of a vehicle, excluding a recovered
11.7intact vehicle, through payment of damages, the insurer must:
11.8    (1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title
11.9that bears a "salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "salvage" in a
11.10manner prescribed by the department; or
11.11    (2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of
11.12title that bears a "prior salvage" brand or stamp the existing certificate of title with "prior
11.13salvage" in a manner prescribed by the department.
11.14(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, supporting documents used to transfer
11.15ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages do not require a notarized
11.16signature and may be signed electronically. For purposes of this paragraph, supporting
11.17documents include but are not limited to power of attorney forms. The insurer shall indemnify
11.18and hold harmless the department for any claims resulting from issuing a certificate of title,
11.19salvage title, or junking certificate pursuant to this section.
11.20    (c) Within ten 20 calendar days of obtaining the title of a vehicle through payment of
11.21damages, an insurer must notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department.
11.22    (d) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately
11.23apply for a certificate of title that bears a "salvage" brand if the person acquires a damaged
11.24late-model or high-value vehicle that:
11.25    (1) was acquired by an insurer through payment of damages;
11.26    (2) will incur a cost of repairs that exceeds the value of the damaged vehicle;
11.27    (3) has an out-of-state salvage certificate of title as proof of ownership; or
11.28    (4) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," or any similar term on the
11.29certificate of title.
11.30(e) Except as provided in section 168A.11, subdivision 1, a person must immediately
11.31apply for a certificate of title that bears a "prior salvage" brand if the person acquires a
11.32damaged vehicle and:
12.1(1) a "salvage" brand is not required under paragraph (d); and
12.2(2) the vehicle:
12.3(i) bears the brand "damaged," "repairable," "salvage," "rebuilt," "reconditioned," or
12.4any similar term on the certificate of title; or
12.5(ii) had a salvage certificate of title or brand issued at any time in the vehicle's history
12.6by any other jurisdiction.
12.7    (f) A self-insured owner of a vehicle that sustains damage by collision or other occurrence
12.8which exceeds 80 percent of its actual cash value must:
12.9    (1) for a late-model or high-value vehicle, immediately apply for a certificate of title
12.10that bears a "salvage" brand; or
12.11    (2) for a vehicle that is not subject to clause (1), immediately apply for a certificate of
12.12title that bears a "prior salvage" brand.

12.13    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168A.154, is amended to read:
12.14168A.154 SALVAGE VEHICLE TAKEN OUT OF STATE.
12.15A dealer who sells a salvage vehicle to a buyer who intends to remove the vehicle from
12.16the state shall must report the sale within ten 20 calendar days to the department in a format
12.17prescribed by the department.

12.18    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.12, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:
12.19    Subd. 7b. Data privacy; noncompliant license or identification card. (a) With respect
12.20to noncompliant licenses or identification cards, the commissioner is prohibited from:
12.21(1) electronically disseminating outside the state data that is not disseminated as of May
12.2219, 2017; or
12.23(2) utilizing any electronic validation or verification system accessible from or maintained
12.24outside the state that is not in use as of May 19, 2017.
12.25(b) The limitations in paragraph (a) do not apply to the extent necessary to:
12.26(1) maintain compliance with the driver's license compact under section 171.50 and
12.27applicable federal law governing commercial driver's licenses;
12.28(2) perform identity verification as part of an application for a replacement Social Security
12.29card issued by the Social Security Administration; and
13.1(3) perform identity verification for a program participant in the Transportation Security
13.2Administration's Registered Traveler program who has voluntarily provided their Minnesota
13.3driver's license or identification card to confirm their identity to a private entity operating
13.4under the Registered Traveler program.; and
13.5(4) validate or verify a United States passport, certificate of citizenship, or certificate of
13.6naturalization submitted with an application for a noncompliant license or identification
13.7card.
13.8(c) For purposes of paragraph (b), clause (3), the information provided for identity
13.9verification is limited to name, date of birth, the license or identification card's identification
13.10number, issuance date, expiration date, and credential security features which does not
13.11include facial recognition.
13.12(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "outside the state" includes federal agencies, states
13.13other than Minnesota, organizations operating under agreement among the states, and private
13.14entities.
13.15(e) Prior to disclosing to a data requester, other than the data subject, any data on
13.16individuals relating to a noncompliant driver's license or identification card, the commissioner
13.17or a driver's license agent must require the data requester to certify that the data requester
13.18must not use the data for civil immigration enforcement purposes or disclose the data to a
13.19state or federal government entity that primarily enforces immigration law or to any employee
13.20or agent of any such government entity. A data requester who violates the certification
13.21required in this paragraph may be liable in a civil action brought under section 13.08, may
13.22be subject to criminal penalties under section 13.09, may have subsequent requests for
13.23noncompliant driver's license or identification card data be denied by the commissioner,
13.24and may lose access to the driver records subscription service under section 168.327. A
13.25certification form used by the commissioner or a driver's license agent under this paragraph
13.26must include information about penalties that apply for violations.
13.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2026, for noncompliant license
13.28and identification card applications submitted on or after that date.

