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MN Stat § 174.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.36 — Notice Of Studies Of High-speed Rail.

174.36 NOTICE OF STUDIES OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL. The commissioner shall notify the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance whenever the commissioner spends state funds to study high-speed intercity passenger rail service. History:   1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 53
MN Stat § 174.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.42 — Transportation Alternatives Projects.

174.42 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROJECTS. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "transportation alternatives" means those projects identified in the state transportation improvement program as having (1) a program category of bike trail, enhancement, or recreational trail; (2) any program category that is substantially similar to a category identified in clause (1); or (3) a route system category of ped/bike. Subd. 2. Funding requirement. In each federal fiscal year, the commissioner shall obtain a total amount in federal authorizations for reimbursement on transportation alternatives projects that is equal to or greater than the annual average of federal authorizations on transportation alternatives projects calculated over federal fiscal years 2010 to 2012. History:  2013 c 117 art 3 s 22; 2014 c 312 art 11 s 25
MN Stat § 174.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.45 — Public-private Partnerships; Joint Program Office.

174.45 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE. The commissioner may establish a joint program office to oversee and coordinate activities to develop, evaluate, and implement public-private partnerships involving public infrastructure investments. At the request of the commissioner of transportation, the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of employment and economic development, the executive director of the Public Facilities Authority, and other state agencies shall cooperate with and provide assistance to the commissioner of transportation for activities related to public-private partnerships involving public infrastructure investments. History:   2013 c 127 s 50
MN Stat § 174.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.53 — Department Of Transportation Efficiencies.

174.53 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCIES. (a) Beginning in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, the commissioner of transportation must implement efficiencies equal to at least 15 percent of the appropriations made annually to the commissioner from the trunk highway fund that are above base appropriations for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. (b) The efficiency savings resulting from the requirements in paragraph (a) are for the construction, maintenance, or rehabilitation of trunk highways, including roads and bridges. History:   1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 101
MN Stat § 174.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.57 — Snow And Ice Control; Appropriation.

174.57 SNOW AND ICE CONTROL; APPROPRIATION. (a) In a fiscal year in which the commissioner expends more than 100 percent of the established annual expenditure level for snow and ice management, the commissioner may use an additional amount for this purpose that does not exceed 50 percent of the unappropriated balance in the trunk highway fund. The amount identified by the commissioner under this paragraph is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner for snow and ice management purposes. (b) Upon using the appropriation authority in this section, the commissioner must notify the commissioner of management and budget and the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff of the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over transportation finance. The notification must at a minimum identify the established expenditure level for snow and ice management and the amount appropriated under this section. (c) In each budget submission to the legislature under section 16A.11, the commissioner must include: (1) the proposed annual expenditure level for snow and ice management for the next budget biennium; and (2) the total annual amount expended or estimated to be expended under the appropriation in this section for the budget biennium that is ending. History:  1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 103; 1Sp2019 c 3 art 3 s 81
MN Stat § 174.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.58 — State Road Construction Prior Appropriations.

174.58 STATE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PRIOR APPROPRIATIONS. (a) For purposes of this section, "biennium" has the meaning given in section 16A.011, subdivision 6. (b) An appropriation to the commissioner of transportation for the state road construction budget activity in any prior fiscal year is available to the commissioner in the current fiscal year only to the extent that the commissioner spends the money on the state road construction project for which the money was first encumbered during the biennium in which it was originally appropriated. History:   1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 100
MN Stat § 174.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.60 — Railroad Passenger Service Provided.

174.60 RAILROAD PASSENGER SERVICE PROVIDED. The purpose and intent of sections 174.60 to 174.63 is to provide for a balanced transportation system in the state, required by the public convenience and necessity, by making available rail passenger service not provided by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation in its basic national rail passenger system. History:   1971 c 956 s 1
MN Stat § 174.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.61 — Definitions.

174.61 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 174.60 to 174.63 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Corporation. "Corporation" means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation created pursuant to the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, Public Law 91-518. Subd. 3. Governmental unit. "Governmental unit" means a regional development commission, county, city or town. History:  1971 c 956 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
MN Stat § 174.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.62 — Authority To Enter Into Agreement.

174.62 AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT. The commissioner of transportation, any governmental unit, or any combination thereof, may enter into any contracts or agreements pursuant to Public Law 91-518 and in conformance with state law governing contracts by state agencies and governmental units, to reimburse the corporation for a reasonable portion of any losses associated with the institution of intercity rail passenger service by the corporation beyond that included within the basic national rail passenger system. History:  1971 c 956 s 3; 1976 c 166 s 6 subd 3
MN Stat § 174.63 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.63 — Public Hearing; Notice.

174.63 PUBLIC HEARING; NOTICE. Before any contract or agreement, as provided in section 174.62, is entered into, the governing body of the governmental unit shall hold a public hearing on such proposed contract or agreement. Notice of the time and place of said hearing shall be published in one or more legal newspapers of general circulation in the area once in each week for two successive weeks prior to said hearing. The published notice shall be in a form determined by the governing body, which form shall be sufficient in size and prominent in format in order to attract the attention of the reader. In any event the notice shall be of a size at least two columns in width by six inches in length. The notice shall set forth the portion of any losses that the governmental unit proposes to reimburse the corporation. History:   1971 c 956 s 4
MN Stat § 174.632 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.632 — Passenger Rail; Commissioner's Duties.

