Bill Text: MN HF2214 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Transportation Department technical changes made, contract and project requirements clarified, Michael Duane Clickner Memorial Bridge designated, bridge inspection authority provided, U-turn rules modified, covered farm vehicle requirements modified, expiration date extended, hours of service exemption provided, financing required for parking facility, and reporting requirements changed.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-21 - Secretary of State Chapter 287 [HF2214 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF2214-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Transportation Department technical changes made, contract and project requirements clarified, Michael Duane Clickner Memorial Bridge designated, bridge inspection authority provided, U-turn rules modified, covered farm vehicle requirements modified, expiration date extended, hours of service exemption provided, financing required for parking facility, and reporting requirements changed.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-21 - Secretary of State Chapter 287 [HF2214 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF2214-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to transportation; making technical changes to provisions affecting the
1.3Department of Transportation; clarifying contracting requirements; modifying
1.4U-turn rules; providing bridge inspection authority in certain instances;
1.5modifying seasonal load restrictions; modifying Web site requirements to
1.6advertise for bids; modifying reporting requirements; modifying appropriations;
1.7amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 16A.124, subdivision 5; 161.32,
1.8subdivision 5; 162.06, subdivision 1; 162.081, subdivision 4; 162.12, subdivision
1.91; 165.03, subdivision 3; 165.12, subdivision 1; 169.19, subdivision 2; 169.781,
1.10subdivision 10; 169.782, subdivision 4; 169.865, subdivision 2; 169.87,
1.11subdivision 6; 171.02, subdivision 2; 171.03; 174.37, subdivision 6; 221.031, by
1.12adding subdivisions; 331A.12; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections
1.13161.44, subdivision 1a; 169.19, subdivision 1; 174.12, subdivision 2; Laws 2010,
1.14chapter 189, sections 15, subdivision 12; 26, subdivision 4; Laws 2012, chapter
1.15287, article 2, sections 1; 3; Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
1.16section 28; Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 67; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.172012, section 161.115, subdivision 240; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement,
1.18section 221.0314, subdivision 9a.
1.19BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.20 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.124, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.21 Subd. 5. Payment of interest on late payments required. (a) A state agency
1.22shall pay interest to a vendor for undisputed billings when the agency has not paid the
1.23billing within 30 days following receipt of the invoice, merchandise, or service whichever
1.24is later. A negotiated contract or agreement between a vendor and a state agency which
1.25requires an audit by the state agency prior to acceptance and payment of the vendor's
1.26invoice shall not be considered past due until 30 days after the completion of the audit by
1.27the state agency. Before any interest payment is made, the vendor must invoice the state
1.28agency for such interest. For a construction contract utilizing partial payments based on an
1.29engineer's estimate or a payment application approved by an architect, an invoice includes
2.1an engineer's estimate or a payment application, as applicable, if made in regular intervals
2.2that are (1) as specified in the contract, and (2) no less frequent than once per month.
2.3(b) The rate of interest paid by the agency on undisputed bills not paid within 30
2.4days shall be 1-1/2 percent per month or any part thereof.
2.5(c) All interest penalties and collection costs must be paid from the agency's current
2.6operating budget. No agency may seek to increase its appropriation for the purpose of
2.7obtaining funds to pay interest penalties or collection costs.
2.8(d) Any vendor who prevails in a civil action to collect interest penalties from a state
2.9agency shall be awarded its costs and disbursements, including attorney's fees, incurred
2.10in bringing the actions.
2.11(e) No interest penalties may accrue against an agency that delays payment of a bill
2.12due to a disagreement with the vendor; provided, that the dispute must be settled within 30
2.13days after the bill became overdue. Upon the resolution of the dispute, the agency must
2.14pay the vendor accrued interest on all proper invoices for which payment was not received
2.15within the applicable time limit contained in subdivision 3. No interest penalties accrue
2.16under this section against an agency for claims made by a contractor under a construction
2.17contract.
2.18(f) The minimum monthly interest penalty payment that a state agency shall pay a
2.19vendor for the unpaid balance for any one overdue bill equal to or in excess of $100 is
2.20$10. For unpaid balances of less than $100, the state agency shall pay the actual penalty
2.21due to the vendor.
2.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.32, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.23 Subd. 5. Default by contractor. In cases where work is being done under contract
2.24and the commissioner finds that the contractor has failed to comply within60 days the
2.25period specified in the contract from the date of receipt of a written demand to make
2.26arrangements, satisfactory to the commissioner, to correct specified delays, neglect, or
2.27default, within the control of the contractor, the commissioner may negotiate with others,
2.28with the approval of the defaulting contractor's surety, for the completion of the contract
2.29according to the terms and provisions of the contract.
2.30 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 161.44, subdivision 1a, is
2.31amended to read:
2.32 Subd. 1a. Periodic review. (a) The commissioner is encouraged to examine all real
2.33property owned by the state and under the custodial control of the department to decide
2.34whether any real property may be suitable for sale or some other means of disposal.
3.1(b) The commissioner may not sell or otherwise dispose of property under this
3.2subdivision unless:
3.3(1) an analysis has been performedof that examines suitability of the property, or a
3.4portion of the property, for bicycle or pedestrian facilities, which must take into account
3.5 (i) any relevant nonmotorized transportation plans, or (ii) in the absence of such plans,
3.6demographic and development factors affecting the region; and
3.7(2) the analysis demonstrates that either of the following applies:
3.8(i) the property is not reasonably suitable for bicycle or pedestrian facilities, and
3.9(ii) there is not a likelihood of bicycle or pedestrian facility development involving the
3.10property; or
3.11(ii) the use of the property for bicycle or pedestrian facilities is protected by deed
3.12restriction, easement, agreement, or other means.
3.13(c) The commissioner shall report the findings under paragraph (a) to the house
3.14of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy
3.15and finance by March 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report may be submitted
3.16electronically, and is subject to section
3.195, subdivision 1
3.17 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.18 Subdivision 1. Estimate. (a) By December 15 of each year the commissioner shall
3.19estimate the amount of money that will be available to the county state-aid highway
3.20fund during that fiscal year. The amount available must be based on actual receiptsfrom
3.21July 1 through October 31, at the time of the allocation calculation, the unallocated fund
3.22balance, and the projected receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The amount
3.23available, except for deductions as provided in this section, shall be apportioned by the
3.24commissioner to the counties as provided in section162.07 .
3.25 (b) For purposes of this section, "amount available" means the amount estimated in
3.26paragraph (a).
3.27 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.28 Subd. 4. Formula for distribution to towns; purposes. (a) Money apportioned to
3.29a county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town
3.30within the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board.
3.31The formula must take into account each town'slevy for road and bridge purposes, its
3.32 population and town road mileage, and other factors the county board deems advisable
3.33in the interests of achieving equity among the towns. Distribution of town road funds
3.34to each town treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, or within 30 days after
4.1receipt of payment from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to town treasurers in a
4.2county which has not adopted a distribution formula under this subdivision must be made
4.3according to a formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
4.4(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the
4.5town only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads
4.6within the town.
