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MN HF2887

MN HF2887
Transportation finance and policy bill.

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Introduced
03/15/2023
In Committee
05/22/2023
Crossed Over
04/21/2023
Passed
05/23/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/24/2023

Introduced Session

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying prior appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; modifying various policy and finance provisions; establishing metropolitan region sales and use tax; requiring Metropolitan Council to implement and enforce transit safety measures; authorizing administrative citations; establishing criminal penalties; establishing an advisory committee, a task force, and a working group; establishing pilot programs; requiring a study; requiring reports; transferring money; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.9741, subdivision 5; 13.69, subdivision 1; 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 115E.042, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123B.90, subdivision 2; 151.37, subdivision 12; 160.262, subdivision 3; 160.266, subdivisions 1b, 6, by adding a subdivision; 160.27, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 161.045, subdivision 3; 161.082, subdivision 2a; 161.088, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, as amended, by adding subdivisions; 161.115, subdivision 265, by adding a subdivision; 161.125, subdivision 1; 161.14, subdivision 97, by adding a subdivision; 161.32, subdivision 2; 161.41; 161.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 161.46, subdivision 2; 161.53; 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.13, subdivisions 2, 3; 162.145, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 163.051, subdivision 1; 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.012, by adding a subdivision; 168.013, subdivisions 1a, 8; 168.1235, subdivision 1; 168.1253, subdivision 3; 168.1293, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 168.1295, subdivision 5; 168.1296, subdivision 5; 168.1298, subdivision 5; 168.185; 168.27, subdivisions 11, 16, 31; 168.326; 168.327, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5b, by adding a subdivision; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168.345, subdivision 2; 168.381, subdivision 4; 168A.11, subdivision 3; 168A.151, subdivision 1; 168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 168A.31, subdivision 2; 168B.045; 168B.07, subdivision 1; 168D.06; 168D.07; 169.011, subdivision 27, by adding a subdivision; 169.09, subdivisions 8, 13, by adding a subdivision; 169.14, by adding subdivisions; 169.18, subdivision 11, by adding a subdivision; 169.222, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 169.345, subdivision 2; 169.346, subdivision 2a; 169.451, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 169.454, subdivision 2; 169.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 169.70; 169.781, subdivision 3; 169.8261; 169.865, subdivision 1a; 169A.60, subdivisions 13, 16; 171.01, by adding subdivisions; 171.041; 171.042; 171.05, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivisions 2, 3, as amended, 7, by adding a subdivision; 171.0605, subdivisions 3, 5; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07, subdivisions 11, 15; 171.0705, by adding a subdivision; 171.12, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision; 171.13, 1 HF2887 FIFTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR KRB H2887-5 subdivisions 1, 1a, 7; 171.26; 171.29, subdivision 2; 171.306, subdivision 4; 171.36; 174.01, by adding a subdivision; 174.03, subdivision 1c; 174.38, subdivisions 3, 5, 6; 174.40, subdivision 4a; 174.50, subdivision 7; 174.52, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 174.634; 219.015, subdivision 2; 219.1651; 221.0269, by adding a subdivision; 222.37, subdivision 1; 222.50, subdivision 7; 239.761, by adding a subdivision; 256.9752, by adding a subdivision; 270C.15; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297A.64, subdivisions 1, 2; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.94; 297A.99, subdivision 1; 297A.993, by adding a subdivision; 297B.02, subdivision 1; 297B.03; 297B.09; 299A.01, by adding a subdivision; 299A.55; 299A.705, subdivision 1; 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1; 325F.6641, subdivision 2; 357.021, subdivisions 6, 7; 360.915, subdivision 6; 473.145; 473.375, by adding a subdivision; 473.39, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 473.3999; 473.4051; 473.408, by adding a subdivision; 473.859, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 609.50, subdivision 1; 609.855, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 103; Laws 2013, chapter 127, section 63; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 16, subdivision 11, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 4; article 4, section 143; Laws 2022, chapter 39, section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4; 41A; 123B; 160; 161; 162; 168; 169; 171; 174; 219; 289A; 290; 297A; 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 160.05, subdivision 2; 167.45; 168.121, subdivision 5; 168.1282, subdivision 5; 168.1294, subdivision 5; 168.1299, subdivision 4; 168.345, subdivision 1; 168B.15; 169.829, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 3a; 299A.705, subdivision 2; 360.915, subdivision 5; 473.1467; 473.408, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, 9; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; Minnesota Rules, parts 7411.0530; 7411.0535; 8835.0350, subpart 2.

