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Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, May 20, 2013
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Dr. Jules Erickson, All Saints Lutheran Church, Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
Hackbarth, Mack and McDonald were excused until 11:35 a.m. Schomacker was excused until 11:45 a.m. Peppin and Sanders were excused until 11:50 a.m. Zellers was excused until 12:00 noon. Franson was excused until 12:05 p.m. Garofalo and Lohmer were excused until 12:25 p.m.
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Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State H. F. Nos. 760, 767, 1284, 634 and 459.
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H. F. No. 1160, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; imposing certain court fees and surcharge; creating a court technology account in the special revenue fund; reimbursing certain expenses of Court of Appeals judges; modifying certain provisions related to guardians and conservators; appropriating money for judiciary, guardian ad litem board, tax court, Board on Judicial Standards, Board of Public Defense, Uniform Laws Commission, and sentencing guidelines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245C.32, subdivision 2; 357.021, subdivisions 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 357.022; 480A.02, subdivision 7; 524.5-118, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 524.5-303; 524.5-316; 524.5-403; 524.5-420; 629.59.
Hausman moved that the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 1160, that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 5 members of the House, and that the House requests that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the disagreeing votes of the two houses. The motion prevailed.
S. F. Nos. 271 and 827.
S. F. No. 271, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying application procedures and requirements for driver's license; creating driving privilege license and setting fee for issuance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 171.01, subdivisions 37, 49a, by adding a subdivision; 171.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 171.07, subdivision 1.
S. F. No. 827, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references; removing redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; making miscellaneous corrections to laws, statutes, and rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.08, subdivision 4; 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 13.383, subdivision 11a; 13.461, subdivision 2; 13.7191, subdivision 14; 13.7905, by adding a subdivision; 13.7931, by adding a subdivision; 13.82, subdivision 5; 13B.06, subdivisions 4, 7; 13B.07, subdivision 7; 14.57; 14.63; 15A.0815, subdivision 1; 15B.155, subdivision 4; 16A.727; 16A.965, subdivision 2; 28.04; 28A.0752, subdivision 1; 28A.085, subdivision 1; 29.21, subdivision 1; 29.22, subdivision 5; 31.02; 31.095; 31.15; 31.51, subdivision 1; 31.56, subdivision 1; 31.59, subdivision 1; 31.632; 31.671; 82.67, subdivision 1; 116.182, subdivision 5; 124D.111, subdivision 1; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 144.10; 144.125, subdivision 7; 144.56, subdivision 2; 148.65, subdivision 4; 148.741; 148B.591; 148D.061, subdivision 1; 150A.06, subdivision 2c; 169.011, by adding a subdivision; 216B.16, subdivision 6b; 216B.164, subdivision 9; 232.20; 232.21, subdivision 1;
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232.24; 243.1606, subdivision 1; 245D.03, subdivision 2; 252.27, subdivision 2a; 256B.055, subdivision 1; 256B.0595, subdivision 4; 256J.21, subdivision 2; 256J.24, subdivision 3; 257.0755, subdivision 3; 257.0769, subdivision 1; 259.22, subdivision 4; 259.35, subdivision 1; 259.85, subdivision 1; 260C.007, subdivisions 6, 8; 260C.178, subdivision 1; 260C.503, subdivision 2; 272.488, subdivision 2; 275.066; 297E.021, subdivision 4; 299A.642, subdivision 4; 299A.78, subdivision 1; 299L.02, by adding a subdivision; 308A.931, subdivision 2; 336.9-313; 360.046, subdivision 1; 383A.13, subdivision 4; 390.32, subdivision 9; 463.04; 465.05; 469.169, subdivisions 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18; 469.1763, subdivision 2; 471.982, subdivision 3; 473J.14; 504B.285, subdivision 1c; 518B.02, subdivision 3; 524.3-803; 580.041, subdivision 2a; 609.233, subdivision 1a; 609B.445; 611A.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 611A.201, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 611A.37, subdivisions 2, 3; 611A.373; 611A.46; 611A.77, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 626.556, subdivision 2; 626.9517, subdivision 1; 629.341, subdivision 4; Laws 2010, chapter 375, section 11; Laws 2012, chapter 199, section 6; Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 13, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 2.031, subdivision 2; 2.444; 2.484; 13.717, subdivisions 6, 7; 260C.301, subdivision 3; 325E.3161; 473.618; Laws 2007, chapter 85, section 3; Laws 2012, chapter 216, article 9, section 4; Minnesota Rules, part 7200.0100, subpart 3a.
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 19, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, Yarusso moved that the rule therein be suspended and an urgency be declared and that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that S. F. No. 827 be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 827 was read for the second time.