13.29    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.187, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.30    Subdivision 1. Suspension required. The commissioner shall suspend the driver's license
13.31of a person:
13.32(1) for whom a peace officer has made the certification described in section 629.344
13.33that probable cause exists to believe that the person violated section 609.2112, subdivision
14.11, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); 609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4),
14.2(5), or (6); subdivision 2, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or subdivision 3, clause (2), (3),
14.3(4), (5), or (6); or 609.2114, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), or
14.4subdivision 2, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or
14.5(2) who has been formally charged with a violation of section 609.20, 609.205, 609.2112,
14.6609.2113, or 609.2114, resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle.
14.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to
14.8certifications made on or after that date.

14.9    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 171.187, subdivision 3, is amended
14.10to read:
14.11    Subd. 3. Credit. If a person whose driver's license was suspended under subdivision 1
14.12is later convicted of the underlying offense that resulted in the suspension and the
14.13commissioner revokes the person's license, the commissioner shall credit the time accrued
14.14under the suspension period toward the revocation period imposed under section 171.178,
14.15subdivision 6, or for violations of section:
14.16(1) 609.20;
14.17(2) 609.205;
14.18(3) 609.2112, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), (7), or (8);
14.19(4) 609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (1), (7), or (8); subdivision 2, clause (1), (7), or (8);
14.20or subdivision 3, clause (1), (7), or (8); or
14.21(5) 609.2114, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), (7), or (8), or subdivision 2, clause
14.22(1), (7), or (8).
14.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2026.

14.24    Sec. 21. [174.68] TRUCK PARKING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
14.25    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
14.26the meanings given.
14.27(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of transportation.
14.28(c) "Program" means the truck parking improvement program established in this section.
14.29    Subd. 2. Program established. A truck parking improvement program is established
14.30to support improvements related to truck parking access, availability, and safety. Money
15.1may be appropriated from the trunk highway fund or the general fund for truck parking
15.2capacity improvements at public, private, or partnership-operated sites.
15.3    Subd. 3. Program administration. (a) The commissioner must establish program
15.4requirements in conformance with this section, including but not limited to a competitive
15.5process for project evaluation and discretionary award of financial assistance.
15.6(b) The commissioner must conduct a solicitation for projects under the program in each
15.7fiscal year for which money is available. The commissioner must make reasonable efforts
15.8to publicize each solicitation among all eligible recipients.
15.9(c) The commissioner may authorize expenditures, provide grants, enter into partnerships
15.10with local governments or private entities, including truck stops, or provide other financial
15.11assistance for a truck parking improvement project.
15.12(d) The commissioner is prohibited from expending more than three percent of available
15.13money in a fiscal year under this section on program administration.
15.14(e) No actions taken under this section are to be construed as authorizing the
15.15commercialization of any public rest area.
15.16    Subd. 4. Eligibility. Eligible recipients of financial assistance under this section are:
15.17(1) the Department of Transportation;
15.18(2) a county;
15.19(3) a statutory or home rule charter city that receives aid from the municipal state-aid
15.20street fund under chapter 162;
15.21(4) a statutory or home rule charter city or a town in partnership with a political
15.22subdivision under clause (2) or (3);
15.23(5) a metropolitan planning organization;
15.24(6) a public or private port authority;
15.25(7) an established truck stop business, commercial warehouse site, large retail company,
15.26or trucking service repair company; and
15.27(8) an entity operating under a public-private partnership authorized by the commissioner.
15.28    Subd. 5. Project evaluation. In developing and maintaining criteria to evaluate
15.29applications, the commissioner must gather input from the Minnesota Freight Advisory
15.30Committee and consult with the Statewide Freight Investment Committee.
15.31    Subd. 6. Use of money. Financial assistance under the program may be used for:
16.1(1) predesign, design, engineering, acquisition of land or permanent easements,
16.2environmental analysis and remediation, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of
16.3truck parking facilities;
16.4(2) construction and maintenance of truck parking information systems;
16.5(3) construction and maintenance of bathroom facilities that serve truck parking facilities;
16.6(4) installation and relocation of utilities necessary for additional truck parking capacity;
16.7(5) local match for federal grants for truck safety, truck parking, and hydrogen or electric
16.8truck fueling improvements;
16.9(6) truck parking studies; and
16.10(7) lighting, fencing, or security systems that are appurtenant to the construction of new
16.11parking spaces at a public rest area, an established truck stop business, commercial warehouse
16.12site, large retail company, or trucking service repair company.
16.13    Subd. 7. Public information. The commissioner must publish information regarding
16.14the program on the department's website. The information must include:
16.15(1) an overview of program requirements and implementation;
16.16(2) identification of all projects considered in each project selection round; and
16.17(3) a review of each selected project, with amounts and sources of funding.

