| Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended
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1E Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to enter into an agreement
to either forgive any money due or convert the loans to grants for certain loan
agreements made to the Buffalo Ridge regional railroad authority established by
Rock and Nobles counties to buy and rehabilitate rail lines
(je)
| | Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Hoyt Lakes and the town
of White for the construction of a railroad spur
(me)
| | Also tagged in: Bonds, Public, Counties-Specific, Economic Development, Employment and Economic Development Department, Public Utilities and Public Utilities Commission, Transportation and Transportation Department, Waste and Waste Management, Water, Water Resources, and Waterways, Wetlands Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Referred to Finance
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to Itasca county
to acquire right-of-way and mitigate loss of wetlands and runoff of storm water
and to design, construct and equip roads, rail lines, natural gas pipelines,
water supply systems and wastewater collection and treatment systems for a steel
plant
(ra)
| | Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for a grant to
the city of Grand Rapids for railroad safety improvements at railroad crossings
(me)
| | Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the Minnesota historical society and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for predesign of the historical Wells train depot
renovation
(ra)
| | Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Author added Rest
Bill Text"Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007"; providing for the protection of railroad property from terrorism and other criminal activities; specifying legislative findings and purpose; requiring common carriers to provide law enforcement personnel, emergency personnel, transportation officials and other first responders a risk assessment of railroads in the state; requiring common carriers to have a program in place to protect railroad infrastructure from acts of sabotage, terrorism and other criminal acts (infrastructure protection program), requiring the infrastructure protection program to provide specifically for the security of the infrastructure and include regular inspections, requiring compliance and prescribing penalties, requiring annual updates of the program; specifying requirements for common carriers to protect community facilities, prescribing a penalty; requiring common carriers to provide certain communications [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Bonds, Public, Cities and Towns, Contracts, Councils, Counties, Finance Department, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles-Registration, Licensing, Taxation, Revenue Department, Taxation, Taxation-Gasoline and Special Fuels, Taxation-Sales, Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Transportation Department Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Introduction and first reading
Bill TextTICLE 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 [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Airports and Aircraft, Children and Minors, Cities and Towns-Specific, Contracts, Councils, Counties-Specific, Data Practices and Privacy, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles-Carriers, Omnibus, Popular Names, Public Safety Department, Safety, School Buses Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF1351]
Bill Text4E 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 [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 05/20/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for a high speed rail line feasibility study between
the cities of Rochester and St. Paul
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the metropolitan council and authorizing the issuance of
state bonds for final design and construction of the central corridor transit
way between the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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r /> | | Also tagged in: Appropriations, Bonds, Public, Cities and Towns-Specific, Councils, Counties-Specific, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Transportation and Transportation Department Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the metropolitan council and authorizing the issuance of
state bonds for environmental studies, engineering, real property acquistion and
passenger facilities construction for the Robert street corridor transitway
corridor on or parallel to U.S. highway #52 and Robert street from the city of
St. Paul to Dakota county road #42 in the town of Rosemount
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the metropolitan council and authorizing the issuance of
state bonds for grant to the Hennepin county regional rail authority to prepare
an alternative analysis, environmental impact study (EIS) and property
acquistion for the Bottineau transitway corridor (LRT) betwen the cities of
downtown Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Bill Text"General Railroad Safety Act"; prohibiting certain railroad related educational programs; authorizing the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to order the installation of trackside ballast surface warning devices at any railroad track and right-of-way in the state; requiring outdoor electrical lighting appliances at certain points along a railroad track; requiring the commissioner to assess and adopt certain rules for best practice clearance standards for passenger rail platforms; requiring owners of industrial complexes to ensure a positive separation between rail and any motor vehicle at certain industrial complexes; establishing locomotive safety and sanitation standards; prohibiting certain appurtenant equipment from being above the surface of the ground as well as near track switches; applying federal hours of service regulations to persons operating dual purpose railroad tracks and public road vehicles; providing show full description | | Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the metropolitan council and authorizing the issuance of
state bonds for a grant to the Hennepin county regional rail authority to
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for preliminary engineerig for
the southwest transit way corridor from the Hiawatha light rail in downtown