4.7 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.8 Subdivision 1. Estimate of accruals. By December 15 of each year the
4.9commissioner shall estimate the amount of money that will be available to the municipal
4.10state-aid street fund during that fiscal year. The amount available is based on actual
4.11receiptsfrom July 1 through October 31, at the time of the allocation calculation, the
4.12unallocated fund balance, and the projected receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year.
4.13The total available, except for deductions as provided herein, shall be apportioned by the
4.14commissioner to the cities having a population of 5,000 or more as hereinafter provided.
4.15 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 165.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.16 Subd. 3. County inventory and inspection records and reports. The county
4.17engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in subdivision
4.182, paragraph (b), clause (2), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall certify annually
4.19to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections have been made
4.20at regular intervals, not to exceed the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. A report of the
4.21inspections must be filed annually, on or before February 15 of each year, with the county
4.22auditor or town clerk, or the governing body of the municipality. The report mustcontain
4.23recommendations for the correction of or identify any deficiency requiring action, including
4.24the legal posting of load limits or the need to have a load rating analysis performed, on any
4.25bridge or structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe. The report may also contain
4.26other recommendations for improving the safety of understrength or unsafe bridges.
4.27 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 165.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.28 Subdivision 1.Duty Authority of county when town fails. (a) Notwithstanding
4.29any law to the contrary, a county has the following authority regarding town bridges
4.30within its jurisdictional boundaries.
4.31(b) When it becomes necessary to reconstruct or repair a bridge on any town road
4.32in any town or upon any town line in this state, and the bridge is unsafe for travel or has
4.33been condemned by the proper authorities, and the town or towns charged with the duty of
5.1maintaining the bridge fail, neglect, or omit to construct, reconstruct, or repair the same or
5.2provide for the expense or cost of so constructing, reconstructing, or repairing the same, as
5.3identified in the report provided to the town or towns under section 165.03, subdivision
5.43, the county board of the county in which the town or towns are located shall have the
5.5power and authority to reconstruct and repair the bridge upon giving notice to the town
5.6board of the town or towns of its intention to do so and fixing a time and place for a
5.7hearing as to the necessity and advisability of the reconstruction or repair.
5.8(c) If a load rating analysis is required and has not been performed within 90 days of
5.9the date the report required in section 165.03, subdivision 3, was delivered to the town,
5.10the county is authorized to perform the analysis. Before it performs an analysis on a
5.11town bridge, the county shall notify the town or towns that if the town or towns do not
5.12perform the analysis within 90 days the county will perform the analysis and bill the
5.13town or towns for all related expenses. If the town performs the analysis, a copy shall
5.14be provided to the county engineer. If the county performs the analysis, a copy shall be
5.15provided to the town clerk.
5.16(d) If a load rating analysis determines a new or different load posting is required on
5.17a town bridge, the town or towns charged with the duty of maintaining the bridge shall
5.18provide the required posting within 30 days. If the town or towns fail to provide the
5.19required posting, the county is authorized to provide the required posting. Before posting
5.20a load limit on a town bridge, the county shall notify the town or towns that if the town
5.21or towns do not provide the posting within 30 days the county will provide the required
5.22posting and bill the town or towns for all related expenses, unless the town or towns and
5.23the county agree to post the bridge in less than 30 days and at an agreed-upon cost.
5.24(e) If a bridge constitutes a critical risk to public safety because its deficiencies, if
5.25not immediately corrected, could result in collapse or partial collapse, the county engineer
5.26is authorized to immediately close the bridge. The bridge shall remain closed until the
5.27necessary steps are taken to remove the threat of collapse or partial collapse, or until a
5.28subsequent inspection determines the issues resulting in closure are resolved. The county
5.29may bill the town or towns for all related expenses.
5.30(f) A county is not liable for a town's or towns' failure to act as required by this
5.31section or section 165.03.
5.32 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 169.19, subdivision 1, is
5.33amended to read:
5.34 Subdivision 1. Turning at intersection. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn
5.35at an intersection shall do so as follows:
6.1(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, both the approach for a right turn
6.2and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the
6.3roadway. When necessary to accommodate vehicle configuration, a driver is permitted to
6.4make a right turn into the farthest lane of a roadway with two or more lanes in the same
6.5direction in order to make a U-turn at a reduced conflict intersection, if it is safe to do so.
6.6(b) Approach for a left turn on other than one-way roadways shall be made in that
6.7portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof, and after entering
6.8the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the
6.9centerline of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made
6.10in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
6.11(c) Approach for a left turn from a two-way roadway into a one-way roadway shall
6.12be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and
6.13by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection.
6.14(d) A left turn from a one-way roadway into a two-way roadway shall be made
6.15from the left-hand lane and by passing to the right of the centerline of the roadway being
6.16entered upon leaving the intersection.
6.17(e) Where both streets or roadways are one way, both the approach for a left turn and
6.18a left turn shall be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
6.19(f) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons, or
6.20signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a
6.21different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an
6.22intersection, and when markers, buttons, or signs are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall
6.23turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers,
6.24buttons, or signs.
6.25(g) Whenever it is necessary for the driver of a motor vehicle to cross a bicycle
6.26lane adjacent to the driver's lane of travel to make a turn, the driver shall first signal the
6.27movement, then drive the motor vehicle into the bicycle lane prior to making the turn,
6.28but only after it is safe to do so. The driver shall then make the turn consistent with any
6.29traffic markers, buttons, or signs, yielding the right-of-way to any vehicles or bicycles
6.30approaching so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
6.31 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.32 Subd. 2. U-turn. No vehicle shall be turnedso as to proceed in the opposite
6.33direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where
6.34such the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from
6.35either direction within 1,000 feet, nor shall the driver of a vehicle turn the vehicleso as to
7.1proceed in the opposite direction unless the movement can be made safely and without
7.2interfering with other traffic. When necessary to accommodate vehicle configuration on a
7.3roadway with two or more lanes in the same direction, a driver may turn the vehicle into
7.4the farthest lane and temporarily use the shoulder to make a U-turn.
7.5 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.781, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
7.6 Subd. 10.Exemption Exemptions. (a) This section does not apply to a vehicle
7.7operated by a motor carrier of passengers, as defined in section221.012, subdivision 26 ,
7.8if the vehicle has been inspected under section221.0252, subdivision 3 , paragraph (a),
7.9clause (2), within the previous 12 months.
7.10 (b) This section does not apply to a covered farm vehicle, as defined in Code of
7.11Federal Regulations, title 49, section 390.5, that is not carrying hazardous materials of
7.12a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of
7.13Federal Regulations, title 49, section 172.504.
7.14 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.782, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.15 Subd. 4. Exceptions. (a) With the exception of subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause
7.16(2), this section does not apply to a commercial motor vehicle that is a farm truck that may
7.17be operated by a person not holding a commercial driver's license.
7.18(b) This section does not apply to a commercial motor vehicle held for resale by a
7.19motor vehicle dealer licensed under section168.27 .
7.20(c) This section does not apply to a covered farm vehicle as defined in Code of
7.21Federal Regulations, title 49, section 390.5, that is not carrying hazardous materials of
7.22a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of
7.23Federal Regulations, title 49, section 172.504.
7.24 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.865, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.25 Subd. 2. Seven-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit
7.26authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to
7.27haul raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a grossvehicle weight
7.28of up to:
7.29 (1) 97,000 pounds; and
7.30 (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section169.826,
7.31subdivision 1 .