16.18    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 219.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
16.19read:
16.20    Subd. 1a. Crossing bells. Notwithstanding this section or any other law or rule to the
16.21contrary, the commissioner must not order or allow crossing bells to be silenced at any
16.22railroad crossing equipped with an active warning system.

16.23    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 222.50, is amended to read:
16.24222.50 RAIL SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
16.25    Subdivision 1. Creation. There is created The rail service improvement program is
16.26created to provide assistance for improvement of rail service in the state.
16.27    Subd. 2. Identifying deteriorating rail line. The commissioner shall must identify those
16.28rail lines that have deteriorated or are in danger of deteriorating so as to be unable to carry
16.29the speeds and weights necessary to efficiently transport the goods and products moved or
16.30sought to be moved on the lines.
17.1    Subd. 3. Commissioner's powers; rules. The commissioner shall have has the power
17.2to:
17.3(1) set priorities for the allocation and expenditure of money or in kind contributions
17.4authorized under the rail service improvement program and develop criteria for eligibility
17.5and approval of projects under the program. The criteria shall must include the anticipated
17.6economic and social benefits to the state and to the area being served and the economic
17.7viability of the project;
17.8(2) negotiate and enter into contracts for rail line rehabilitation or other rail service
17.9improvement;
17.10(3) disburse state and federal money for rail service improvements; and
17.11(4) adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 222.46 to 222.54.
17.12    Subd. 4. Contract. The commissioner may negotiate and enter into contracts for the
17.13purpose of rail service improvement and may incorporate funds available from the federal
17.14government. The participants in these contracts shall must be railroads, rail users, and the
17.15department, and may be political subdivisions of the state and the federal government. In
17.16such contracts, Participation by all parties shall in these contracts must be voluntary. The
17.17commissioner may provide a portion of the money required to carry out the terms of any
17.18such contract these contracts by expenditure from the a rail service improvement account.
17.19    Subd. 5. Contractual conditions. In making any contract pursuant to subdivision 4, the
17.20commissioner may:
17.21(1) stipulate minimum operating standards for rail lines designed to achieve reasonable
17.22transportation service for shippers and to achieve best use of funds invested in rail line
17.23rehabilitation;
17.24(2) require a portion of the total assistance for improving a rail line to be loaned to the
17.25railroad by rail users and require the railroad to reimburse rail users for any loan on the
17.26basis of use of the line and the revenues produced when the line has been improved;
17.27(3) determine the terms and conditions under which all or any portion of state funds
17.28allocated shall must be repaid to the department by the railroads. Reimbursement may be
17.29made as a portion of the increased revenue derived from the improved rail line. Any loan
17.30reimbursement received by the department pursuant to this clause shall for any project
17.31financed with state general obligation bond funds must be deposited in the rail service
17.32improvement account in the bond proceeds fund and shall any loan reimbursement received
17.33by the department pursuant to this clause for any other projects must be deposited in the
18.1rail service improvement account in the special revenue fund. Reimbursements received
18.2under this clause must be appropriated exclusively for rehabilitating other rail lines in the
18.3state pursuant to subdivision 4; and
18.4(4) to the extent not prohibited by federal law or regulation, require that when the railroad
18.5elects to contract for portions of the rehabilitation work or rail service improvement, the
18.6railroad must select a contractor who is experienced in rail rehabilitation work, and must
18.7require the contractor to:
18.8(i) recruit any new workers from the area where the work is to be done; and
18.9(ii) pay workers under the contract wages that are equal to or greater than the wages the
18.10railroad pays its own workers for similar work, but not less than twice the state minimum
18.11wage that state-covered employers are required to pay under section 177.24, subdivision 1,
18.12paragraph (a).
18.13    Subd. 6. Grants. The commissioner may approve grants from the a rail service
18.14improvement account for freight rail service improvements that support economic
18.15development.
18.16    Subd. 7. Expenditures. (a) The commissioner may expend money from the a rail service
18.17improvement account for the following purposes:
18.18    (1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments on
18.19loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;
18.20    (2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve
18.21rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;
18.22    (3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail service
18.23of a rail user or a rail carrier;
18.24    (4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to the
18.25state rail bank program;
18.26    (5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad tracks
18.27for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the existing
18.28alignment of the inplace track;
18.29    (6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad authority
18.30established pursuant to chapter 398A;
18.31    (7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade crossing
18.32improvement projects;
19.1    (8) to pay the nonfederal matching portion of federal grants for freight rail projects that
19.2support economic development;
19.3    (9) to fund rail planning studies; and
19.4    (10) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve
19.5capacity or safety at rail yards.
19.6    (b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad right-of-way
19.7or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall must be
19.8deposited in the rail service improvement account in the special revenue fund.