Minneapolis to Eden Prairie
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading
Bill TextModifying metropolitan area light rail transit (LRT) planning, designing and construction; requiring the metropolitan council to identify in the transportation policy plan heavily traveled corridors to be benefited by transitways; requiring the council to designate locally preferred alternative transit modes after locally directed studies; requiring the governor to designate the metropolitan council or the state acting through the department of transportation (DOT) as the responsible authority for each metropolitan area proposed light rail transit facility; requiring the DOT to transfer all constructed facilities, equipment and property to the metropolitan council upon LRT facility completion; authorizing the metropolitan council to plan, design, acquire, construct and equip LRT facilities in the metropolitan area; specifying metropolitan area applicability; repealing the requirement prohibiting the seeking of financial [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the metropolitan council and authorizing the issuance of
state bonds for final design and construction of the central corridor transit
way between the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Business, Industry and Jobs
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1E "Railroad Walkway Safety Act"; specifying general requirements for surfacing
walkways by track; requiring rail carriers to provide walkways adjacent to
certain portions of yard tracks; specifying standards for certain other tracks
and compliance exceptions; permitting certain exceptions to rail carriers under
certain conditions; authorizing rail carriers to petition the commissioner of
transportation (DOT) for waivers; providing for complaints and enforcement,
specifying certain exemptions
(me)
| | Also tagged in: Bicycles and Bikeways, Bonds, Public, Councils, Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles-Registration, Licensing, Taxation, Public Safety Department, State Government-Finance, State Patrol, Transportation and Transportation Department Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading
Bill TextTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including airport development and assistance, aviation support and services, transit, freight and infrastructure for state and local roads, for highway debt service, for electronic communications and for general support and services, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and the Hiawatha light rail transit (LRT) line and to the commissioner of public safety for administration and related services, for public safety officer survivor benefits, for technical support services, for the state patrol including capital security, commercial vehicle enforcement, for driver and vehicle services and for traffic and pipeline safety; authorizing and providing for general contingent accounts and for the payment of tort claims ARTICLE [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Appropriations, Bicycles and Bikeways, Bonds, Public, Councils, Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles-Registration, Licensing, Taxation, Public Safety Department, State Government-Finance, State Patrol, Transportation and Transportation Department Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading
Bill TextTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including airport development and assistance, aviation support and services, transit, freight and infrastructure for state and local roads, for highway debt service, for electronic communications and for general support and services, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and the Hiawatha light rail transit (LRT) line and to the commissioner of public safety for administration and related services, for public safety officer survivor benefits, for technical support services, for the state patrol including capitol security, commercial vehicle enforcement, for driver and vehicle services and for traffic and pipeline safety; authorizing and providing for general contingent accounts and for the payment of tort claims ARTICLE [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Author stricken Neuville
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the Minnesota valley regional rail
authority for rehabilitating railroad tracks from Norwood-Young America to
Hanley Falls
(me)
| | Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Relating to transit; removing restrictions on Dan Patch commuter rail line
planning and development
(je)
| | Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for final design of the extension of commuter rail
service on the northstar corridor from the town of Big Lake to the town of Rice
and to acquire railroad easements and land for stations, layover facilities and
park and ride lots; specifying certain contribution requirements
(je)
| | Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for the state share of a high speed rail line
between St. Paul and Chicago, specifying certain appropriation use restrictions
(ra)
| | Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the metropolitan council and authorizing the isuance of
state bonds for a grant to the Hennepin county regional rail authority to
prepare a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and for preliminary
engineering for the southwest transitway corridor from the Hiawatha light rail
in downtown Minneapolis to the southwest transit station hub in Eden Prairie
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Requiring the metropolitan council to conduct a study on the feasibility of the
use of light rail transit or communter rail transit in the I-394 corridor
between downtown Minneapolis and Ridgedale drive in Minnetonka with an
alternative extending to Wayzata, specifying study requirements and requiring a
report to the legislature by a certain date
(ra)
| | Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for a grant to
the northstar corridor development authority to fund technical analysis for the
extension of commuter rail service between the towns of Big Lake and Rice
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds to design, construct, furnish and equip a station in
the city of Fridley on the Northstar commuter rail line
(ra)
| | Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance
Bill Text1E "Railroad Walkways Safety Act"; authorizing the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to assess common carriers, administer the state rail safety inspection account and perform other duties on behalf of the state rail safety inspector; requiring the commissioner to establish the position of state rail safety inspector in the office of freight and commercial vehicle operations; requiring the state rail safety inspector to inspect mainline and secondary track and industry track, railroad right of way, including adjacent or intersecting drainage, culverts, bridges, overhead structures, traffic, crossings, yards, physical plants, to review and enforce safety requirements and railroad security measures and issue citations for violations; requiring the commissioner to annually assess certain railroad companies start-up or reestablishment costs and related costs of initiating the state rail safety inspector program, exemptions;[...] show full description | | Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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| | Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for a grant to St. Louis and Lake county regional
rail authority for railroad acquisition and track restoration, environmental
impact studies, advanced corridor planning, preliminary design an engineering,
station design, analysis of railroad capacity and easements costs for intercity
and passenger rail service between the city of Duluth and the cities of
Minneapolis and St. Paul (Northshore Express intercity rail initiative)
(ra)
| | Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the St. Louis and Lake counties
regional railroad authority for land acquisition, design, construction and
reconstruction of rail line and stations for passenger rail service within the
Duluth and Duluth/Minneapolis rail corridor (Northshore Express intercity rail
initiative)
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Author stricken Koering
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Regulating certain pesticide applications; requiring railroad companies to file
annually by a certain date a schedule of the pesticide application plan with the
commissioner of agriculture, requiring right of way plan conformance, permitting
certain plan exemptions, requiring employee information on pesticides and
effects and prohibiting railroad companies from requiring employees to work in
pesticide treated areas within a certain amount of time after application,
requiring railroads to furnish employees with protective equipment; authorizing
commissioner rulemaking; requiring a commissioner cost recovery plan;
appropriating money to the commissioner of agriculture
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 03/31/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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A resolution supporting Amtrak funding in the state
(ra)
| | Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Modifying the sales tax exemption for light rail transit vehicle and repair
parts to include the Northstar Corridor rail project; exempting purchases for
materials and supplies used in construction of the Central Corridor light rail
transit project and the Northstar commuter rail project from the sales tax
(me)
| | Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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| | Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Received from Senate
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Highway right-of-way transferred to state rail bank relating to specified
tracts. | | Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/04/08
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Commuter rail; transportation commissioner's authority clarified relating to
commuter rail, and operation and maintenance of commuter rail lines located in
the metropolitan area provided. | | Also tagged in: Appropriations, Cities and Towns-Specific, Councils, Counties-Specific, Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards, Finance Department, Fuels, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles, Police and Peace Officers, Public Safety Department, School Buses, Schools, Taxation, Traffic Regulations Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - HF substituted on Calendar HF3800
Bill TextTICLE 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 [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Received from Senate
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Dan Patch commuter rail line restrictions modified to allow study and planning. | | Also tagged in: Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards, Federal Government, Hazardous Substances, Public Safety Department, Safety, School Buses, State Patrol, Traffic Regulations-Violations and Penalties, Transportation and Transportation Department, Waste and Waste Management Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Received from Senate
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Hazardous materials, school bus endorsement, and commercial vehicle operation
federal conformity provided. | | Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Relating to motor fuels; modifying provisions relating to petroleum product
distribution by rail car
(me)
| | Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance Division
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Petroleum product distribution provisions modified. | | Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading
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Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing
the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Grand Rapids to make
certain railroad crossing improvements in the city, specifying enhancements,
requiring nonstate sources match
(rt)
| | Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Author added Rest
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Requiring class I railroad carriers to file cost information with the
commissioner of transportation (DOT), specifying information to be furnished and
updated information, requiring opportunity for public inspection and state
register publication, prescribing penalties; requiring the commissioner to
submit a report on rail infrastructure and railroad performance to the
legislature by a certain date, specifying report contents; appropriating money
to the commissioner
(rt)