7.32 (b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver
7.33qualification requirements adopted under section221.0314, subdivisions 2 to 5, and Code
8.1of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382, unless exempt under section 221.031,
8.2subdivision 2c.
8.3 (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500.
8.4 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.87, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
8.5 Subd. 6. Recycling and garbage vehicles. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
8.6weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to a vehicle that
8.7does not exceed 20,000 pounds per single axle and is designed and used exclusively for
8.8recycling, while engaged in recycling in a political subdivision that mandates curbside
8.9recycling pickup.
8.10(b) Weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to: (1) a
8.11vehicle that does not exceed 14,000 pounds per single axle and is used exclusively for
8.12recycling as described in paragraph (a), or; (2) a vehicle that does not exceed 14,000
8.13pounds per single axle and is designed and used exclusively for collecting mixed
8.14municipal solid waste, as defined in section115A.03, subdivision 21 , while engaged
8.15in such collection; or (3) a portable toilet service vehicle that does not exceed 26,000
8.16pounds per single axle and is designed and used exclusively for collecting liquid waste,
8.17while engaged in such collection.
8.18(c) Notwithstanding section169.80, subdivision 1 , a violation of weight restrictions
8.19imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 by a vehicle designed and used exclusively for
8.20recycling while engaged in recycling in a political subdivision that mandates curbside
8.21recycling pickup while engaged in such collection,or by a vehicle that is designed and
8.22used exclusively for collecting mixed municipal solid waste as defined in section115A.03,
8.23subdivision 21 , while engaged in such collection, or by a portable toilet service vehicle
8.24that is designed and used exclusively for collecting liquid waste, while engaged in such
8.25collection, is not subject to criminal penalties but is subject to a civil penalty for excess
8.26weight under section169.871 .
8.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.28 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.29 Subd. 2. Driver's license classifications, endorsements, exemptions. (a) Drivers'
8.30licenses are classified according to the types of vehicles that may be driven by the holder
8.31of each type or class of license. The commissioner may, as appropriate, subdivide the
8.32classes listed in this subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.
8.33 (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), and subdivision 2a, no
8.34class of license is valid to operate a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle, double-trailer
9.1or triple-trailer combination, vehicle transporting hazardous materials, or bus, unless
9.2so endorsed. There are four general classes of licenses as described in paragraphs (c)
9.3through (f).
9.4 (c) Class D drivers' licenses are valid for:
9.5 (1) operating all farm trucks if the farm truck is:
9.6 (i) controlled and operated by a farmer, including operation by an immediate family
9.7member or an employee of the farmer;
9.8 (ii) used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies,
9.9including hazardous materials, to or from a farm;
9.10 (iii) not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier as governed by
9.11Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 365; and
9.12 (iv) used within 150 miles of the farm;
9.13 (2) notwithstanding paragraph (b), operating an authorized emergency vehicle, as
9.14defined in section169.011, subdivision 3 , whether or not in excess of 26,000 pounds
9.15gross vehicle weight;
9.16 (3) operating a recreational vehicle as defined in section168.002, subdivision 27 ,
9.17that is operated for personal use;
9.18 (4) operating all single-unit vehicles except vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of
9.19more than 26,000 pounds, vehicles designed to carry more than 15 passengers including
9.20the driver, and vehicles that carry hazardous materials;
9.21 (5) notwithstanding paragraph (d), operating a type A school bus or a multifunction
9.22school activity bus without a school bus endorsement if the requirements of subdivision 2a
9.23are satisfied, as determined by the commissioner;
9.24 (6) operating any vehicle or combination of vehicles when operated by a licensed
9.25peace officer while on duty;and
9.26 (7) towing vehicles if:
9.27 (i) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less; or
9.28 (ii) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds and
9.29the combination of vehicles has a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less.; and
9.30 (8) operating a covered farm vehicle as defined in Code of Federal Regulations,
9.31title 49, section 390.5, that is not carrying hazardous materials of a type or quantity that
9.32requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations,
9.33title 49, section 172.504.
9.34 (d) Class C drivers' licenses are valid for:
9.35 (1) operating class D motor vehicles;
10.1 (2) with a hazardous materials endorsement, operating class D vehicles to transport
10.2hazardous materials;
10.3 (3) with a passenger endorsement, operating buses; and
10.4 (4) with a passenger endorsement and school bus endorsement, operating school
10.5buses.
10.6 (e) Class B drivers' licenses are valid for:
10.7 (1) operating all class C motor vehicles, class D motor vehicles, and all other
10.8single-unit motor vehicles including, with a passenger endorsement, buses; and
10.9 (2) towing only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less.
10.10 (f) Class A drivers' licenses are valid for operating any vehicle or combination of
10.11vehicles.
10.12 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.03, is amended to read:
10.13171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.
10.14 The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
10.15 (a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is
10.16exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
10.17States federal government.
10.18 (b) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is
10.19exempt from the requirement to possess a valid class A, class B, or class C commercial
10.20driver's license while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial motor
10.21vehicle for the United States federal government if the person is:
10.22 (1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
10.23 (2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. armed forces, which includes the Army,
10.24Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
10.25 (3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. armed forces; or
10.26 (4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, which
10.27includes (i) a member on full-time National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing
10.28part-time National Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, who is a
10.29civilian required to wear a military uniform.
10.30The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a U. S. armed forces
10.31reserve technician.
10.32 (c) A person operating a covered farm vehicle as defined in Code of Federal
10.33Regulations, title 49, section 390.05, that is not carrying hazardous materials of a type
10.34or quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of Federal
11.1Regulations, title 49, section 172.504, is exempt from the requirement to possess a valid
11.2class A, class B, or class C commercial driver's license.
11.3(c) (d) Any person while driving or operating any farm tractor or implement of
11.4husbandry temporarily on a highway is exempt. For purposes of this section, an all-terrain
11.5vehicle, as defined in section84.92, subdivision 8 , an off-highway motorcycle, as defined
11.6in section84.787, subdivision 7 , and an off-road vehicle, as defined in section
84.797,
11.7subdivision 7 , are not implements of husbandry.
11.8(d) (e) A nonresident who is at least 15 years of age and who has in immediate
11.9possession a valid driver's license issued to the nonresident in the home state or country
11.10may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a driver.
11.11(e) (f) A nonresident who has in immediate possession a valid commercial driver's
11.12license issued by a state or jurisdiction in accordance with the standards of Code of
11.13Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in Minnesota the class of
11.14commercial motor vehicle authorized by the issuing state or jurisdiction is exempt.
11.15(f) (g) Any nonresident who is at least 18 years of age, whose home state or country
11.16does not require the licensing of drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for
11.17a period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is
11.18duly registered for the current calendar year in the home state or country of the nonresident.
11.19(g) (h) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has
11.20in possession a valid driver's license issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws
11.21of some other state or jurisdiction or by military authorities of the United States may
11.22operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after
11.23becoming a resident of this state, without being required to have a Minnesota driver's
11.24license as provided in this chapter.
11.25(h) (i) Any person who becomes a resident of the state of Minnesota and who has in
11.26possession a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction in
11.27accordance with the standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, is exempt
11.28for not more than 30 days after becoming a resident of this state.
