All Transportation and Transportation Department Legislation - Minnesota
SF3892 - Defensive driving training requirements; defensive driving techniques in drivers manual requirement
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of public safety to adopt rules for persons enrolled in driver education programs to include instruction of defensive driving training and requiring the inclusion of defensive driving techniques in the drivers manual; authorizing the commissioner of public safety to request curriculum development assistance and use donated materials from any organization with experience in traffic safety issues, exempting rules from certain rulemaking requirements (ra) Comment on Bill SF3893 - Transit and metro mobility buses freeway shoulders statewide use authority; motor carriers bus stops and shelters limited use authority
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to transportation; permitting the statewide use of freeway shoulders by transit and metro mobility buses; specifying certain duties of the metropolitan council for permitting eligible providers of transit to use bus stops and bus shelters, allowing limited use (je) SF3888 - Transit ridership increase and transit fares reduction for metropolitan area and greater Minnesota
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to transportation; increasing transit ridership; requiring the metropolitan council to establish a lower fare for regular route transit in the metropolitan area and requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to require each greater Minnesota urbanized area service system receiving financial assistance to enforce a lower fare; appropriating money to the commissioner (rt) SF3891 - Income tax rate reduction offset for state transportation tax increases
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to taxation; providing a rate reduction for individual income tax to offset state transportation tax increases (ra) HF4252 - Investigation regarding electric vehicles required by the attorney general.
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor Bill Text Investigation regarding electric vehicles required by the attorney general. SF3885 - Constitutional amendment to require the legislature to provide by law for quality education, comprehensive health care, living wage jobs, safe and reliable transportation and a clean and safe environment
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XIII, to require the legislature to provide by law for quality education,comprehensive health care, living wage jobs, safe and reliable transportation and a clean and safe environment (me) SF1276 - Highway #36 corridor improvements, bond authorization and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for predesign, environmental studies and alternative analysis of highway improvements to the trunk highway #36 corridor from interstate #I-694 to trunk highway #61 in Ramsey and Washington counties (rt) SF2389 - Trunk highway #5 engineering improvements bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of trunk highway bonds for preliminary engineering and design of certain improvements along a portion of trunk highway #5 (Stillwater road) in Maplewood (me) SF2495 - Maplewood trunk highway #5 transportation department feasibility study appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for a feasibility study of congestion, flooding mitigation, pedestrian and traffic safety and other improvements along Maplewood marked trunk highway #5 (Stillwater Road) in Ramsey county (je) SF1365 - Property appraisal requirements by transportation commissioner
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying property appraisal requirements by the department of transportation (DOT) under certain conditions; reducing the market value of property identified as possibly being acquired by the department for future transportation uses (ra) SF1801 - Speed limits on local roads study and report requirement
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to report to the legislature by a certain date on speed limits on local roads; specifying minimum report requirements (me) Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Withdrawn and returned to author Bill Text Designating the Soo Line trail overpass over marked truck highway #169 in Onamia as the Curt Eastlund memorial bridge; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to design and erect appropriate signs to mark the bridge (je) SF2462 - Rock and Nobles counties Buffalo Ridge regional railroad authority loan forgiveness agreement
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 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) SF3345 - Special transportation service providers motor fuel and sales tax exemptions
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to transportation; exempting special transportation provider services, parts and equipment from motor fuel and sales taxes (je) SF3346 - Special transportation services medical assistance reimbursement rate increases
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Increasing the maximum reimbursement rates for special transportation services under medical assistance (MA) (je) SF3347 - Brokers and coordinators dispatching medical transportation services prohibition
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Prohibiting the commissioner of human services from using brokers or coordinators for dispatching nonemergency or emergency medical transportation services and disbursements of volunteer and recipient mileage and parking reimbursements under medical assistance (MA) (je) SF2196 - Charter school students extracurricular activities participation
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to education; authorizing and providing for full participation in extracurricular activities by charter school students residing in the district under certain conditions; specifying certain advance notice requirements of the students relating to intent to participate and certain information transmission duties of the charter schools; authorizing school boards to charge the charter schools for certain extracurricular activities and transportation costs and to charge certain student fees (ra) SF2442 - Hoyt Lakes and White, rail and infrastructure project bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text 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) SF3400 - Staples U.S. highway #10 construction grant bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Staples in Todd county to predesign, design and contruct a highway overpass over U.S. highway #10 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks (je) Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Designating a portion of trunk highway #200 as the Clearwater county veterans memorial highway; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to adopt a suitable design to mark the highway and erect appropriate signs (me) Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for the construction of concrete median barriers on a certain portion of trunk highway #61 (me) SF2135 - Cottage Grove trunk highway #10/61 corridor vista enhancement project bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for grants to the city of Cottage Grove for the trunk highway #10/61 corridor vista enhancement project (ra) SF2450 - Newport trunk highway #61 specific service sign installation