AI Summary

This bill appropriates $4,174,897,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $3,672,723,000 for fiscal year 2025 for transportation purposes, primarily for the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and the Metropolitan Council. * **Department of Transportation:** * Multimodal Systems: $69,598,000 in FY2024 and $18,598,000 in FY2025 for Airport Development and Assistance. This includes $36,000,000 from the General Fund in FY2024 for airport infrastructure projects, available until June 30, 2027. * Transit and Active Transportation: $58,478,000 in FY2024 and $18,374,000 in FY2025 from the General Fund. This includes $40,000,000 in FY2024 for transit and active transportation projects, available until June 30, 2027. * Passenger Rail: $197,521,000 in FY2024 and $4,226,000 in FY2025 from the General Fund for passenger rail activities, including $194,700,000 in FY2024 for the Northern Lights Express project, available until June 30, 2028. * State Road Construction: $1,207,013,000 in FY2024 and $1,174,045,000 in FY2025, primarily from the Trunk Highway Fund, for trunk highway construction, reconstruction, and improvements. * Highway Debt Service: $268,336,000 in FY2024 and $291,394,000 in FY2025 for transfer to the state bond fund. * Corridors of Commerce: $25,000,000 in each year for the corridors of commerce program. * County State-Aid Highways: $917,782,000 in FY2024 and $991,615,000 in FY2025 from the County State-Aid Highway Fund, available until June 30, 2033. * Municipal State-Aid Streets: $236,360,000 in FY2024 and $251,748,000 in FY2025 from the Municipal State-Aid Street Fund, available until June 30, 2033. * Local Bridges: $18,013,000 in FY2024 from the General Fund for local bridge replacement or rehabilitation, available until June 30, 2027. * Local Road Improvement: $18,013,000 in FY2024 from the General Fund for local road construction and reconstruction, available until June 30, 2027. * Agency Services: $317,666,000 in FY2024 and $87,228,000 in FY2025, from the General Fund and Trunk Highway Fund, for agency operations, including $216,400,000 in FY2024 from the General Fund for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) discretionary matches, available until June 30, 2027. * **Metropolitan Council:** * Transit System Operations: $85,654,000 in FY2024 and $32,654,000 in FY2025 from the General Fund. This includes $50,000,000 in FY2024 for the Blue Line light rail transit extension project, available until June 30, 2030. * **Department of Public Safety:** * State Patrol: $154,044,000 in FY2024 and $141,731,000 in FY2025, primarily from the Trunk Highway Fund, for highway patrolling, including $14,500,000 in FY2024 for a helicopter and $2,300,000 for an airplane. * Driver and Vehicle Services: $42,615,000 in FY2024 and $43,262,000 in FY2025 from the Driver and Vehicle Services Operating Account for driver services, and $34,238,000 in FY2024 and $28,737,000 in FY2025, including $6,000,000 from the General Fund in FY2024 for payments to deputy registrars. * Traffic Safety: $9,504,000 in FY2024 and $4,249,000 in FY2025, primarily from the General Fund, for traffic safety activities, including grants for safe road zones and school bus stop-signal arm camera systems. * **Tax Provisions:** * Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit: Establishes a tax credit of $1.50 per gallon for sustainable aviation fuel produced or blended in Minnesota and sold for use in aircraft departing from Minnesota airports. The total credit is capped annually, with $7,400,000 for FY2025 and $2,100,000 for FY2026 and FY2027. * Retail Delivery Fee: Imposes a 50-cent fee on retail deliveries of tangible personal property and clothing in Minnesota, with exemptions for certain items and small businesses. The fee is deposited into the transportation advancement account. * Vehicle Registration Tax Adjustments: Modifies the calculation of registration tax for passenger automobiles, increasing the percentage of the manufacturer's suggested retail price used in the calculation and adjusting depreciation percentages. * Wheelage Tax Exemption: Exempts vehicles that meet requirements for disabled veterans from county wheelage taxes. * Sales Tax on Rental Cars: Modifies exemptions for certain nonprofit organizations providing car-sharing services from the sales tax on rental cars. * Gasoline and Special Fuel Tax Rates: Adjusts tax rates for gasoline and special fuels, with annual adjustments based on the Minnesota Highway Construction Cost Index, capped at a 3% increase per year. * Regional Transportation Sales and Use Tax: Authorizes the Metropolitan Council to impose a 0.75% sales and use tax in the seven-county metropolitan area for transit purposes, with 83% for the Metropolitan Council and 17% for metropolitan counties. * Bond Appropriations: Authorizes the sale of up to $599,200,000 in trunk highway bonds for various transportation projects, including Corridors of Commerce and State Road Construction.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Secretary of State Chapter 68 (on 05/24/2023)
(1 Companion Bills)

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