11.29(i) (j) Any person operating a snowmobile, as defined in section
84.81 , is exempt.
11.30(j) (k) A railroad operator, as defined in section
169.035, subdivision 4 , paragraph
11.31(a), is exempt while operating a railroad locomotive or train, or on-track equipment while
11.32being operated upon rails. This exemption includes operation while crossing a street or
11.33highway, whether public or private.
11.34 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 174.12, subdivision 2, is
11.35amended to read:
12.1 Subd. 2. Transportation economic development accounts. (a) A transportation
12.2economic development account is established in the special revenue fund under the
12.3budgetary jurisdiction of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation
12.4finance. Money in the account may be expended only as appropriated by law. The account
12.5may not contain money transferred or otherwise provided from the trunk highway fund.
12.6(b) A transportation economic development account is established in the trunk
12.7highway fund. The account consists of funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise
12.8provided to the account. Money in the account may be used only for trunk highway
12.9purposes. All funds in the accountavailable prior to August 1, 2013, are available until
12.10expended.
12.11 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
12.12 Subd. 6. Expiration. Notwithstanding section15.059, subdivision 5 , the committee
12.13expires June 30,2014 2018.
12.14 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.031, is amended by adding a subdivision
12.15to read:
12.16 Subd. 2c. Exemptions for covered farm vehicles. (a) For the purposes of
12.17this subdivision, "covered farm vehicle" has the meaning given in Code of Federal
12.18Regulations, title 49, section 390.5.
12.19(b) A covered farm vehicle that is not carrying hazardous materials of a type or
12.20quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of Federal
12.21Regulations, title 49, section 172.504, including the operator of the vehicle, is exempt
12.22from the federal regulations incorporated by reference in:
12.23(1) section 221.0314, subdivision 2, that consist of Code of Federal Regulations,
12.24title 49, parts 391.41 to 391.45, for physical qualifications and examinations;
12.25(2) section 221.0314, subdivision 9, for hours of service; and
12.26(3) section 221.0314, subdivision 10, for inspection, repair, and maintenance.
12.27 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.031, is amended by adding a subdivision
12.28to read:
12.29 Subd. 2d. Hours of service exemptions. The federal regulations incorporated in
12.30section 221.0314, subdivision 9, for maximum driving and on-duty time, do not apply to
12.31drivers engaged in intrastate transportation within a 150-air-mile radius from the source of
12.32the commodities or from the retail or wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies for:
13.1(1) agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes from March
13.215 to December 15 of each year; or
13.3(2) sugar beets from September 1 to May 15 of each year.
13.4 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 331A.12, is amended to read:
13.5331A.12 WEB SITE ADVERTISEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION
13.6PROJECT BIDS.
13.7 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision and section
13.8331A.01
apply to this section.
13.9(b) "Web site" means a specific, addressable location provided on a server connected
13.10to the Internet and hosting World Wide Web pages and other files that are generally
13.11accessible on the Internet all or most of the day.
13.12 Subd. 2. Designation. At the meeting of the governing body ofthe local public
13.13corporation a political subdivision at which the governing body must designate designates
13.14 its official newspaper for the year, the governing body may designate in the same manner
13.15publication of transportation projects on thelocal public corporation's political subdivision's
13.16 Web site. Publication on the Web site may be used in place of or in addition to any other
13.17required form of publication. Each year after designating publication on the Web site for
13.18transportation projects, thelocal public corporation political subdivision must publish in a
13.19qualified newspaper in the jurisdiction and on the Web site, notice that thelocal public
13.20corporation political subdivision will publish any advertisements for bids on its Web site.
13.21 Subd. 3. Form, time for publication same. Alocal public corporation political
13.22subdivision that publishes on its Web site under this section must post the information in
13.23substantially the same format and for the same period of time as required for publication
13.24in an official newspaper or other print publication.
13.25 Subd. 4. Record retention. Alocal public corporation political subdivision that
13.26publishes notice on its Web site under this section must ensure that a permanent record of
13.27publication is maintained in a form accessible by the public.
13.28 Sec. 22. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
13.31This appropriation is from the bond proceeds
13.32account in the trunk highway fund.
14.1To prepare a site for and design, construct,
14.2furnish, and equip a new maintenance facility
14.3in Rochester.
14.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.5 Sec. 23. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.6 Subd. 4. Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money
14.7appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the
14.8commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
14.9amount up to$32,945,000 $31,452,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect
14.10prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections167.50 to
167.52 , and by the Minnesota
14.11Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the
14.12commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and
14.13any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds
14.14account in the trunk highway fund.
14.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.16 Sec. 24. Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:
14.17 Section 1. ROCHESTER MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
14.18$16,100,000 $17,593,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation
14.19to design, construct, furnish, and equip the maintenance facility in Rochester and
14.20corresponding remodeling of the existing district headquarters building. This appropriation
14.21is from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
14.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.23 Sec. 25. Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:
14.24 Sec. 3. TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.
14.25To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in
14.26the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
14.27bonds of the state in an amount up to$16,120,000 $17,613,000 in the manner, upon the
14.28terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections167.50 to
167.52 ,
14.29and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts
14.30requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except
14.31accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited
14.32to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
15.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
15.2 Sec. 26. Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 28, is amended
15.3to read:
15.4 Sec. 28. TRANSFERS, REDUCTIONS, CANCELLATIONS, AND BOND
15.5SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
15.6(a) The remaining balance of the appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special
15.7Session chapter 1, article 1, section 7, for the economic development and housing
15.8challenge program, estimated to be $450,000, is transferred to the general fund.
15.9(b) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.10section 5, for Minnesota investment fund grants pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.1112A.07
, is reduced by $1,358,000.
15.12(c) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.13section 12, subdivision 2, for disaster enrollment impact aid pursuant to Minnesota
15.14Statutes, section12A.06 , is reduced by $30,000.
15.15(d) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article
15.161, section 12, subdivision 3, for disaster relief facilities grants pursuant to Minnesota
15.17Statutes, section12A.06 , is reduced by $392,000.
15.18(e) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.19section 12, subdivision 4, for disaster relief operating grants pursuant to Minnesota
15.20Statutes, section12A.06 , is reduced by $2,000.
15.21(f) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.22section 12, subdivision 5, for pupil transportation aid pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
15.23section12A.06 , is reduced by $5,000.
15.24(g) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 2,
15.25section 5, subdivision 3, for pupil transportation aid pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
15.26section12A.06 , is reduced by $271,000.
15.27(h) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.28section 13, for public health activities pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section12A.08 ,
15.29is reduced by $103,000.
15.30(i)$1,428,000 $534,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session
15.31chapter 2, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for reconstruction and repair of trunk
15.32highways and trunk highway bridges is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
15.332007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2, is reduced
15.34by$1,428,000 $534,000.
16.1(j) $5,680,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2,
16.2article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 289, section 2, for
16.3grants to local governments for capital costs related to rehabilitation and replacement of
16.4local roads and bridges damaged or destroyed by flooding pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
16.5section174.50 , is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2007, First Special
16.6Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3, is reduced by $5,680,000.