S. F. No 827, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references; removing redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; making miscellaneous corrections to laws, statutes, and rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.08, subdivision 4; 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 13.383, subdivision 11a; 13.461, subdivision 2; 13.7191, subdivision 14; 13.7905, by adding a subdivision; 13.7931, by adding a subdivision; 13.82, subdivision 5; 13B.06, subdivisions 4, 7; 13B.07, subdivision 7; 14.57; 14.63; 15A.0815, subdivision 1; 15B.155, subdivision 4; 16A.727; 16A.965, subdivision 2; 28.04; 28A.0752, subdivision 1; 28A.085, subdivision 1; 29.21, subdivision 1; 29.22, subdivision 5; 31.02; 31.095; 31.15; 31.51, subdivision 1; 31.56, subdivision 1; 31.59, subdivision 1; 31.632; 31.671; 82.67, subdivision 1; 116.182, subdivision 5; 124D.111, subdivision 1; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 144.10; 144.125, subdivision 7; 144.56, subdivision 2; 148.65, subdivision 4; 148.741; 148B.591; 148D.061, subdivision 1; 150A.06, subdivision 2c; 169.011, by adding a subdivision; 216B.16, subdivision 6b; 216B.164, subdivision 9; 232.20; 232.21, subdivision 1; 232.24; 243.1606, subdivision 1; 245D.03, subdivision 2; 252.27, subdivision 2a; 256B.055, subdivision 1; 256B.0595, subdivision 4; 256J.21, subdivision 2; 256J.24, subdivision 3; 257.0755, subdivision 3; 257.0769, subdivision 1; 259.22, subdivision 4; 259.35, subdivision 1; 259.85, subdivision 1; 260C.007, subdivisions 6, 8; 260C.178, subdivision 1; 260C.503, subdivision 2; 272.488, subdivision 2; 275.066; 297E.021, subdivision 4; 299A.642, subdivision 4; 299A.78, subdivision 1; 299L.02, by adding a subdivision; 308A.931, subdivision 2; 336.9-313; 360.046, subdivision 1; 383A.13, subdivision 4; 390.32, subdivision 9; 463.04; 465.05; 469.169, subdivisions 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18; 469.1763, subdivision 2; 471.982, subdivision 3; 473J.14; 504B.285, subdivision 1c; 518B.02, subdivision 3; 524.3-803; 580.041, subdivision 2a; 609.233, subdivision 1a; 609B.445; 611A.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 611A.201, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 611A.37, subdivisions 2, 3; 611A.373; 611A.46; 611A.77, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 626.556, subdivision 2; 626.9517, subdivision 1; 629.341, subdivision 4; Laws 2010, chapter 375, section 11; Laws 2012, chapter 199, section 6; Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 13, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 2.031, subdivision 2; 2.444; 2.484; 13.717, subdivisions 6, 7; 260C.301, subdivision 3; 325E.3161; 473.618; Laws 2007, chapter 85, section 3; Laws 2012, chapter 216, article 9, section 4; Minnesota Rules, part 7200.0100, subpart 3a.
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S. F. No. 1270.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S. F. NO. 1270
A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying provisions governing transportation and public safety policies, including highway signs, highway jurisdictions, accounts, state-aid definitions and variances, vehicle registration and license plates, record retention, conformance with federal law, motor vehicle dealers, type III vehicles, bicycle lanes, speed limit, disability parking, school bus safety, vehicle weights, background checks, senior identification cards, Department of Transportation offices and ombudsperson and surplus land, railroad crossing signs, bus rapid transit, transit planning, operations, and accessibility, and land conveyance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 160.80, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 161.04, subdivision 5; 161.115, subdivision 229, by adding a subdivision; 161.1231, subdivision 8; 161.44, by adding a subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a; 162.09, subdivision 3a;
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162.13, subdivision 2; 168.017, subdivisions 2, 3; 168.053, subdivision 1; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.183, subdivision 1; 168.187, subdivision 17; 168.27, subdivisions 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 168A.153, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 168B.15; 169.011, subdivision 71; 169.14, subdivision 2; 169.18, subdivisions 4, 7; 169.19, subdivision 1; 169.34, subdivision 1; 169.346, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 169.443, subdivision 9; 169.447, subdivision 2; 169.454, subdivision 12; 169.824, subdivision 2; 171.01, subdivision 49b; 171.07, subdivisions 3a, 4; 171.12, subdivision 6; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 174.24, subdivision 5a; 219.17; 219.18; 219.20; 221.0314, subdivisions 2, 3a, 9a; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.094; 174.24, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.3300, subpart 2; 8835.0330, subpart 2.