| | Also tagged in: Airports and Aircraft, Appropriations, Bonds, Public, Cities and Towns-Specific, Disadvantaged, Finance Department, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Legal Proceedings, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles-Registration, Licensing, Taxation, Police and Peace Officers, Public Safety Department, Revenue Department, State Government-Finance, Task Forces, Taxation-Sales and Use Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading
Bill TextTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for aeronautics, for airport development and assistance, for aviation support and services, for transit and freight, for state roads for infrastructure investment and planning and construction, operations and maintenance and electronic communications, for local roads including county state aids and municipal state aids, for general support and services, for the town road sign replacement program, for certain transfers with the approval of the commissioner of finance, for the use of state road construction appropriations and for the transfer of funds for certain contingent appropriations, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and for Hiawatha light rail transit (LRT) line operations and to the commissioner of public safety for certain administration and related [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Airports and Aircraft, Appropriations-Omnibus Bills, Cities and Towns, Cities and Towns-Specific, Councils, Counties, Credit and Credit Services, Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Public Safety Department, State Government-Finance, State Patrol, Task Forces, Taxation, Taxation-Gasoline and Special Fuels Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF946]
Bill TextTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems, airport development and assistance, aviation support and services, transit, freight, rail, state roads, infrastructure investment and planning and support, state road construction, highway debt service, infrastructure operations and maintenance, electronic communications, local roads, county and municipal state aids, department support and buildings; authorizing certain fund transfers and state road construction appropriations use and providing for contingent appropriations, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and rail operations, to the commissioner of public safety for administration and related costs, office of communications, public safety support, technical support services, the state patrol for patrolling highways, commercial vehicle [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Athletics, Children and Minors, Cities and Towns-Specific, Crimes and Criminals, Gambling, Labor, Employment, and Labor and Industry Department, Legal Proceedings, Local Governments, Public Safety Department, Recreation and Amusement, Stadiums, Taxation-Property, Taxation-Sales and Use, University of Minnesota Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading
Bill TextTICLE 1 - CASINO Authorizing and providing for the commissioner of public safety to issue a license for the ownership and operation of a casino in the city of Eagan; establishing a casino commission to review regulatory matters, specifying membership; requiring and providing for commissioner issuance of certain occupational licenses for casino employees, providing for application, investigation and license issuance and renewal or revocation and suspension; prescribing game procedures; requiring the casino licensee to file with the commissioner a comprehensive plan for security and surveillance at the casino; authorizing the commissioner to by order exclude certain persons from the licensed casino, providing for hearing and appeal and a reasonable time to cure the violation or condition, imposing a penalty for violation of the order; authorizing and providing for exclusion of persons from the premises by the show full description | | Also tagged in: Administration Department, Appropriations-Omnibus Bills, Boards, Bonds, Public, Cities and Towns-Specific, Colleges and Universities, Corrections and Corrections Department, Councils, Education and Education Department, Employment and Economic Development Department, Human Services and Human Services Department, Metropolitan Area, Natural Resources Department, Pollution and Pollution Control Agency, Public Safety Department, State Government-Finance Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Special Order: Amended
Bill TextTICLE 1 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPRA) and to renovate the 717 Delaware building for use as a biomedical science research facility, to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPRA), Bemidji state university, Fond du Lac tribal and community college and for debt service, to the commissioner of education for independent school district #38, Red Lake for new facilities, to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for Stillwater flood control phase III, Lake Zumbro restoration, Red River digital elevation model, Greenleaf state park, Fort Snelling upper bluff and state trail acquisition including the Cuyuna Lakes trail and Gateway trail development, to the pollution control agency [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to incorporate a Fridley
station on the northstar commuter rail line
(me)
| | Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading
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Prohibiting county regional railroad authorities from contributing more than a
certain percentage of the capital costs on transit projects and from
contributing funds to pay for operating and maintenance costs; defining transit
project
(je)
| | Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Division action, to pass as amended and return to Finance
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Lake Superior Mississippi Railroad scenic railway improvements funding provided,
and money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
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Lake Superior Mississippi Railroad scenic railway improvements funding provided,
and money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Finance
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RST ENGROSSMENT
Commuter rail; transportation commissioner's authority clarified relating to
commuter rail, and operation and maintenance of commuter rail lines located in
the metropolitan area provided.
