Law and Government Legislation regarding 'Motor Vehicles' in Minnesota

TICLE 1 - COUNTY WHEELAGE TAX Expanding the county wheelage tax statewide, increasing the limit and requiring crediting to the road and bridge fund of the county levying the tax; modifying certain definitions under motor vehicle registration tax provisions ARTICLE 2 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX Modifying the imposition of the motor vehicle registration tax on passenger automobiles in subsequent years; defining certain terms for exceptions purposes ARTICLE 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TAX Creating transit fund and accounts; establishing phase in of motor vehicles sales tax revenues to transportation ARTICLE 4 - FUEL TAX Increasing the gasoline and special fuels tax rates and providing for annual inflation adjustments by the commissioner of revenue ARTICLE 5 - COUNTY STATE-AID FUND DISTRIBUTION Modifying the county state aid highway fund apportionment [...]

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4E Relating to transportation; classifying certain department of transportation (DOT) data relating to market research, overhead rates and bid escrow; authorizing a state agency or a political subdivision to enter property for purposes of investigation, monitoring, testing, surveying or boring to perform geotechnical investigations before eminent domain proceedings, requiring notification, prohibiting unnecessary property damage; providing a limit on business reestablishment costs; defining expressway; modifying the definition of freeway; requiring the commissioner allow commercial motor vehicle operators subject to hours of service regulations under certain federal regulations to stop and park continuously for up to a certain period of time as necessary at safety rest areas and travel information centers; modifying voyageur highway description; designating I-94 as the Purple Heart trail; designating a certain portion [...]

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"Freedom to Breath Act of 2005"; modifying certain provisions under the clean indoor air act; prohibiting smoking in places of employment and in public transportation vehicles, defining smoking, indoor area, places of employment and public transportation and modifying the definition of public place; requiring family home or group family day care providers to disclose to parents or guardians of children cared for on the premises of the existence of smoking on the premises outside the hours of operation; expanding the prohibition on smoking in health care facilities to licensed residential facilities for children and modifying the prohibition on smoking in nursing and boarding care homes; authorizing smoking in public transportation vehicles used for personal purposes by the driver, passengers disclosure requirement; strengthening the responsibility of proprietors in charge of public places to prevent smoking; authorizing [...]

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TICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including transit and rail, port development assistance, for state roads including infrastructure operations and maintenance, infrastructure investment support and highway debt service, for local roads including county and municipal state aids and for state aid appropriation adjustments and transfers, to the commissioner of public safety for the state patrol for additional troopers, to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for transportation emergency relief for victims of the I-35W bridge collapse, to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for the center for transportation studies to assess the public policy implications of financing new and improved transportation infrastructure, requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date ARTICLE 2 - TRUNK HIGHWAY [...]

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Relating to natural resources; modifying gross weight limitations restrictions on vehicles hauling unfinished forest products; expanding certain renewable energy objectives for allocation of costs purposes for electricity providers; modifying the apportionment formula of general application under the corporate franchise tax; modifying the sales tax exemption for capital equipment and defining wood products industry; expanding the sales and use tax agricultural exemptions for repair and replacement parts to include skidder tires; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for certain assistance to nonindustrial private forest landowners and for implementation of the sustainable forest resources act, to the Minnesota forest resources council, to the forest resources interagency information cooperative and for certain costs for generating revenue, to hire additional filed foresters to work on timber sales,[...]

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TICLE 1 - UTILITIES Modifying provisions relating to the petrofund program; allowing the petroleum tank release compensation board to recover expenses incurred by the pollution control agency (PCA) in taking corrective actions; requiring the board to reimburse qualified persons for replacing PVC fill piping with metal piping at residential locations under certain conditions, limit; clarifying heating oil vendors residential spill nonresponsibility under certain conditions; requiring certain entities to provide a property owner with a copy of the appraisal before presenting a petition to acquire property; modifying provisions relating to power transmission lines, renewable energy obligations and related activities and costs, modifying certain duties of the public utilities commission (PUC) relating to transmission cost adjustments for allowing the utility to recover charges incurred by the utility, expanding certain [...]

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TICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION POLICY Modifying or adding provisions to highways, motor vehicles, vehicle registration, fuel tax agreement fees, traffic regulations and surcharges, vehicle parking ordinances, commercial vehicles and vehicles combinations and permits, design build construction, pupil transportation and school bus drivers, drivers licenses, driver training, motor fuels, the state patrol, transit and paratransit planning, urban partnership agreement implementation, the transfer of right of way to state rail bank, nonmotorized transportation, transportation finance, and other transportation related programs or practices; repealing surcharge for special veteran license plates; requiring studies and reports; classifying data for design build transportation project audio recordings of meetings with proposers; authorizing the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to charge user fees to single occupant motor [...]

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2E Relating to commerce; regulating motor vehicle retail installment fees, insurance fees, coverages, contracts, filings and forms; regulating financial planners, real estate appraisers, limited broker licenses, domestic mutual insurance companies, joint underwriting associations, service contracts and collection agencies; making technical and clarifying changes; increasing documentary or documentary administration fees for motor vehicle retail installment sales; defining motor vehicle manufacturer and regulating motor vehicle service contracts issued by motor vehicle manufacturers covering private passenger automobiles; changing service contract to include towing, rental and road service and hazard protections; specifying initial reinsurance intermediary license duration requirements; modifying duties of insurers using agents or brokers in a life insurance or annuity sale; clarifying changes for accident and health [...]

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