174.632 PASSENGER RAIL; COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES. 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. (b) The commissioner is responsible for all aspects of planning, designing, developing, constructing, equipping, operating, and maintaining passenger rail, including system planning, alternatives analysis, environmental studies, preliminary engineering, final design, construction, negotiating with railroads, and developing financial and operating plans. (c) The commissioner may enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a public or private entity, including Amtrak, a regional railroad authority, a joint powers board, and a railroad, to carry out these activities. History:  2009 c 36 art 3 s 16; 2013 c 127 s 51
MN Stat § 174.634 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.634 — Passenger Rail; Funding.

174.634 PASSENGER RAIL; FUNDING. (a) The commissioner may apply for funding from federal, state, regional, local, and private sources to carry out the commissioner's duties in section 174.632. (b) Section 174.88, subdivision 2, does not apply to the commissioner's performance of duties and exercise of powers under sections 174.632 to 174.636. History:   2009 c 36 art 3 s 17
MN Stat § 174.636 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.636 — Passenger Rail; Exercise Of Power.

174.636 PASSENGER RAIL; EXERCISE OF POWER. Subdivision 1. Powers. 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: (1) acquire by purchase, gift, or by eminent domain proceedings as provided by law, all land and property necessary to preserve future passenger rail corridors or to construct, maintain, and improve passenger rail corridors; (2) let all necessary contracts as provided by law; and (3) make agreements with and cooperate with any public or private entity, including Amtrak, to carry out statutory duties related to passenger rail. Subd. 2. Consultation. 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. (b) State passenger rail operations or a contract entered into under this section shall be subject to the Federal Employers Liability Act, United States Code, title 45, section 51 et seq.; federal railroad safety laws under United States Code, title 49, section 20101 et seq.; the Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, section 151 et seq.; and the Railroad Retirement Act, United States Code, title 45, section 231 et seq. Subd. 4. Public hearings. The commissioner shall hold public hearings as required by federal requirements. History:  2009 c 36 art 3 s 18; 2013 c 127 s 52
MN Stat § 174.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.64 — Functions And Powers Relating To Carriers.

174.64 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS RELATING TO CARRIERS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner's powers generally. Some of the functions of the commissioner of transportation, related to motor carriers and common carriers by rail, are quasi-judicial in nature. The commissioner may make investigations and determinations, hold hearings, prescribe rules, and issue orders with respect to the control and conduct of the carrier businesses coming within the commissioner's jurisdiction as authorized by law. Subd. 2. Specific functions and powers. (a) To the extent allowed under federal law or regulation, the commissioner shall further hold hearings and issue orders in cases brought on the commissioner's own motion or by a third party in the following areas: (1) adequacy of services that carriers are providing to the public, including the continuation, termination, or modification of services and facilities; (2) reasonableness of tariffs of rates, fares, and charges, or a part or classification of a tariff; and (3) issuing permits. (b) For purposes of paragraph (a), clause (2), the commissioner may authorize common carriers by rail and motor carriers for hire to file tariffs of rates, fares, and charges individually or by group. Carriers participating in group ratemaking have the free and unrestrained right to take independent action either before or after a determination arrived at through that procedure. Subd. 3. Subpoena power. The commissioner shall have subpoena power. Subd. 4. Petition and hearing. (a) With respect to those matters within the commissioner's jurisdiction, the commissioner shall receive, hear, and determine all petitions filed with the commissioner in accordance with the procedures established by law and may hold hearings and make determinations upon the commissioner's own motion to the same extent, and in every instance, in which the commissioner may do so upon petition. (b) If the commissioner receives a written objection and notice of intent to appear at a hearing to object to the petition from any person within 20 days of the notice having been fully given, the request of the petition must be granted or denied only after a contested case hearing has been conducted on the petition, unless the objection is withdrawn before the hearing. The commissioner may elect to hold a contested case hearing if no objections to the petition are received. If a timely objection is not received, or if received and withdrawn, and the request of the petition is denied without hearing, the petitioner may request within 30 days of receiving the notice of denial, and must be granted, a contested case hearing on the petition. History:  1980 c 534 s 2; 1983 c 293 s 76; 1986 c 468 s 1; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 32; 2001 c 213 s 16-18,30; 1Sp2003 c 19 art 2 s 46; 2009 c 64 s 19
MN Stat § 174.65 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.65 — Carrier Hearings And Appeals.

174.65 CARRIER HEARINGS AND APPEALS. Subdivision 1. Hearings. All hearings related to common carriers by rail or motor carriers and required to be conducted by the commissioner of transportation must be conducted pursuant to sections 14.001 to 14.69. Subd. 2. Appeals. An appeal from an order of the commissioner must be in accordance with chapter 14. History:  1980 c 534 s 4; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 422 s 10; 2001 c 213 s 19,30
MN Stat § 174.66 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.66 — Continuation Of Carrier Rules.