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to install specific service signs identifying and displaying directions to the Newport business district in Washington county on trunk highway #61 (me) SF3458 - Cottage Grove trunk highway #61 and Jamaica avenue interchange roundabout signs placement
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing the city of Cottage Grove to install municipal entrance identification signage on retaining walls within roundabouts at the interchange of marked trunk highway #61 and Jamaica Avenue (je) SF0288 - Great river road historic roadside properties construction and restoration project bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the predesign, design, construction and restoration of historic roadside properties on the great river road, requiring commissioner consultation with the Minnesota river parkway commission for project priorities (ra) Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to highways; requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to erect a specific service sign on highway #52 in Olmsted county (ra) SF1641 - Motor vehicle sales tax proceeds revenues deposit requirements modification
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying the percentage of motor vehicle sales tax revenues required to be deposited in the highway user tax distribution and the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota transit funds (ra) SF1901 - Local bridge replacement and rehabilitation and local road improvement bond issue and appropriations
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to match federal money and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges and for construction, reconstruction and reconditioning of local roads with statewide or regional significance and for grants to counties to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries and property damage (rt) Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to study the feasibility of a high speed rail line between St. Paul and Rochester (ra) SF2505 - Oronoco trunk highway #52 and west frontage road extension grant bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Transportation Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Oronoco for the extension of west frontage road to trunk highway #52 (me) SF0021 - Itasca county steel plant infrastructure grant bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Referred to Finance Bill Text 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) SF0127 - Grand Rapids railroad crossing safety improvement appropriation
Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text 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) SF2613 - Wells street and infrastructure improvements bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Wells for street and infrastructure improvements, requiring nonstate sources match (rt) Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Classifying certain department of transportation (DOT) data relating to market research, overhead rates and bid escrow (ra) SF1766 - Toll roads prohibition
Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Author stricken Dibble Bill Text Prohibiting the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and road authorities from imposing or authorizing the imposition of a toll for the use of a highway or highway lane, exception; repealing certain provisions relating to toll facility definitions, authority, development agreements and requirements, cost recovery, revenue bonds, law enforcement, joint authority and replacement projects (je) SF2659 - Great River Road historic roadside properties construction and restoration project bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the predesign, design, construction and restoration of historic roadside properties on the Great River Road, requiring commissioner consultation with the Minnesota river parkway commission for project priorities (je) SF1850 - Highway and bridge construction projects appropriation
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for fiscal year 2007 for construction, reconstruction and improvement of highway systems and bridges including design build contracts and consultant usage to support the activities (je) SF1852 - Highway and bridge construction projects appropriation
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to commissioner of transportation (DOT) for the 2009 fiscal biennium for construction, reconstruction and improvement of highway systems and bridges including design build contracts and consultant usage to support the activities (je) Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to approve and grant direct access by road to trunk highway #371 (ra) Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Author added Olseen Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of transportation to transfer administration of Boomsite wayside in Washington county to commissioner of natural resources for use as a historic wayside; appropriating money to commissioner of natural resources for operation and maintenance of the wayside (je) SF1224 - Boomsite rest area restoration requirement and transfer prohibition
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to restore the grounds and facilities, reopen and maintain the Stillwater Boomsite rest area; specifying certain consultation requirements with the Washington county historical society for repairs to the buildings to preserve the historic interpretation of the site; prohibiting transfer of site without approval of the legislature (je) SF0441 - Trunk highway #95 bridge construction bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for construction of a new bridge on trunk highway #95 at the intersection with I-35 in the city of North Branch (me) SF2513 - Lindstrom trunk highway #8 bridge construction and channel dredging bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commisioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for improvements to trunk highway #8 in the city of Lindstrom, dedicating a certain amount of funds to design and construct a replacement bridge and channel dredging between South and North Lindstrom lakes (rt) Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Transportation Bill Text Relating to motor vehicles; setting the registration tax for intracity buses (je) SF3383 - USDOT carrier number requirement and use provisions modification