We, the undersigned conferees for S. F. No. 1270 report that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
That the House recede from its amendments and that S. F. No. 1270 be further amended as follows:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 160.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Uncompleted subdivisions. (a) A road authority, including a statutory or home rule charter city, may remove snow from unopened or private roads in uncompleted subdivisions containing five or more lots, upon adoption of an annual resolution finding that the subdivision developer, due to general insolvency or pending foreclosure, is unable to maintain the roads and that public safety may be jeopardized if the access of school buses, public works vehicles, or authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 3, is obstructed. Snow removal activities are limited to streets reasonably necessary for access by these buses or vehicles.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from May 1, 2013.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 160.80, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Commissioner may establish program. (a) The commissioner of transportation may establish a sign franchise program for the purpose of providing on the right-of-way of interstate and controlled-access trunk highways specific information on gas, food, camping, lodging, attractions, and 24-hour pharmacies for the benefit of the motoring public.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 160.80, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
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Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 160.80, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Franchises. The commissioner may, by public negotiation or bid, grant one or more franchises to qualified persons to erect and maintain, on the right-of-way of interstate and controlled-access trunk highways, signs informing the motoring public of gas, food, lodging, camping facilities, attractions, and 24-hour pharmacies. A franchisee shall furnish, install, maintain, and replace signs for the benefit of advertisers who provide gas, food, lodging, camping facilities, attractions, and 24-hour pharmacies for the general public, and lease advertising space on the signs to operators of these facilities.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Trunk highway emergency relief account. (a) The trunk highway emergency relief account is created in the trunk highway fund. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to be used to fund relief activities related to an emergency, as defined in section 161.32, subdivision 3, or under section 12A.16, subdivision 1.
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Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.115, subdivision 229, is amended to read:
Subd. 229. Route No. 298. Beginning at a point on Route No. 21 in the city of Faribault; thence extending in a southerly and easterly direction through the grounds of the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, the Faribault Regional Treatment Center, and the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault to a point on Route No. 323.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.115, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 270. Route No. 339. Beginning at a point on Route No. 45, thence extending easterly to a point on the boundary line between the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.1231, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Special account. Fees collected by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner to construct, operate, repair, and maintain: (1) the parking facilities and the high-occupancy vehicle, (2) managed lanes on I-394, and (3) related multimodal and technology improvements that serve users of the parking facilities.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.44, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1a. Periodic review. (a) The commissioner is encouraged to examine all real property owned by the state and under the custodial control of the department to decide whether any real property may be suitable for sale or some other means of disposal.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.02, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
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Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Money needs defined. For the purpose of this section money needs of each city having a population of 5,000 or more are defined as the estimated cost of constructing and maintaining over a period of 25 years the municipal state-aid street system in such city. Right-of-way costs and drainage shall be included in money needs. Lighting costs and other costs incidental to construction and maintenance, or a specified portion of such costs, as set forth in the commissioner's rules, may be included in determining money needs. When a county locates a county state-aid highway over a portion of a street in any such city and the remaining portion is designated as a municipal state-aid street only the construction and maintenance costs of the portion of the street other than the portions taken over by the county shall be included in the money needs of the city. To avoid variances in costs due to differences in construction and maintenance policy, construction and maintenance costs shall be estimated on the basis of the engineering standards developed cooperatively by the commissioner and the engineers, or a committee thereof, of the cities.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.017, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. 12 uniform registration periods. There are established 12 registration periods, each to be designated by a calendar month and to start on the first day of such month and end on the last day of the 12th month from the date of commencing. The registrar shall administer the monthly series system of registration to distribute the work of registering vehicles described in subdivision 1 as uniformly as practicable through the calendar year. The registrar shall register all vehicles subject to registration under the monthly series system for a minimum period of 12 consecutive calendar months.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.017, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
(2) the applicant is a licensed motor vehicle lessor under section 168.27 and the vehicle is leased or rented for periods of time of not more than 28 days, in which case the applicant may apply for initial or renewed registration of a vehicle for a period of four or more months, the month of expiration to be designated by the applicant at the time of registration. To qualify for this exemption, the applicant must present the application to the registrar at St. Paul,
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or a designated deputy registrar office. Subsequent registration periods when the applicant is not a qualified motor vehicle lessor under this subdivision must be for a period of 12 months commencing from the last month for which registration was issued.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.053, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Application; fee; penalty. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of transporting motor vehicles owned by another, by delivering, by drive-away or towing methods, either singly or by means of the full mount method, the saddle mount method, the tow bar method, or any other combination thereof, and under their own power, vehicles over the highways of the state from the manufacturer or any other point of origin, to any point of destination, within or without the state, shall make application to the registrar for a drive-away in-transit license. This application for annual license shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $250 and contain such information as the registrar may require. Upon the filing of the application and the payment of the fee, the registrar shall issue to each drive-away operator a drive-away in-transit license plate, which must be carried and displayed on the power unit consistent with section 169.79 and the plate shall remain on the vehicle while being operated within the state Minnesota. The license plate issued under this subdivision is not valid for the purpose of permanent vehicle registration and is not valid outside Minnesota. Additional drive-away in-transit license plates desired by any drive-away operator may be secured from the registrar of motor vehicles upon the payment of a fee of $5 for each set of additional license plates. Any person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business as a drive-away operator, of transporting and delivering by means of full mount method, the saddle mount method, the tow bar method, or any combination thereof, and under their own power, motor vehicles, who fails or refuses to file or cause to be filed an application, as is required by law, and to pay the fees therefor as the law requires, shall be found guilty of violating the provisions of sections 168.053 to 168.057; and, upon conviction, fined not less than $50, and not more than $100, and all costs of court. Each day so operating without securing the license and plates as required therein shall constitute a separate offense within the meaning thereof.
Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.123, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
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Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.183, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Payment of taxes. All trucks, truck-tractors, trailers and semitrailers, trucks using combination, and buses which comply with all of the provisions of section 168.181, subdivision 1, clause (6), but are excluded from the exemptions provided therein solely because of the intrastate temporary nature of their movement in this state, owned by nonresidents owning or operating circuses, carnivals or similar amusement attractions or concessions shall be required to comply with all laws and rules as to the payment of taxes applicable to like vehicles owned by Minnesota residents but such, except that nonresidents may make application to pay such the tax for each vehicle proportionate to the number of months or fraction thereof such the vehicles are in this state. For the purposes of this subdivision, buses do not include charter buses that are considered proratable vehicles under section 168.187, subdivision 4.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.187, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 17. Trip permit. Subject to agreements or arrangements made or entered into pursuant to subdivision 7, the commissioner may issue trip permits for use of Minnesota highways by individual vehicles, on an occasional basis, for periods not to exceed 120 hours in compliance with rules promulgated pursuant to subdivision 23 and upon payment of a fee of $15. For the purposes of this subdivision, "on an occasional basis" means no more than one permit per vehicle within a 30-day period, which begins the day a permit is effective.
Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.27, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3d. Used vehicle parts dealer. A used vehicle parts dealer licensee may sell, solicit, or advertise the sale of used parts and the remaining scrap metals, but is prohibited from selling any new or used motor vehicles for use at retail or for resale to a dealer.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
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Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
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Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Older model vehicle. (a) A dealer who buys an older model vehicle to dismantle or destroy must:
Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Late-model or high-value vehicle. (a) A dealer who buys a late-model or high-value vehicle to be dismantled dismantle or destroyed shall destroy must:
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Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2a. Purchase of abandoned vehicles from a dealer. (a) Subdivision 1 does not apply to purchase of a scrap vehicle as an abandoned vehicle from a license holder under section 168.27 who is in possession of the vehicle for service or repair.
Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Notification on vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed; service fee. Within the time frames prescribed in subdivisions 1 and, 2, and 2a of acquiring a vehicle titled and registered in Minnesota, a dealer shall notify the registrar that the dealership purchased the vehicle to be dismantled or destroyed. The notification must be made electronically as prescribed by the registrar. The dealer may contract this service to a deputy registrar and the registrar may charge a fee not to exceed $7 per transaction to provide this service.
Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168B.15, is amended to read:
Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.011, subdivision 71, is amended to read:
Subd. 71. School bus. (a) "School bus" means a motor vehicle used to transport pupils to or from a school defined in section 120A.22, or to or from school-related activities, by the school or a school district, or by someone under an agreement with the school or a school district. A school bus does not include a motor vehicle transporting children to or from school for which parents or guardians receive direct compensation from a school district, a motor coach operating under charter carrier authority, a transit bus providing services as defined in section 174.22,
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subdivision 7, or a vehicle otherwise qualifying as a type III vehicle under paragraph (h), when the vehicle is properly registered and insured and being driven by an employee or agent of a school district for nonscheduled or nonregular transportation.
Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
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Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.18, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
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Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.222, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Manner and number riding. No bicycle, including a tandem bicycle, cargo or utility bicycle, or trailer, shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped, except (1) on a baby seat attached to the bicycle, provided that the baby seat is equipped with a harness to hold the child securely in the seat and that protection is provided against the child's feet hitting the spokes of the wheel or (2) in a seat attached to the bicycle operator an adult rider may carry a child in a seat designed for carrying children that is securely attached to the bicycle.
Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.222, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
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Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.222, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.222, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Prohibitions. (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
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Subd. 1a. Disability parking when designated spaces occupied or unavailable. In the event the designated disability parking spaces are either occupied or unavailable, a vehicle bearing a valid disability parking certificate issued under section 169.345 or license plates for physically disabled persons under section 168.021 may park at an angle and occupy two standard parking spaces.
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Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.346, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Disability parking space signs. (a) Parking spaces reserved for physically disabled persons must be designated and identified by the posting of signs incorporating the international symbol of access in white on blue and indicating that violators are subject to a fine of up to $200. These parking spaces are reserved for disabled persons with motor vehicles displaying the required certificate, plates, permit valid for 30 days, or insignia.
Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.443, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Personal cellular phone call prohibition. (a) As used in this subdivision, "school bus" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 71. In addition, the term includes type III vehicles as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, when driven by employees or agents of school districts.
Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.447, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Driver seat belt. School buses and Head Start buses must be equipped with driver seat belts and seat belt assemblies of the type described in section 169.685, subdivision 3. School bus drivers and Head Start bus drivers must use these seat belts. A properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be worn by the driver.
Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.454, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12. Option. Passenger cars and station wagons Type III vehicles may carry fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and warning triangles in the trunk or trunk area of the vehicle, if a label in the driver and front passenger area clearly indicates the location of these items.
Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.68, is amended to read:
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Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.824, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Gross vehicle weight of all axles; credit for idle reduction technology. (a) The gross vehicle weight of all axles of a vehicle or combination of vehicles must not exceed:
Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.01, subdivision 49b, is amended to read:
Subd. 49b. Valid medical examiner's certificate. (a) "Valid medical examiner's certificate" means a record, on a form prescribed by the department:
EFFECTIVE DATE. The section is effective May 1, 2014.
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Sec. 44. [171.017] BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS; DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
Subdivision 1. Background checks authorized. The commissioner shall investigate the criminal history background of any current or prospective employees of the department being considered for any position with the department that has or will have:
Subd. 2. Procedure. (a) The commissioner must request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on all individuals specified in subdivision 1. A request under this section must be accompanied by an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints, signed by the current or prospective employee being investigated.
Subd. 4. Annual background checks in certain instances. Consistent with Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 384.228, the commissioner shall request and the superintendent shall conduct annual background checks for the department employees specified in subdivision 1, clause (3). Annual background checks under this subdivision shall be performed in a manner consistent with subdivisions 2 and 3.
Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
Subd. 3a. Identification cards for seniors. A Minnesota identification card issued to an applicant 65 years of age or over shall be of a distinguishing color and plainly marked "senior." The fee for the card issued to an applicant 65 years of age or over shall be one-half the required fee for a class D driver's license rounded down to the
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nearest quarter dollar. A Minnesota identification card or a Minnesota driver's license issued to a person 65 years of age or over shall be valid identification for the purpose of qualifying for reduced rates, free licenses or services provided by any board, commission, agency or institution that is wholly or partially funded by state appropriations. This subdivision does not apply to an enhanced identification card issued to an applicant age 65 or older.
Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Expiration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the expiration date of Minnesota identification cards of applicants under the age of 65 shall be the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year following the date of issuance of the card.
Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2a. Transportation ombudsperson. (a) The commissioner shall appoint a person to the position of transportation ombudsperson. The transportation ombudsperson reports directly to the commissioner. The ombudsperson must be selected without regard to political affiliation and must be qualified to perform the duties specified in this subdivision.
Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.03, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
Subd. 1d. Freight rail economic development study. (a) The commissioner of transportation, in cooperation with the commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development, shall conduct a freight rail economic development study. The study will assess the economic impact of freight railroads in the state and identify opportunities to expand business development and enhance economic competitiveness through improved utilization of freight rail options. Findings from the study shall be incorporated as an amendment to the statewide freight and passenger rail plan.
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Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.24, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a. Method of payment, nonoperating assistance. Payments for planning and engineering design, eligible capital assistance, operating assistance, and other eligible assistance for public transit services furthering the purposes of section 174.21, excluding operating assistance, shall be made in an appropriate manner as determined by the commissioner, except that payments for operating assistance shall be made quarterly. The first quarterly payment for operating assistance shall be made no later than the last business day of the first month of the contract.
Sec. 50. [174.45] PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE.
Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.632, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Definition. "Passenger rail" means intercity rail passenger transportation as defined in United States Code, title 49, section 24102 (4).
Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) The planning, design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of passenger rail track, facilities, and services are governmental functions, serve a public purpose, and are a matter of public necessity.
Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.636, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Powers. (a) The commissioner has all powers necessary to carry out the duties specified in section 174.632. In the exercise of those powers, the commissioner may:
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Subd. 2. Consultation. (b) The commissioner shall consult with metropolitan planning organizations and regional rail authorities in areas where passenger rail corridors are under consideration to ensure that passenger rail services are integrated with existing rail and transit services and other transportation facilities to provide as nearly as possible connected, efficient, and integrated services.
Subd. 3. Authority to contract; liability. (a) The commissioner, or a public entity contracting with the commissioner, may contract with a railroad as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 200.3(i), for the joint or shared use of the railroad's right-of-way or the construction, operation, or maintenance of rail track, facilities, or services for passenger rail purposes. Notwithstanding section 3.732, subdivision 1, clause (2), or 466.01, subdivision 6, sections 466.04 and 466.06 govern the liability of a Class I railroad and its employees arising from the joint or shared use of the railroad right-of-way or the provision of passenger rail construction, operation, or maintenance services pursuant to the contract. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a contract with a Class I railroad for any passenger rail service, or joint or shared use of the railroad's right-of-way, may also provide for the allocation of financial responsibility, indemnification, and the procurement of insurance for the parties for all types of claims or damages.
Subd. 4. Public hearings. The commissioner shall hold public hearings as required by federal requirements.
Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.17, is amended to read:
Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.18, is amended to read:
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Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.20, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. When installation required; procedure. At each grade crossing not equipped with flashing lights or flashing lights and gates where, because of the dangers attendant upon its use, the reasonable protection of life and property makes it necessary for persons approaching the crossing to stop or yield before crossing the railroad tracks, stop signs or yield signs must be installed. When the government entity responsible for a road that crosses a railroad track deems it necessary to install stop signs or yield signs at that crossing, it shall petition the commissioner to order the installation of the stop signs or yield signs. The commissioner shall respond to the petition by investigating the conditions at the crossing to determine whether stop signs or yield signs should be installed at the crossing. On determining, after an investigation following a petition from a governmental agency or subdivision or on the commissioner's own motion, that stop signs or yield signs should be installed at a crossing, the commissioner shall designate the crossing as a stop crossing or yield crossing and shall notify the railway company operating the railroad at the crossing of this designation. Within 30 days after notification, the railway company shall erect the uniform stop crossing signs or yield crossing signs in accordance with the commissioner's order.