174.66 CONTINUATION OF CARRIER RULES. (a) Orders and directives in force, issued, or promulgated under authority of chapters 174A, 216A, 218, 219, 221, and 222 remain and continue in force and effect until repealed, modified, or superseded by duly authorized orders or directives of the commissioner of transportation. To the extent allowed under federal law or regulation, rules adopted under authority of the following sections are transferred to the commissioner of transportation and continue in force and effect until repealed, modified, or superseded by duly authorized rules of the commissioner: (1) section 218.041 except rules related to the form and manner of filing railroad rates, railroad accounting rules, and safety rules; (2) section 219.40; (3) rules relating to rates or tariffs, or the granting, limiting, or modifying of permits under section 221.031, subdivision 1; and (4) rules relating to rates, tariffs, or the granting, limiting, or modifying of permits under section 221.121. (b) The commissioner shall review the transferred rules, orders, and directives and, when appropriate, develop and adopt new rules, orders, or directives. History:  1980 c 534 s 6; 1983 c 293 s 77; 1985 c 299 s 14; 1998 c 403 s 19; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 33; 2001 c 213 s 20,30; 2009 c 64 s 20; 2014 c 227 art 2 s 10; 2018 c 184 s 1
MN Stat § 174.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.70 — Public Safety Radio Communications.

174.70 PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. Subdivision 1. Authority of commissioner. The commissioner of transportation may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and in sections 403.21 to 403.34, to plan and implement the communications system as provided in sections 403.21 to 403.34. Subd. 2. State communications system implementation; towers and other facilities. (a) In order to facilitate construction and maintenance of the state's communications systems and to reduce the proliferation of communications towers, the commissioner may, by purchase, lease, gift, exchange, or other means, obtain sites for the erection of towers and the location of equipment and may construct buildings and structures needed for developing the state's communications systems. (b) The commissioner may negotiate with commercial wireless service providers and other tower owners to obtain sites, towers, and equipment. Notwithstanding sections 161.433, 161.434, 161.45, and 161.46, the commissioner may by agreement lease, allow, or permit commercial wireless service providers or other tower owners to install privately owned equipment on state-owned lands, buildings, and other structures under the jurisdiction of the commissioner when it is practical and feasible to do so. The commissioner shall annually publish a list of state-owned tower sites that are available to commercial wireless service providers and other tower owners for installation of their equipment on a first-come, first-served basis for each tower or site. The commissioner may not make agreements that grant the exclusive use of towers. After the commissioner has agreed to make space available on a specific tower or at a specific site, the commissioner shall charge a site use fee for the value of the real property or structure made available. In lieu of a site use fee, the commissioner may make agreements with commercial wireless service providers or other tower owners to place state equipment on privately owned towers and may accept improvements such as tower reinforcement, reconstruction, site development, or other site improvements to the state's communications system facilities or real or personal property. (c) This section does not create a right to install privately owned towers on the trunk highway right-of-way. Subd. 3. Deposit of fees; appropriation. Fees collected under subdivision 2 must be deposited in the trunk highway fund. The fees collected are appropriated to the commissioner to pay for developing and maintaining the communications systems that serve state agencies. History:  1995 c 195 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 238 art 2 s 31; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 56,57; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 135
MN Stat § 174.75 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.75 — Complete Streets.

174.75 COMPLETE STREETS. Subdivision 1. Definition. "Complete streets" is the planning, scoping, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of roads in order to reasonably address the safety and accessibility needs of users of all ages and abilities. Complete streets considers the needs of motorists, pedestrians, transit users and vehicles, bicyclists, and commercial and emergency vehicles moving along and across roads, intersections, and crossings in a manner that is sensitive to the local context and recognizes that the needs vary in urban, suburban, and rural settings. Subd. 2. Implementation. The commissioner shall implement a complete streets policy after consultation with stakeholders, state and regional agencies, local governments, and road authorities. The commissioner, after such consultation, shall address relevant protocols, guidance, standards, requirements, and training, and shall integrate related principles of context-sensitive solutions. Subd. 3. Report. Beginning in 2011, the commissioner shall report on the implementation of the complete streets policy in the agency's biennial budget submission under section 174.02. Subd. 4. Local road authorities. Local road authorities are encouraged, but not required, to create and adopt complete streets policies for their roads that reflect local context and goals. Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a local road authority from adopting a complete streets policy that incorporates or exceeds statutory complete streets principles. Subd. 5. Variances from engineering standards. (a) When evaluating a request for a variance from the engineering standards for state-aid projects under chapter 162 in which the variance request is related to complete streets, the commissioner shall consider the latest edition of: (1) A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and (2) for projects in urban areas, the Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities, from the Institute of Transportation Engineers. (b) If the commissioner denies a variance request related to complete streets, the commissioner shall provide written reasons for the denial to the political subdivision that submitted the request. History:   2010 c 351 s 52