16.7(k) $2,133,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1,
16.8article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for local road and bridge rehabilitation and replacement
16.9pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section12A.16, subdivision 3 , is canceled. The bond
16.10sale authorization in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 17,
16.11subdivision 2, is reduced by $2,133,000.
16.12(l) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
16.13section 4, subdivision 2, for state road infrastructure operations and maintenance pursuant
16.14to Minnesota Statutes, section12A.16, subdivision 1 , is reduced by $819,000.
16.15 Sec. 27. Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 67, is amended to read:
16.16 Sec. 67. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 256 REMOVED.
16.17(a) Minnesota Statutes, section161.115, subdivision 187 , is repealed effective the
16.18day after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between
16.19the commissioner and the governing body of Blue Earth County and a copy of the
16.20agreement between the commissioner and the governing body of the city of Mankato to
16.21transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 256 and notifies the revisor of statutes
16.22under paragraph (b).
16.23(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from
16.24Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor
16.25electronically or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been
16.26satisfied.
16.27 Sec. 28. REPEALER.
16.28(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.115, subdivision 240, is repealed.
16.29(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 221.0314, subdivision 9a, is
16.30repealed.
1.3Department of Transportation; clarifying contracting requirements; modifying
1.4U-turn rules; providing bridge inspection authority in certain instances;
1.5modifying seasonal load restrictions; modifying Web site requirements to
1.6advertise for bids; modifying reporting requirements; modifying appropriations;
1.7amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 16A.124, subdivision 5; 161.32,
1.8subdivision 5; 162.06, subdivision 1; 162.081, subdivision 4; 162.12, subdivision
1.91; 165.03, subdivision 3; 165.12, subdivision 1; 169.19, subdivision 2; 169.781,
1.10subdivision 10; 169.782, subdivision 4; 169.865, subdivision 2; 169.87,
1.11subdivision 6; 171.02, subdivision 2; 171.03; 174.37, subdivision 6; 221.031, by
1.12adding subdivisions; 331A.12; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections
1.13161.44, subdivision 1a; 169.19, subdivision 1; 174.12, subdivision 2; Laws 2010,
1.14chapter 189, sections 15, subdivision 12; 26, subdivision 4; Laws 2012, chapter
1.15287, article 2, sections 1; 3; Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
1.16section 28; Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 67; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.172012, section 161.115, subdivision 240; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement,
1.18section 221.0314, subdivision 9a.
1.19BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.20 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.124, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.21 Subd. 5. Payment of interest on late payments required. (a) A state agency
1.22shall pay interest to a vendor for undisputed billings when the agency has not paid the
1.23billing within 30 days following receipt of the invoice, merchandise, or service whichever
1.24is later. A negotiated contract or agreement between a vendor and a state agency which
1.25requires an audit by the state agency prior to acceptance and payment of the vendor's
1.26invoice shall not be considered past due until 30 days after the completion of the audit by
1.27the state agency. Before any interest payment is made, the vendor must invoice the state
1.28agency for such interest. For a construction contract utilizing partial payments based on an
1.29engineer's estimate or a payment application approved by an architect, an invoice includes
2.1an engineer's estimate or a payment application, as applicable, if made in regular intervals
2.2that are (1) as specified in the contract, and (2) no less frequent than once per month.
2.3(b) The rate of interest paid by the agency on undisputed bills not paid within 30
2.4days shall be 1-1/2 percent per month or any part thereof.
2.5(c) All interest penalties and collection costs must be paid from the agency's current
2.6operating budget. No agency may seek to increase its appropriation for the purpose of
2.7obtaining funds to pay interest penalties or collection costs.
2.8(d) Any vendor who prevails in a civil action to collect interest penalties from a state
2.9agency shall be awarded its costs and disbursements, including attorney's fees, incurred
2.10in bringing the actions.
2.11(e) No interest penalties may accrue against an agency that delays payment of a bill
2.12due to a disagreement with the vendor; provided, that the dispute must be settled within 30
2.13days after the bill became overdue. Upon the resolution of the dispute, the agency must
2.14pay the vendor accrued interest on all proper invoices for which payment was not received
2.15within the applicable time limit contained in subdivision 3. No interest penalties accrue
2.16under this section against an agency for claims made by a contractor under a construction
2.17contract.
2.18(f) The minimum monthly interest penalty payment that a state agency shall pay a
2.19vendor for the unpaid balance for any one overdue bill equal to or in excess of $100 is
2.20$10. For unpaid balances of less than $100, the state agency shall pay the actual penalty
2.21due to the vendor.
2.22 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.32, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.23 Subd. 5. Default by contractor. In cases where work is being done under contract
2.24and the commissioner finds that the contractor has failed to comply within
2.25period specified in the contract from the date of receipt of a written demand to make
2.26arrangements, satisfactory to the commissioner, to correct specified delays, neglect, or
2.27default, within the control of the contractor, the commissioner may negotiate with others,
2.28with the approval of the defaulting contractor's surety, for the completion of the contract
2.29according to the terms and provisions of the contract.
2.30 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 161.44, subdivision 1a, is
2.31amended to read:
2.32 Subd. 1a. Periodic review. (a) The commissioner is encouraged to examine all real
2.33property owned by the state and under the custodial control of the department to decide
2.34whether any real property may be suitable for sale or some other means of disposal.
3.1(b) The commissioner may not sell or otherwise dispose of property under this
3.2subdivision unless:
3.3(1) an analysis has been performed
3.4portion of the property, for bicycle or pedestrian facilities, which must take into account
3.5 (i) any relevant nonmotorized transportation plans, or (ii) in the absence of such plans,
3.6demographic and development factors affecting the region; and
3.7(2) the analysis demonstrates that either of the following applies:
3.8(i) the property is not reasonably suitable for bicycle or pedestrian facilities, and
3.9
3.10property; or
3.11(ii) the use of the property for bicycle or pedestrian facilities is protected by deed
3.12restriction, easement, agreement, or other means.
3.13(c) The commissioner shall report the findings under paragraph (a) to the house
3.14of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy
3.15and finance by March 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report may be submitted
3.16electronically
3.17 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.18 Subdivision 1. Estimate. (a) By December 15 of each year the commissioner shall
3.19estimate the amount of money that will be available to the county state-aid highway
3.20fund during that fiscal year. The amount available must be based on actual receipts
3.21
3.22balance, and the projected receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year. The amount
3.23available, except for deductions as provided in this section, shall be apportioned by the
3.24commissioner to the counties as provided in section
3.25 (b) For purposes of this section, "amount available" means the amount estimated in
3.26paragraph (a).
3.27 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.081, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.28 Subd. 4. Formula for distribution to towns; purposes. (a) Money apportioned to
3.29a county from the town road account must be distributed to the treasurer of each town
3.30within the county, according to a distribution formula adopted by the county board.
3.31The formula must take into account each town's
3.32 population and town road mileage, and other factors the county board deems advisable
3.33in the interests of achieving equity among the towns. Distribution of town road funds
3.34to each town treasurer must be made by March 1, annually, or within 30 days after
4.1receipt of payment from the commissioner. Distribution of funds to town treasurers in a
4.2county which has not adopted a distribution formula under this subdivision must be made
4.3according to a formula prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
4.4(b) Money distributed to a town under this subdivision may be expended by the
4.5town only for the construction, reconstruction, and gravel maintenance of town roads
4.6within the town.