Subd. 2. Stopping distances. When a stop sign or a yield sign has been erected at a railroad crossing, the driver of a vehicle approaching a railroad crossing shall stop or yield within 50 feet, but not less than ten feet, from the nearest track of the crossing and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.
Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.0314, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Qualification of driver. Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 391 and appendixes D and E, are incorporated by reference except for sections 391.2; 391.11, paragraph (b)(1); 391.47; 391.49; 391.62; 391.64; 391.67; 391.68; and 391.69. In addition, cross-references to sections or paragraphs not incorporated in this subdivision are not incorporated by reference. For medical examinations conducted on and after May 21, 2014, the term "medical examiner" as used in this section and in the rules adopted under this section means an individual certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.0314, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
Subd. 3a. Waiver for other medical condition. (a) The commissioner may grant a waiver to a person who is not physically qualified to drive under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.41, paragraph (b)(3) to (b)(13) paragraph (b)(3), (b)(10), or (b)(11). A waiver granted under this subdivision applies to intrastate transportation only.
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Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 221.0314, subdivision 9a, is amended to read:
Subd. 9a. Hours of service exemptions. The federal regulations incorporated in subdivision 9 for maximum driving and on-duty time do not apply to drivers engaged in the interstate or intrastate transportation of:
Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 398A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2a. Bus rapid transit development. A regional rail authority may exercise the powers conferred under this section to: plan, establish, acquire, develop, purchase, enlarge, extend, improve, maintain, equip, regulate, and protect; and pay costs of construction and operation of a bus rapid transit system located within its county on transit ways included in and approved by the Metropolitan Council's 2030 Transportation Policy Plan. This subdivision applies only to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies only to the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
Sec. 60. Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 197, section 1, and Laws 2011, chapter 87, section 1, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Sunset. A city or county participating in this pilot program may accept an individual for diversion into the pilot program until June 30, 2013 2017. The third party administering the diversion program may collect and disburse fees collected pursuant to subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2), through December 31, 2014 2018, at which time the pilot program under this section expires.
Sec. 61. CENTRAL CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; CENTRAL STATION ACCESSIBILITY.
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Sec. 62. CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; KOOCHICHING COUNTY.
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Sec. 63. CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; LE SUEUR COUNTY.
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Sec. 64. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION LAW.
Sec. 65. MARKED U.S. HIGHWAY 53 RELOCATION PROJECT.
Sec. 66. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 235 REMOVED.
Sec. 67. LEGISLATIVE ROUTE NO. 256 REMOVED.
Sec. 68. SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGN.
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Sec. 69. INTERSECTION SIGNAGE; MARKED TRUNK HIGHWAY 47.
Sec. 70. ORIGINAL IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE PROGRAM; USE OF EMPLOYER-OWNED VEHICLES.
Sec. 71. REPEALER.
Sec. 72. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as provided otherwise, this act is effective August 1, 2013."
"A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending various provisions related to transportation and public safety policies, including highway signs, trunk highway routes, state-aid systems, motor vehicle registration and license plates, record retention, motor vehicle dealers, pupil transportation, bicycles, motor vehicle weight and equipment, disability parking, drivers' licenses and senior identification cards, federal law conformity, agency organization, commercial vehicle regulations, railroads, land conveyance, transit and transit planning, operations, and accessibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 160.21, subdivision 6; 160.80, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 161.04, subdivision 5; 161.115, subdivision 229, by adding a subdivision; 161.1231, subdivision 8; 161.44, by adding a subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a; 162.09, subdivision 3a; 162.13, subdivision 2; 168.017, subdivisions 2, 3; 168.053, subdivision 1; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.183, subdivision 1; 168.187, subdivision 17; 168.27, subdivisions 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 168A.153, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 168B.15; 169.011, subdivision 71; 169.18, subdivisions 4, 7; 169.19, subdivision 1; 169.222, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7; 169.34, subdivision 1; 169.346, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 169.443, subdivision 9; 169.447, subdivision 2; 169.454, subdivision 12; 169.68; 169.824, subdivision 2; 171.01, subdivision 49b; 171.07, subdivisions 3a, 4; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 174.03, subdivision 1d; 174.24, subdivision 5a; 174.632; 174.636; 219.17; 219.18; 219.20; 221.0314, subdivisions 2, 3a, 9a; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.094; 174.24, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.3300, subpart 2; 8835.0330, subpart 2."
Senate Conferees: D. Scott Dibble, Susan Kent, Jim Carlson, Vicki Jensen and John C. Pederson.
House Conferees: Ron Erhardt, Frank Hornstein, Sandra Masin, Mary Sawatzky and Rod Hamilton.