Section 1: Commuter rail; commissioner's duties; contracts; liabilities, rights,
and financial considerations language is modified.
Section 2: Commuter rail operation and maintenance language is modified.
Subdivision 1. General.
Subdivision 2. Commuter rail equipment, supplies, and materials.
Subdivision 3. Commuter rail improvements.
Subdivision 4. Procurement for commuter rail; best value alternative.
Subdivision 5. Transfer of property and use rights.
Subdivision 6. Agreements with other parties.
Subdivision 7. Expenditure of funds and exercise of powers.
Subdivision 8. Application of section 174.82.
Subdivision 9. Rights of employees.
SNA 3/25/08
| | Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair
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Southwest transitway corridor draft environmental impact statement and
preliminary engineering funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. | | Also tagged in: Airports and Aircraft, Appropriations, Children and Minors, Cities and Towns-Specific, Contracts, Councils, Counties-Specific, Data Practices and Privacy, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles-Carriers, Omnibus, Popular Names, Public Safety Department, Safety Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
Bill TextIRD ENGROSSMENT Omnibus transportation policy bill providing policy changes relating to transportation, highways, drivers' licenses and railroads, and appropriating money. ARTICLE 1: TRANSPORTATION POLICY Section 1: Geotechnical investigation before eminent domain proceedings language provided. Section 2: Cooperation with federal authorities; reestablishment costs limit language modified. Section 3: Reestablishment costs limit language modified. Section 4: "Expressway" definition provided. Section 5: "Freeway" definition modified. Section 6: Commercial vehicle drivers at rest areas language provided. Section 7: Sign franchise program language modified. Section 8: Voyager Highway language modified. Section 9: Purple Heart Trail language provided. Section 10: Dallas Sams Memorial Highway language provided. [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
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RST ENGROSSMENT
Light rail transit planning, design, and construction provisions modified.
Section 1: Controlled access approval language modified.
Section 2: Transitways; light rail transit and commuter rail in the metropolitan
area language modified.
Section 3: "Final design plan" definition modified.
Section 4: Light rail transit; design plans language provided.
Section 5: Federal funding; light rail transit language modified.
Section 6: Light rail transit construction in the metropolitan area; council
authority language provided.
Section 7: Light rail transit operation language modified.
Section 8: Application language provided.
Section 9: Repealer provided.
Section 19: Effective date provided.