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Committee report: To pass Bill Text Modifying the USDOT number registration process and use for certain trucks and truck-tractors; clarifying certain exemptions (me) 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 Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Removing the sunset date for weight exemptions for certain milk trucks (rt) Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to transportation ARTICLE 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 [...] show full description SF0048 - Motor vehicle sales tax proceeds revenues deposit requirements modification
Latest Action: 01/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying the percentage of motor vehicle sales tax revenues required to be deposited in the highway user tax distribution and the metropolitan area and greater Minnesota transit funds (ra) SF0360 - Town road sign replacement program implementation appropriation
Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to implement a town road sign replacement program including purchase and installation of new signs; authorizing use of appropriation to satisfy local matching requirements (ra) Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to transportation; creating the highway safety improvement account; modifying eligible purposes expenditures from the highway user tax distribution fund to include safety improvements on trunk highways, county highways and municipal streets and highways (je) SF1470 - Trunk highway interchanges construction bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for construction of truck highway interchanges; specifying certain eligibility requirements for interchanges; requiring report to the legislature by a certain date (je) Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to design, construct and equip a new DOT district headquarters facility in Mankato, to repair and renovate the exterior of the DOT building at John Ireland boulevard in St. Paul, to construct an interchange at trunk highway #55, Yankee Doodle road and Argenta trail and to construct an interchange at U.S. highway #52 and county highway #31 in the Elk Run development (je) SF1929 - Towing oversized and overweight vehicles permit requirements
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying certain provisions relating to tow trucks or towing vehicles; requiring a permit to tow oversized and overweight vehicles under certain conditions (je) SF1971 - Omnibus transportation policy
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF1351] Bill Text 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 [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the metropolitan council and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the design, construction and furnishing of park and ride lots and the predesign and preliminary engineering for an extension of the Red Rock corridor transit way between Hastings and Red Wing via St. Paul (je) SF0775 - Trunk highway #52 frontage roads bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for planning, environmental studies, engineering, real property acquisition and construction of frontage roads for trunk highway #52 in Dakota county (ra) SF2350 - Inver Grove Heights swing bridge renovation and restoration bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to design and construct the renovation and restoration of Bridge 5600, the swing bridge over the Mississippi river between the cities of Inver Grove Heights and St. Paul Park for recreational use (me) SF0107 - Ramsey county Rice street bridge bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the preliminary planning, design and engineering of the Rice street bridge at marked trunk highway #36 in Ramsey county (je) SF2143 - County state aid highways grant program for metropolitan cities
Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a county state aid highway grant program for metropolitan cities under a certain population; requiring grants to be used for maintenance, construction or reconstruction of county state aid highways (je) Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services to increase day training and habilitation transportation rates (me) SF1900 - Rochester highway interchange construction permits issuance
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to issue necessary permits to the city of Rochester to complete construction of a new folded diamond interchange in the northeast and northwest quadrants at trunk highway 52 and a local city street; requiring the commissioner to review environmental documentation; assigning costs to the city of Rochester (rt) SF2343 - Rochester and St. Paul high speed rail line feasibility study bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 05/20/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text 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) SF3110 - Rochester and St. Paul southeast expressway bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a southeast expressway between the cities of Rochester and St. Paul (rt) Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the metropolitan council for operations and capital costs of providing for the Rush Line corridor commuter bus service located along the marked I-35 corridor, from Lent township in Chisago county to the city of St. Paul; authorizing the carryforward of unexpended amounts of the appropriation (je) SF1750 - Gasoline tax exemption for charitable organizations providing transportation services
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Exempting charitable organizations from gasoline taxes; requiring use of fuel to further the mission of the organization and to provide services to the elderly, persons with disabilities and children (je) SF2078 - Trunk highway #610 construction project bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to match federal funds to complete the construction of trunk highway #610 (je) Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the reconstruction of trunk highway #100 from Excelsior boulevard to I-394 in Hennepin county to six lane freeway standards to include improvements to local access and connections (je) SF1638 - St. Louis Park trunk highway #7 construction bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to match federal funds for the construction of a grade separated interchange at trunk highway #7 and Wooddale avenue in the city of St. Louis Park (je) SF0063 - Richfield regular route transit service inclusion requirement
Latest Action: 01/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the metropolitan council to include service to the city of Richfield for regular route transit provided between Southdale center in the city of Edina and mall of America in the city of Bloomington (je) |