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Pelowski was excused between the hours of 11:45 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
Erhardt moved that the report of the Conference Committee on S. F. No. 1270 be adopted and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee.
The question was taken on the Erhardt motion and the roll was called. There were 77 yeas and 51 nays as follows:
S. F. No. 1270, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying provisions governing transportation and public safety policies, including highway signs, highway jurisdictions, accounts, state-aid definitions and variances, vehicle registration and license plates, record retention, conformance with federal law, motor vehicle dealers, type III vehicles, bicycle lanes, speed limit, disability parking, school bus safety, vehicle weights, background checks, senior identification cards, Department of Transportation offices and ombudsperson and surplus land, railroad crossing signs, bus rapid transit, transit planning, operations, and accessibility, and land conveyance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 160.80, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 161.04, subdivision 5; 161.115, subdivision 229, by adding a
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subdivision; 161.1231, subdivision 8; 161.44, by adding a subdivision; 162.02, subdivision 3a; 162.09, subdivision 3a; 162.13, subdivision 2; 168.017, subdivisions 2, 3; 168.053, subdivision 1; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.183, subdivision 1; 168.187, subdivision 17; 168.27, subdivisions 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 168A.153, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 168B.15; 169.011, subdivision 71; 169.14, subdivision 2; 169.18, subdivisions 4, 7; 169.19, subdivision 1; 169.34, subdivision 1; 169.346, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 169.443, subdivision 9; 169.447, subdivision 2; 169.454, subdivision 12; 169.824, subdivision 2; 171.01, subdivision 49b; 171.07, subdivisions 3a, 4; 171.12, subdivision 6; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 174.24, subdivision 5a; 219.17; 219.18; 219.20; 221.0314, subdivisions 2, 3a, 9a; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 85; Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 171; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.094; 174.24, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 8820.3300, subpart 2; 8835.0330, subpart 2.
The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 80 yeas and 49 nays as follows:
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Murphy, E., moved that S. F. No. 778 be taken from the table.
The question was taken on the Murphy, E., motion and the roll was called. There were 71 yeas and 59 nays as follows:
S. F. No. 778 was reported to the House.
Woodard moved to amend S. F. No. 778, the fifth engrossment, as follows:
Page 3, line 8, after the period, insert:
"A person may solicit authorization signatures on behalf of an employee organization wishing to represent the appropriate unit of family child care providers only if the person has been subject to a background check and meets the same background eligibility criteria required of a person in regular contact with children as an employee of a family day care provider."
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Page 6, line 28, after the period, insert:
"A person may solicit authorization signatures on behalf of an employee organization wishing to represent the appropriate unit of individual providers only if the person has been subject to a background check and meets the same background eligibility criteria required of a person employed in a position involving regular contact with vulnerable adults."
Zellers moved to amend the Woodard amendment to S. F. No. 778, the fifth engrossment, as follows:
"Page 3, line 3, before "After" insert "(a)""
"Page 3, after line 12, insert:
"(b) No person may solicit authorization signatures on behalf of an employee organization wishing to represent the appropriate unit of family child care providers under paragraph (a) if the person has been convicted of a violation listed in section 243.166, subdivision 1b. A violation of this paragraph is a gross misdemeanor.""
"Page 6, line 21, before "Beginning" insert "(a)""
"Page 6, after line 32, insert:
"(b) No person may solicit authorization signatures on behalf of an employee organization wishing to represent the appropriate unit of individual providers under paragraph (a) if the person has been convicted of a violation listed in section 243.166, subdivision 1b. A violation of this paragraph is a gross misdemeanor.""
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"(b) No person may solicit authorization signatures on behalf of an employee organization wishing to represent the appropriate unit of family child care providers under paragraph (a) if the person has been convicted of a violation listed in section 245C.15, subdivision 1. A violation of this paragraph is a gross misdemeanor.""
"(b) No person may solicit authorization signatures on behalf of an employee organization wishing to represent the appropriate unit of individual providers under paragraph (a) if the person has been convicted of a violation listed in section 245C.15, subdivision 1. A violation of this paragraph is a gross misdemeanor.""
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The question was taken on the amendment to the amendment and the roll was called. There were 63 yeas and 67 nays as follows:
The question recurred on the Woodard amendment and the roll was called. There were 62 yeas and 68 nays as follows:
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Kieffer moved to amend S. F. No. 778, the fifth engrossment, as follows:
Page 6, line 7, after the period, insert "A person who has not attained the age of 18 is excluded from the appropriate unit."
The question was taken on the Kieffer amendment and the roll was called. There were 62 yeas and 71 nays as follows:
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Dean, M., moved to amend S. F. No. 778, the fifth engrossment, as follows:
Page 3, delete subdivision 9 and insert:
"Subd. 9. Parental and citizen rights. Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with or deny:
(1) parental rights to select and deselect a family child care provider of the parent's choice;
(2) parental rights to negotiate rates, costs, accommodations, and hours of service directly with the family child care provider of the parent's choice; and
(3) the right or obligation of any state agency to communicate or meet with any citizen or organization concerning family child care legislation, regulation, or policy.