JAJ 3/19/7
| | Also tagged in: Airports and Aircraft, Appropriations, Children and Minors, Cities and Towns-Specific, Contracts, Councils, Counties-Specific, Data Practices and Privacy, Fuels, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, International Relations, Interstate Compacts and Agreements, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles-Carriers, Omnibus Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 287 05/08/08
Bill TextTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTAION POLICY Authorizing a state agency or a political subdivision to enter property for purposes of investigation, monitoring, testing, surveying or boring to perform geotechnical investigations, requiring notification, prohibiting unnecessary property damage; providing a limit on business reestablishment costs; defining expressway; modifying the definition of freeway; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to 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; adding 24 hour pharmacies to the sign franchise program; modifying the voyageur highway description; designating I-94 as the Purple Heart trail; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to adopt a suitable marking design [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
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Northshore Express Inter-City Passenger Rail funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Referred by Chair to Transportation Finance Division
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General Railroad Safety Act adopted. | | Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
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Rock and Nobles Counties rail line state loans forgiven or converted to grants. | | Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair
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North Shore Express Intercity Rail Initiative funding provided, bonds issued,
and money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
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State entry authorized onto real property for geotechnical investigation under
eminent domain, bridge and culvert provisions modified, rail service
improvements funds regulated, state rail bank property regulated, and penalties
imposed. | | Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Calendar: Third reading Passed
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Geotechnical investigation property entry authorized, reestablishment cost
limits provided, bridges and culverts provisions modified, and rail service and
rail bank property provisions regulated. | | Also tagged in: Appropriations, Cities and Towns-Specific, Claims, Counties-Specific, Crimes and Criminals, Crimes and Criminals-Victims, Data Practices and Privacy, Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards, Finance Department, Highways, Roads, and Bridges, Metropolitan Area, Motor Vehicles, Omnibus, Popular Names, Public Safety Department, School Buses Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Conference committee report, delete everything
Bill TextIRD ENGROSSMENT Transportation-related program or activity provisions modified or added, penalties imposed, reports required, and technical and clarifying corrections made. ARTICLE 1 -- TRANSPORTATION POLICY Section 1: No legal title without certificate language provided. Section 2: Transportation services contracts; requirements language modified. Section 3: School bus drivers language provided. Subdivision 1. Driver pay. Subdivision 2. Right to refuse. Section 4: Passenger automobile language modified. Section 5: Vehicles exempt from tax, fees, or plate display language modified. Section 6: Exceptions language modified. Section 7: Disability plates; application language modified. Section 8: Plate design; furnished by commissioner language modified. Section 9: Display of temporary permit language modified. Section [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Author added Masin
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Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007 adopted providing for protection of
railroad property from terrorism, criminal activities, and accidents; civil
penalties and remedies imposed; and money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 04/02/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
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St. Paul to Rochester high-speed rail line feasibility study funding provided,
bonds issued, and money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 04/02/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
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St. Paul to Rochester high-speed rail line feasibility study funding provided,
bonds issued, and money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Civil Justice
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Commuter rail contracts may not include tort immunity for a class I railroad. | | Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Author added Slocum
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Light rail transit vehicle and repair parts exemption modified and expanded to
Northstar Corridor rail project, and Central and Northstar Corridor construction
purchases exempted for materials and supplies. | | Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair
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Railroad track rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated. | | Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Author added Beard
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Dan Patch commuter rail line planning and development restrictions repealed. | | Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance Division
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Dan Patch commuter rail line prohibition repealed. | | Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Author added Bly
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Railroad prairie right-of-way management provided, and money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance Division
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Remote-control operation of trains regulated over highway intersections and
bridges and near international border. | | Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair
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Central Corridor Transit Way between St. Paul and Minneapolis provided, bonds
issued, and money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair
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St. Paul to Hinckley Rush Line Corridor provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated. | | Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Recalled by Chair
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Red Rock Corridor transitway funding provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated. | | Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Author added Kalin
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Commuter rail system construction materials sales tax exemption provided. | | Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Author added Liebling
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Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007 adopted providing for protection of
railroad property from terrorism and other criminal activities. | | Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Author added Abeler
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Railroad Walkways Safety Act adopted, state rail safety inspector position
established, special account provided, penalties imposed, and money
appropriated. | | Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Recalled by Chair
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Rice; commuter rail service extension technical analysis funding provided, and
money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Author added Abeler
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Amtrak funding support urged of Congress by resolution. | | Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Referred by Chair to Transportation Finance Division
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Northstar commuter rail extension design funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Author added Hortman
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Fridley Northstar commuter train station funding provided, bonds issued, and
money appropriated. | | Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Author added Slocum
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Walkways required by certain railroad tracks. |
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