19.9    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 360.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.10    Subdivision 1. Authority to establish. The commissioner is authorized and empowered,
19.11on behalf of and in the name of this state, within the limitation of available appropriations,
19.12to acquire, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, property,
19.13real or personal, for the purpose of establishing and constructing restricted landing areas
19.14and other air navigation facilities and to acquire in like manner, own, control, establish,
19.15construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and police such restricted
19.16landing areas and other air navigation facilities, either within or without this state; and to
19.17make, prior to any such acquisition, investigations, surveys, and plans. The commissioner
19.18may maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and police airports, either within or without this
19.19state. The operation and maintenance of airports is an essential public service. The
19.20commissioner may maintain at such airports facilities for the servicing of aircraft and for
19.21the comfort and accommodation of air travelers. The commissioner may dispose of any
19.22such property, airport, restricted landing area, or any other air navigation facility, by sale,
19.23lease, or otherwise, in accordance with the laws of this state governing the disposition of
19.24other like property of the state. The commissioner may not acquire or take over any restricted
19.25landing area, or other air navigation facility without the consent of the owner. The
19.26commissioner shall not acquire any additional state airports nor establish any additional
19.27state-owned airports. The commissioner may erect, equip, operate, and maintain on any
19.28airport buildings and equipment necessary and proper to maintain, and conduct such airport
19.29and air navigation facilities connected therewith. The commissioner shall not expend money
19.30for land acquisition, or for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of airports, or
19.31for air navigation facilities for an airport, unless the municipality, county, or joint airport
19.32zoning board involved has or is establishing a zoning authority for that airport, and the
19.33authority has made a good-faith showing that it is in the process of and will complete with
19.34due diligence, an airport zoning ordinance in accordance with sections 360.061 to 360.074.
20.1The commissioner may provide funds to support airport safety projects that maintain existing
20.2infrastructure, regardless of a zoning authority's efforts to complete a zoning regulation.
20.3The commissioner may withhold funding from only the airport subject to the proposed
20.4zoning ordinance. Notwithstanding the foregoing prohibition, the commissioner may continue
20.5to maintain the state-owned airport at Pine Creek.

20.6    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.344, is amended to read:
20.7629.344 CRIMINAL VEHICULAR OPERATION AND MANSLAUGHTER;
20.8CERTIFICATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE BY PEACE OFFICER.
20.9If a peace officer determines that probable cause exists to believe that a person has
20.10violated section 609.2112, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6);
20.11609.2113, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); subdivision 2, clause (2), (3), (4),
20.12(5), or (6); or subdivision 3, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or 609.2114, subdivision 1,
20.13paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); or subdivision 2, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or
20.14(6), the officer shall certify this determination and notify the commissioner of public safety.
20.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to
20.16determinations by a peace officer that probable cause exists made on or after that date.

20.17    Sec. 26. COORDINATION WITH METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
20.18(a) This section applies to the reconstruction of any segment of Hennepin County Road
20.1922 that coincides with a segment of an arterial bus rapid transit candidate corridor, as adopted
20.20by the Metropolitan Council in its transportation policy plan by July 1, 2026.
20.21(b) In order to minimize future construction related to enhanced bus stops that are part
20.22of a potential separate future project of the Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County must
20.23coordinate with the Metropolitan Council to identify what infrastructure or provisions are
20.24needed to accommodate implementation of enhanced bus stops with a roadway project
20.25identified in paragraph (a).
20.26(c) Following identification of necessary infrastructure and provisions, Hennepin County
20.27must incorporate into final design and construction of the roadway project elements consistent
20.28with future construction of enhanced bus stops and coordinate with the Metropolitan Council
20.29to install electrical, communications network, and other infrastructure consistent with
20.30enhanced bus stop amenities wherever doing so would minimize future construction related
20.31to enhanced bus stops.
21.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment without
21.2local approval pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1.

21.3    Sec. 27. REPEALER.
21.4(a) Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, subdivisions 6, 12, 12a, 15, 17, and 50, are
21.5repealed.
21.6(b) Minnesota Rules, part 7400.5200, subpart 4, is repealed."
21.7Amend the title accordingly
21.8The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.