4.7 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.8 Subdivision 1. Estimate of accruals. By December 15 of each year the
4.9commissioner shall estimate the amount of money that will be available to the municipal
4.10state-aid street fund during that fiscal year. The amount available is based on actual
4.11receipts
4.12unallocated fund balance, and the projected receipts for the remainder of the fiscal year.
4.13The total available, except for deductions as provided herein, shall be apportioned by the
4.14commissioner to the cities having a population of 5,000 or more as hereinafter provided.
4.15 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 165.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.16 Subd. 3. County inventory and inspection records and reports. The county
4.17engineer shall maintain a complete inventory record of all bridges as set forth in subdivision
4.182, paragraph (b), clause (2), with the inspection reports thereof, and shall certify annually
4.19to the commissioner, as prescribed by the commissioner, that inspections have been made
4.20at regular intervals, not to exceed the intervals outlined in subdivision 1a. A report of the
4.21inspections must be filed annually, on or before February 15 of each year, with the county
4.22auditor or town clerk, or the governing body of the municipality. The report must
4.23
4.24the legal posting of load limits or the need to have a load rating analysis performed, on any
4.25bridge or structure that is found to be understrength or unsafe. The report may also contain
4.26other recommendations for improving the safety of understrength or unsafe bridges.
4.27 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 165.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.28 Subdivision 1.
4.29any law to the contrary, a county has the following authority regarding town bridges
4.30within its jurisdictional boundaries.
4.31(b) When it becomes necessary to reconstruct or repair a bridge on any town road
4.32in any town or upon any town line in this state, and the bridge is unsafe for travel or has
4.33been condemned by the proper authorities, and the town or towns charged with the duty of
5.1maintaining the bridge fail, neglect, or omit to construct, reconstruct, or repair the same or
5.2provide for the expense or cost of so constructing, reconstructing, or repairing the same, as
5.3identified in the report provided to the town or towns under section 165.03, subdivision
5.43, the county board of the county in which the town or towns are located shall have the
5.5power and authority to reconstruct and repair the bridge upon giving notice to the town
5.6board of the town or towns of its intention to do so and fixing a time and place for a
5.7hearing as to the necessity and advisability of the reconstruction or repair.
5.8(c) If a load rating analysis is required and has not been performed within 90 days of
5.9the date the report required in section 165.03, subdivision 3, was delivered to the town,
5.10the county is authorized to perform the analysis. Before it performs an analysis on a
5.11town bridge, the county shall notify the town or towns that if the town or towns do not
5.12perform the analysis within 90 days the county will perform the analysis and bill the
5.13town or towns for all related expenses. If the town performs the analysis, a copy shall
5.14be provided to the county engineer. If the county performs the analysis, a copy shall be
5.15provided to the town clerk.
5.16(d) If a load rating analysis determines a new or different load posting is required on
5.17a town bridge, the town or towns charged with the duty of maintaining the bridge shall
5.18provide the required posting within 30 days. If the town or towns fail to provide the
5.19required posting, the county is authorized to provide the required posting. Before posting
5.20a load limit on a town bridge, the county shall notify the town or towns that if the town
5.21or towns do not provide the posting within 30 days the county will provide the required
5.22posting and bill the town or towns for all related expenses, unless the town or towns and
5.23the county agree to post the bridge in less than 30 days and at an agreed-upon cost.
5.24(e) If a bridge constitutes a critical risk to public safety because its deficiencies, if
5.25not immediately corrected, could result in collapse or partial collapse, the county engineer
5.26is authorized to immediately close the bridge. The bridge shall remain closed until the
5.27necessary steps are taken to remove the threat of collapse or partial collapse, or until a
5.28subsequent inspection determines the issues resulting in closure are resolved. The county
5.29may bill the town or towns for all related expenses.
5.30(f) A county is not liable for a town's or towns' failure to act as required by this
5.31section or section 165.03.
5.32 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 169.19, subdivision 1, is
5.33amended to read:
5.34 Subdivision 1. Turning at intersection. The driver of a vehicle intending to turn
5.35at an intersection shall do so as follows:
6.1(a) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, both the approach for a right turn
6.2and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the
6.3roadway. When necessary to accommodate vehicle configuration, a driver is permitted to
6.4make a right turn into the farthest lane of a roadway with two or more lanes in the same
6.5direction in order to make a U-turn at a reduced conflict intersection, if it is safe to do so.
6.6(b) Approach for a left turn on other than one-way roadways shall be made in that
6.7portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof, and after entering
6.8the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the
6.9centerline of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made
6.10in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
6.11(c) Approach for a left turn from a two-way roadway into a one-way roadway shall
6.12be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and
6.13by passing to the right of such centerline where it enters the intersection.
6.14(d) A left turn from a one-way roadway into a two-way roadway shall be made
6.15from the left-hand lane and by passing to the right of the centerline of the roadway being
6.16entered upon leaving the intersection.
6.17(e) Where both streets or roadways are one way, both the approach for a left turn and
6.18a left turn shall be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
6.19(f) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause markers, buttons, or
6.20signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a
6.21different course from that specified in this section be traveled by vehicles turning at an
6.22intersection, and when markers, buttons, or signs are so placed no driver of a vehicle shall
6.23turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers,
6.24buttons, or signs.
6.25(g) Whenever it is necessary for the driver of a motor vehicle to cross a bicycle
6.26lane adjacent to the driver's lane of travel to make a turn, the driver shall first signal the
6.27movement, then drive the motor vehicle into the bicycle lane prior to making the turn,
6.28but only after it is safe to do so. The driver shall then make the turn consistent with any
6.29traffic markers, buttons, or signs, yielding the right-of-way to any vehicles or bicycles
6.30approaching so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
6.31 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.19, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.32 Subd. 2. U-turn. No vehicle shall be turned
6.33direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where
6.34
6.35either direction within 1,000 feet, nor shall the driver of a vehicle turn the vehicle
7.1proceed in the opposite direction unless the movement can be made safely and without
7.2interfering with other traffic. When necessary to accommodate vehicle configuration on a
7.3roadway with two or more lanes in the same direction, a driver may turn the vehicle into
7.4the farthest lane and temporarily use the shoulder to make a U-turn.
7.5 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.781, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
7.6 Subd. 10.
7.7operated by a motor carrier of passengers, as defined in section
7.8if the vehicle has been inspected under section
7.9clause (2), within the previous 12 months.
7.10 (b) This section does not apply to a covered farm vehicle, as defined in Code of
7.11Federal Regulations, title 49, section 390.5, that is not carrying hazardous materials of
7.12a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of
7.13Federal Regulations, title 49, section 172.504.
7.14 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.782, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
7.15 Subd. 4. Exceptions. (a) With the exception of subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause
7.16(2), this section does not apply to a commercial motor vehicle that is a farm truck that may
7.17be operated by a person not holding a commercial driver's license.
7.18(b) This section does not apply to a commercial motor vehicle held for resale by a
7.19motor vehicle dealer licensed under section
7.20(c) This section does not apply to a covered farm vehicle as defined in Code of
7.21Federal Regulations, title 49, section 390.5, that is not carrying hazardous materials of
7.22a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of
7.23Federal Regulations, title 49, section 172.504.
7.24 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.865, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.25 Subd. 2. Seven-axle vehicles. (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit
7.26authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to
7.27haul raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross
7.28of up to:
7.29 (1) 97,000 pounds; and
7.30 (2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section
7.31subdivision 1
7.32 (b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver
7.33qualification requirements adopted under section
8.1of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382, unless exempt under section 221.031,
8.2subdivision 2c.
8.3 (c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500.
8.4 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.87, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
8.5 Subd. 6. Recycling and garbage vehicles. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b),
8.6weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to a vehicle that
8.7does not exceed 20,000 pounds per single axle and is designed and used exclusively for
8.8recycling, while engaged in recycling in a political subdivision that mandates curbside
8.9recycling pickup.
8.10(b) Weight restrictions imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to: (1) a
8.11vehicle that does not exceed 14,000 pounds per single axle and is used exclusively for
8.12recycling as described in paragraph (a)
8.13pounds per single axle and is designed and used exclusively for collecting mixed
8.14municipal solid waste, as defined in section
8.15in such collection; or (3) a portable toilet service vehicle that does not exceed 26,000
8.16pounds per single axle and is designed and used exclusively for collecting liquid waste,
8.17while engaged in such collection.
8.18(c) Notwithstanding section
8.19imposed under subdivisions 1 and 2 by a vehicle designed and used exclusively for
8.20recycling while engaged in recycling in a political subdivision that mandates curbside
8.21recycling pickup while engaged in such collection,
8.22used exclusively for collecting mixed municipal solid waste as defined in section
8.23subdivision 21
8.24that is designed and used exclusively for collecting liquid waste, while engaged in such
8.25collection, is not subject to criminal penalties but is subject to a civil penalty for excess
8.26weight under section
8.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
8.28 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.29 Subd. 2. Driver's license classifications, endorsements, exemptions. (a) Drivers'
8.30licenses are classified according to the types of vehicles that may be driven by the holder
8.31of each type or class of license. The commissioner may, as appropriate, subdivide the
8.32classes listed in this subdivision and issue licenses classified accordingly.
8.33 (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), and subdivision 2a, no
8.34class of license is valid to operate a motorcycle, school bus, tank vehicle, double-trailer
9.1or triple-trailer combination, vehicle transporting hazardous materials, or bus, unless
9.2so endorsed. There are four general classes of licenses as described in paragraphs (c)
9.3through (f).
9.4 (c) Class D drivers' licenses are valid for:
9.5 (1) operating all farm trucks if the farm truck is:
9.6 (i) controlled and operated by a farmer, including operation by an immediate family
9.7member or an employee of the farmer;
9.8 (ii) used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies,
9.9including hazardous materials, to or from a farm;
9.10 (iii) not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier as governed by
9.11Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 365; and
9.12 (iv) used within 150 miles of the farm;
9.13 (2) notwithstanding paragraph (b), operating an authorized emergency vehicle, as
9.14defined in section
9.15gross vehicle weight;
9.16 (3) operating a recreational vehicle as defined in section
9.17that is operated for personal use;
9.18 (4) operating all single-unit vehicles except vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of
9.19more than 26,000 pounds, vehicles designed to carry more than 15 passengers including
9.20the driver, and vehicles that carry hazardous materials;
9.21 (5) notwithstanding paragraph (d), operating a type A school bus or a multifunction
9.22school activity bus without a school bus endorsement if the requirements of subdivision 2a
9.23are satisfied, as determined by the commissioner;
9.24 (6) operating any vehicle or combination of vehicles when operated by a licensed
9.25peace officer while on duty;
9.26 (7) towing vehicles if:
9.27 (i) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less; or
9.28 (ii) the towed vehicles have a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds and
9.29the combination of vehicles has a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less
9.30 (8) operating a covered farm vehicle as defined in Code of Federal Regulations,
9.31title 49, section 390.5, that is not carrying hazardous materials of a type or quantity that
9.32requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations,
9.33title 49, section 172.504.
9.34 (d) Class C drivers' licenses are valid for:
9.35 (1) operating class D motor vehicles;
10.1 (2) with a hazardous materials endorsement, operating class D vehicles to transport
10.2hazardous materials;
10.3 (3) with a passenger endorsement, operating buses; and
10.4 (4) with a passenger endorsement and school bus endorsement, operating school
10.5buses.
10.6 (e) Class B drivers' licenses are valid for:
10.7 (1) operating all class C motor vehicles, class D motor vehicles, and all other
10.8single-unit motor vehicles including, with a passenger endorsement, buses; and
10.9 (2) towing only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less.
10.10 (f) Class A drivers' licenses are valid for operating any vehicle or combination of
10.11vehicles.
10.12 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.03, is amended to read:
10.13171.03 PERSONS EXEMPT.
10.14 The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:
10.15 (a) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is
10.16exempt while driving or operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
10.17States federal government.
10.18 (b) A person in the employ or service of the United States federal government is
10.19exempt from the requirement to possess a valid class A, class B, or class C commercial
10.20driver's license while driving or operating for military purposes a commercial motor
10.21vehicle for the United States federal government if the person is:
10.22 (1) on active duty in the U. S. Coast Guard;
10.23 (2) on active duty in a branch of the U. S. armed forces, which includes the Army,
10.24Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps;
10.25 (3) a member of a reserve component of the U. S. armed forces; or
10.26 (4) on active duty in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, which
10.27includes (i) a member on full-time National Guard duty, (ii) a member undergoing
10.28part-time National Guard training, and (iii) a National Guard military technician, who is a
10.29civilian required to wear a military uniform.
10.30The exemption provided under this paragraph does not apply to a U. S. armed forces
10.31reserve technician.
10.32 (c) A person operating a covered farm vehicle as defined in Code of Federal
10.33Regulations, title 49, section 390.05, that is not carrying hazardous materials of a type
10.34or quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of Federal
11.1Regulations, title 49, section 172.504, is exempt from the requirement to possess a valid
11.2class A, class B, or class C commercial driver's license.
11.3
11.4husbandry temporarily on a highway is exempt. For purposes of this section, an all-terrain
11.5vehicle, as defined in section
11.6in section
11.7subdivision 7
11.8
11.9possession a valid driver's license issued to the nonresident in the home state or country
11.10may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a driver.
11.11
11.12license issued by a state or jurisdiction in accordance with the standards of Code of
11.13Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, and who is operating in Minnesota the class of
11.14commercial motor vehicle authorized by the issuing state or jurisdiction is exempt.
11.15
11.16does not require the licensing of drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for
11.17a period of not more than 90 days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is
11.18duly registered for the current calendar year in the home state or country of the nonresident.
11.19
11.20in possession a valid driver's license issued to the person under and pursuant to the laws
11.21of some other state or jurisdiction or by military authorities of the United States may
11.22operate a motor vehicle as a driver, but only for a period of not more than 60 days after
11.23becoming a resident of this state, without being required to have a Minnesota driver's
11.24license as provided in this chapter.
11.25
11.26possession a valid commercial driver's license issued by another state or jurisdiction in
11.27accordance with the standards of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383, is exempt
11.28for not more than 30 days after becoming a resident of this state.
11.29
11.30
11.31(a), is exempt while operating a railroad locomotive or train, or on-track equipment while
11.32being operated upon rails. This exemption includes operation while crossing a street or
11.33highway, whether public or private.
11.34 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 174.12, subdivision 2, is
11.35amended to read:
12.1 Subd. 2. Transportation economic development accounts. (a) A transportation
12.2economic development account is established in the special revenue fund under the
12.3budgetary jurisdiction of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation
12.4finance. Money in the account may be expended only as appropriated by law. The account
12.5may not contain money transferred or otherwise provided from the trunk highway fund.
12.6(b) A transportation economic development account is established in the trunk
12.7highway fund. The account consists of funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise
12.8provided to the account. Money in the account may be used only for trunk highway
12.9purposes. All funds in the account
12.10expended.
12.11 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
12.12 Subd. 6. Expiration. Notwithstanding section
12.13expires June 30,
12.14 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.031, is amended by adding a subdivision
12.15to read:
12.16 Subd. 2c. Exemptions for covered farm vehicles. (a) For the purposes of
12.17this subdivision, "covered farm vehicle" has the meaning given in Code of Federal
12.18Regulations, title 49, section 390.5.
12.19(b) A covered farm vehicle that is not carrying hazardous materials of a type or
12.20quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded in accordance with Code of Federal
12.21Regulations, title 49, section 172.504, including the operator of the vehicle, is exempt
12.22from the federal regulations incorporated by reference in:
12.23(1) section 221.0314, subdivision 2, that consist of Code of Federal Regulations,
12.24title 49, parts 391.41 to 391.45, for physical qualifications and examinations;
12.25(2) section 221.0314, subdivision 9, for hours of service; and
12.26(3) section 221.0314, subdivision 10, for inspection, repair, and maintenance.
12.27 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.031, is amended by adding a subdivision
12.28to read:
12.29 Subd. 2d. Hours of service exemptions. The federal regulations incorporated in
12.30section 221.0314, subdivision 9, for maximum driving and on-duty time, do not apply to
12.31drivers engaged in intrastate transportation within a 150-air-mile radius from the source of
12.32the commodities or from the retail or wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies for:
13.1(1) agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes from March
13.215 to December 15 of each year; or
13.3(2) sugar beets from September 1 to May 15 of each year.
13.4 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 331A.12, is amended to read:
13.5331A.12 WEB SITE ADVERTISEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION
13.6PROJECT BIDS.
13.7 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision and section
13.9(b) "Web site" means a specific, addressable location provided on a server connected
13.10to the Internet and hosting World Wide Web pages and other files that are generally
13.11accessible on the Internet all or most of the day.
13.12 Subd. 2. Designation. At the meeting of the governing body of
13.13
13.14 its official newspaper for the year, the governing body may designate in the same manner
13.15publication of transportation projects on the
13.16 Web site. Publication on the Web site may be used in place of or in addition to any other
13.17required form of publication. Each year after designating publication on the Web site for
13.18transportation projects, the
13.19qualified newspaper in the jurisdiction and on the Web site, notice that the
13.20
13.21 Subd. 3. Form, time for publication same. A
13.22subdivision that publishes on its Web site under this section must post the information in
13.23substantially the same format and for the same period of time as required for publication
13.24in an official newspaper or other print publication.
13.25 Subd. 4. Record retention. A
13.26publishes notice on its Web site under this section must ensure that a permanent record of
13.27publication is maintained in a form accessible by the public.
13.28 Sec. 22. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
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13.32account in the trunk highway fund.
14.1To prepare a site for and design, construct,
14.2furnish, and equip a new maintenance facility
14.3in Rochester.
14.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.5 Sec. 23. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.6 Subd. 4. Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account. To provide the money
14.7appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the
14.8commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an
14.9amount up to
14.10prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
14.11Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the
14.12commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and
14.13any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds
14.14account in the trunk highway fund.
14.15EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.16 Sec. 24. Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:
14.17 Section 1. ROCHESTER MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
14.18
14.19to design, construct, furnish, and equip the maintenance facility in Rochester and
14.20corresponding remodeling of the existing district headquarters building. This appropriation
14.21is from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
14.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
14.23 Sec. 25. Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:
14.24 Sec. 3. TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.
14.25To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in
14.26the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue
14.27bonds of the state in an amount up to
14.28terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections
14.29and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts
14.30requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except
14.31accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited
14.32to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.
15.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
15.2 Sec. 26. Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 28, is amended
15.3to read:
15.4 Sec. 28. TRANSFERS, REDUCTIONS, CANCELLATIONS, AND BOND
15.5SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.
15.6(a) The remaining balance of the appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special
15.7Session chapter 1, article 1, section 7, for the economic development and housing
15.8challenge program, estimated to be $450,000, is transferred to the general fund.
15.9(b) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.10section 5, for Minnesota investment fund grants pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.12(c) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.13section 12, subdivision 2, for disaster enrollment impact aid pursuant to Minnesota
15.14Statutes, section
15.15(d) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article
15.161, section 12, subdivision 3, for disaster relief facilities grants pursuant to Minnesota
15.17Statutes, section
15.18(e) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.19section 12, subdivision 4, for disaster relief operating grants pursuant to Minnesota
15.20Statutes, section
15.21(f) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.22section 12, subdivision 5, for pupil transportation aid pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
15.23section
15.24(g) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 2,
15.25section 5, subdivision 3, for pupil transportation aid pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
15.26section
15.27(h) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
15.28section 13, for public health activities pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
15.29is reduced by $103,000.
15.30(i)
15.31chapter 2, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for reconstruction and repair of trunk
15.32highways and trunk highway bridges is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws
15.332007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2, is reduced
15.34by
16.1(j) $5,680,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2,
16.2article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 289, section 2, for
16.3grants to local governments for capital costs related to rehabilitation and replacement of
16.4local roads and bridges damaged or destroyed by flooding pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
16.5section
16.6Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3, is reduced by $5,680,000.
16.7(k) $2,133,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1,
16.8article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for local road and bridge rehabilitation and replacement
16.9pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.10sale authorization in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 17,
16.11subdivision 2, is reduced by $2,133,000.
16.12(l) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1,
16.13section 4, subdivision 2, for state road infrastructure operations and maintenance pursuant
16.14to Minnesota Statutes, section
16.15 Sec. 27. Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 67, is amended to read:
16.16 Sec. 67. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 256 REMOVED.
16.17(a) Minnesota Statutes, section
16.18day after the commissioner of transportation receives a copy of the agreement between
16.19the commissioner and the governing body of Blue Earth County and a copy of the
16.20agreement between the commissioner and the governing body of the city of Mankato to
16.21transfer jurisdiction of Legislative Route No. 256 and notifies the revisor of statutes
16.22under paragraph (b).
16.23(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete the route identified in paragraph (a) from
16.24Minnesota Statutes when the commissioner of transportation sends notice to the revisor
16.25electronically or in writing that the conditions required to transfer the route have been
16.26satisfied.
16.27 Sec. 28. REPEALER.
16.28(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.115, subdivision 240, is repealed.
16.29(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 221.0314, subdivision 9a, is
16.30repealed.