Subd. 10. Provider rights. Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with or deny:
(1) the ability of family child care providers to establish the rates providers charge parents;
(2) the ability of family child care providers to set the providers' own terms of employment and hours of operation; and
(3) the rights and responsibilities of family child care providers under federal law."
Page 3, line 34, delete "10" and insert "11"
Dean, M., moved to amend his amendment to S. F. No. 778, the fifth engrossment, as follows:
Page 1, line 3, before "Nothing" insert "(a)"
"(b) Dues, fair share fees, or any other mandatory or voluntary fees or payments must not be deducted from child care assistance payments under chapter 119B made to a family day care provider without the written consent of the parents on whose behalf the payments are made."
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The question was taken on the amendment to the amendment and the roll was called. There were 61 yeas and 72 nays as follows:
"(b) Dues, fair share fees, or any other mandatory or voluntary fees or payments shall not be deducted from child care assistance payments under chapter 119B made by the commissioner of human services to a family child care provider."
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Dean, M., withdrew his amendment to S. F. No. 778.
Mack moved to amend S. F. No. 778, the fifth engrossment, as follows:
Page 6, line 7, after the period, insert "The appropriate unit does not include an individual providing services under the personal care assistance choice option authorized in section 256B.0659, subdivision 18, or an individual providing consumer directed community support services under section 256B.49, subdivision 16, paragraph (c)."
The question was taken on the Mack amendment and the roll was called. There were 62 yeas and 71 nays as follows:
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S. F. No. 778, A bill for an act relating to collective bargaining; authorizing collective bargaining for family child care providers; authorizing collective bargaining for home and community-based long-term care services; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 179A; 256B.
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Simon moved that H. F. No. 894, as amended by Conference, be taken from the table. The motion prevailed.
H. F. No. 894, as amended by Conference, and printed in the Journal of the House on Sunday, May 19, 2013, was again reported to the House.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 894
The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 99 yeas and 32 nays as follows:
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Murphy, E., for the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
Be It Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, that during the time between adjournment in 2013 and the convening of the House of Representatives in 2014, the Chief Clerk and Chief Sergeant at Arms under the direction of the Speaker shall maintain House facilities in the Capitol Complex. The House chamber, retiring room, hearing and conference rooms, and offices shall be set up and made ready for legislative use and reserved for the House and its committees. Those rooms may be reserved for use by others that are not in conflict with use by the House. The House Chamber, retiring room, and hearing rooms may be used by YMCA Youth in Government, Girls' State, Young Leaders Organization, and 4-H Leadership Conference.
Be It Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, that it retains the use of the Speaker's parking place in front of the capitol building just east of the porte-cochère and parking lots B, C, D, N, O and the state office building parking ramp for members and employees of the House of Representatives during the time between adjournment in 2013 and the convening of the House of Representatives in 2014. The Sergeant at Arms is directed to manage the use of the lots and ramp while the House of Representatives is adjourned. The Controller of the House may continue to deduct from the check of any legislator or legislative employee a sum adequate to cover the exercise of the parking privilege.
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Be It Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, that the Chief Clerk is directed to correct and approve the Journal of the House for the last day of the 2013 Regular Session.
Be It Further Resolved that the Chief Clerk is authorized to include in the Journal for the last day of the 2013 Regular Session any proceedings, including subsequent proceedings and any legislative interim committees or commissions created or appointments made to them by legislative action or by law.
H. F. No. 1214, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating motor vehicles; amending regulation of scrap metal processing; requiring proof of ownership or hold period for vehicles purchased for scrap; creating the automated property system; creating criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.27, subdivisions 1a, 19a, 23; 168A.15, subdivision 3; 168A.153, subdivisions 1, 3; 325E.21, subdivisions 1, 1a, 4, 8, 9, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168A.153, subdivision 2.
Morgan moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 607 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.
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Halverson moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 1587 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.
The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 107 yeas and 26 nays as follows:
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. NO. 1183
A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money from constitutionally dedicated legacy funds; modifying provisions of Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; establishing certain land acquisition requirements; providing for agricultural water quality certification; modifying provisions for restoration evaluations;
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requiring use of certain standards for public water access sites; establishing Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; modifying certain metropolitan area regional park provisions; extending previous appropriation; modifying Clean Water Legacy Act; prohibiting sale and use of coal tar sealant; modifying Mississippi River corridor critical area program; modifying certain grant eligibility; requiring issuance of city license; authorizing certain expenditures; requiring recapture of certain funds previously appropriated; providing for reimbursement of certain costs; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.9741, subdivision 3; 10A.01, subdivision 35; 85.53, subdivision 2; 97A.056, subdivisions 3, 10, 11, by adding subdivisions; 114D.15, by adding a subdivision; 114D.50, subdivisions 4, 6, by adding subdivisions; 116G.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 7; 129D.17, subdivision 2; 129D.19, subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2001, chapter 193, section 10; Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 85; 114D; 116; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.201.
We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 1183 report that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as follows:
That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 1183 be further amended as follows: