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MN Stat § 174.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.14 — Value Analysis Of Project; Policy.

174.14 VALUE ANALYSIS OF PROJECT; POLICY. The legislature finds that the application of the principles and techniques of value analysis in reducing the cost of state construction projects is in the interest of the efficient operation of state government. It is therefore the policy of the legislature to support, encourage, and, where necessary, authorize the application of some or all of those principles by agencies and departments of the state. History:   1977 c 251 s 1
MN Stat § 174.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.15 — Definitions.

174.15 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 174.14 to 174.17, and unless a different meaning is indicated by the context, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Construction project. "Construction project" means any state construction project undertaken by the Department of Transportation. Subd. 3. Value analysis. "Value analysis" means the systematic and creative functional analysis of construction projects, specifications, standards, practices and procedures for the purposes of identifying and eliminating unnecessary costs by developing modifications which satisfy required functions of a project for the lowest cost in a manner consistent with requirements for performance, reliability, quality and maintainability. Subd. 4. Value engineering proposal. "Value engineering proposal" means a formal written proposal with supporting documentation. A value engineering proposal shall be developed by application of value analysis principles, shall be documented by a contractor or subcontractor pursuant to the provisions of the construction contract, and shall suggest one or more changes in the construction project, specifications, standards, practices, or procedures which would result in direct and immediate net savings in terms of reducing the costs of the construction contract. History:   1977 c 251 s 2
MN Stat § 174.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.16 — Contract To Include Value Analysis Authorization.

174.16 CONTRACT TO INCLUDE VALUE ANALYSIS AUTHORIZATION. All contracts for construction projects may contain contract provisions which: (1) authorize the contractor, with regard to specified matters governed by the contract, and any subcontractor, with regard to matters governed by the subcontracting agreement with the contractor, to submit value engineering proposals as provided in sections 174.15 to 174.17; (2) specify such procedural and substantive requirements for the preparation, development and documentation for value engineering proposals as may be required for the particular construction project; (3) require that copies of all value engineering proposals and all supporting documents be submitted to the commissioner of transportation; and (4) provide that if a value engineering proposal is adopted for the construction project contract as provided in section 174.17, a supplemental agreement shall reduce contract payments to the contractor or subcontractor that submitted the value engineering proposal, by an amount equal to one-half of the amount of direct and immediate net savings under the contract resulting from the adoption of the value engineering proposal. History:   1977 c 251 s 3
MN Stat § 174.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.17 — Evaluation Of Value Engineering Proposals.

174.17 EVALUATION OF VALUE ENGINEERING PROPOSALS. Subdivision 1. Investigate, analyze, and estimate savings. After receipt of a value engineering proposal and supporting documents, the commissioner of transportation shall investigate and analyze the value engineering proposal, estimate the amount of the direct and immediate net savings in terms of construction project contract costs which would result upon adoption of the value engineering proposal. Subd. 2. Approval. Subject to the provisions of sections 174.15 to 174.17 and the provisions of any other applicable law, if the commissioner of transportation determines, based upon the reports and recommendations of the department, that adoption of a value engineering proposal will result in direct and immediate savings in the construction project contract costs, the commissioner shall approve and authorize the adoption of the implementing supplemental agreement and the supplemental agreement shall be processed and adopted as otherwise provided by law. History:  1977 c 251 s 4; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 174.18 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.18 — Advertisement Of Highway Contract.

174.18 ADVERTISEMENT OF HIGHWAY CONTRACT. Notwithstanding anything in chapter 16C to the contrary, all contracts for the repair, improvement, maintenance, or construction of highways or highway bridges must be advertised and let as provided by law for highway construction contracts. History:   1998 c 386 art 1 s 32
MN Stat § 174.185 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.185 — Pavement Life-cycle Cost Analysis.

174.185 PAVEMENT LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply. (a) "Life-cycle cost" is the sum of the cost of the initial pavement project and all anticipated costs for maintenance, repair, and resurfacing over the life of the pavement. Anticipated costs must be based on Minnesota's actual or reasonably projected maintenance, repair, and resurfacing schedules, and costs determined by the Department of Transportation district personnel based upon recently awarded local projects and experience with local material costs. (b) "Life-cycle cost analysis" is a comparison of life-cycle costs among competing paving materials using equal design lives and equal comparison periods. Subd. 2. Required analysis. For each project in the reconditioning, resurfacing, and road repair funding categories, the commissioner shall perform a life-cycle cost analysis and shall document the lowest life-cycle costs and all alternatives considered. The commissioner shall document the chosen pavement strategy and, if the lowest life cycle is not selected, document the justification for the chosen strategy. A life-cycle cost analysis is required for projects to be constructed after July 1, 2011. For projects to be constructed prior to July 1, 2011, when feasible, the department will use its best efforts to perform life-cycle cost analyses. Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner shall report annually to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance on the results of the analyses required in subdivision 2. History:  2008 c 287 art 1 s 71; 1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 90
MN Stat § 174.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.20 — Pavement Selection Guidelines.

174.20 PAVEMENT SELECTION GUIDELINES. (a) The commissioner must develop, implement, and adhere to a pavement investment guide. (b) The commissioner must review and approve all pavement selections made by district offices for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or preservation projects to ensure that the pavement selection is consistent with the pavement investment guide. Nothing in this section allows the commissioner to alter projects selected by district offices, except for the type of pavement to be used. History:   1Sp2021 c 5 art 4 s 91
MN Stat § 174.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.21 — Public Transit Assistance And Transportation Management; Purpose.

174.21 PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSISTANCE AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT; PURPOSE. It is the purpose of sections 174.21 to 174.27 to: (1) provide access to transit for persons who have no alternative mode of transit available; (2) increase the efficiency and productivity of public transit systems; (3) alleviate problems of automobile congestion and energy consumption and promote desirable land use where such activities are cost-effective; (4) maintain a state commitment to public transportation; and (5) meet the needs of individual transit systems to the extent they are consistent with the other objectives stated above. History:  1977 c 454 s 18; 1978 c 793 s 66; 1982 c 586 s 1
MN Stat § 174.247 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.247 — Annual Transit Report.

174.247 ANNUAL TRANSIT REPORT. (a) By February 15 annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature on transit services outside the metropolitan area. The Metropolitan Council and any public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24 shall provide assistance in creating the report, as requested by the commissioner. (b) The report must include, at a minimum, the following: (1) a descriptive overview of public transit in Minnesota; (2) a descriptive summary of funding sources and assistance programs; (3) a summary of each public transit system receiving assistance under section 174.24; (4) data that identifies use of volunteers in providing transit service; (5) financial data that identifies for each public transit system and for each transit system classification under section 174.24, subdivision 3b: (i) the operating and capital costs; (ii) each of the funding sources used to provide financial assistance; and (iii) for federal funds, the amount from each specific federal program under which funding is provided; (6) a summary of the differences in program implementation requirements and aid recipient eligibility between federal aid and state sources of funds; (7) in each odd-numbered year, an analysis of public transit system needs and operating expenditures on an annual basis, which must include a methodology for identifying monetary needs, and calculations of: (i) the total monetary needs for all public transit systems, for the year of the report and the ensuing five years; (ii) the total expenditures from local sources for each transit system classification; (iii) the comprehensive transit assistance percentage for each transit system classification, which equals (A) the expenditures identified under item (ii), for a transit system classification, divided by (B) the amounts identified under subitem (A), plus the sum of state sources of funds plus federal funds provided to all transit systems in that classification; and (iv) the amount of surplus or insufficient funds available for paying capital and operating costs to fully implement the greater Minnesota transit investment plan under section 174.24, subdivision 1a. History:  2008 c 350 art 1 s 68; 2010 c 351 s 50
MN Stat § 174.255 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.255 — Paratransit Program; Accessibility; Insurance.

174.255 PARATRANSIT PROGRAM; ACCESSIBILITY; INSURANCE. Subdivision 1. Accessibility for people with disability. The commissioner shall require any paratransit project receiving assistance under section 174.24 that includes the operation of two or more vehicles other than automobiles or taxis to provide at least one vehicle that is accessible to disabled individuals and may require additional accessible vehicles if necessary to serve disabled individuals expected to use the project. A vehicle is accessible if it is equipped to allow transportation of an individual using a wheelchair or using an orthopedic device. Subd. 2. Assistance in obtaining insurance. In order to reduce the expense of liability insurance required for paratransit projects eligible for assistance under section 174.24, the commissioner and the commissioner of commerce shall investigate the causes of high liability insurance costs and shall take the appropriate administrative action to assist paratransit projects to obtain liability insurance coverage from qualified insurance carriers at the lowest available cost. Appropriate administrative action includes: (1) taking bids from and negotiating and entering into contracts with qualified carriers to provide liability insurance for eligible paratransit projects that wish to be covered, and (2) providing technical and administrative assistance to eligible paratransit projects to assist them in securing low-cost liability insurance. Subd. 3. Operator assistance. A person operating or assisting the operation of a vehicle while employed by a program such as "project mobility" may leave the vehicle to enter premises in order to assist a person who does not require emergency ambulance service to gain access and entrance to the vehicle. The assistance shall include assisting through the first entrance to a building. Operators of the special transportation vehicles shall provide the necessary passenger assistance for door-through-door service. Assistance shall also include assisting wheelchair passengers over any exterior steps essential to either departure or destination buildings, subject to both the steps and the wheelchair being in good repair. If an operator or assistant refuses to assist because of the condition of the steps or the wheelchair, the operator of the service shall send letters to the commissioner of transportation and the person denied service detailing the corrective measures necessary to qualify for service. History:  Ex1979 c 1 s 24; 1981 c 357 s 67; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 41,42; 2013 c 62 s 10
MN Stat § 174.257 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.257 — Ride-sharing Program.

174.257 RIDE-SHARING PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Requirements. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish a ride-sharing program in order to advise citizens of the available alternatives to travel by low-occupancy vehicles and the benefits derived from sharing rides. The program must provide citizens with necessary information and opportunities for sharing rides, encourage citizens to share rides, and assist citizens in obtaining access to shared rides. The program must make use of existing services and agencies whenever possible. The program must give priority to assisting employers who will implement employee ride-sharing programs. (b) The services provided by the program must include: (1) providing general information to potential ride-sharing users; (2) establishing procedures for the implementation of ride-sharing programs by individuals, groups, corporations, or local agencies; (3) offering assistance to local governments and other political subdivisions in implementing ride-sharing programs; (4) providing technical assistance to those individuals, groups, corporations, or local agencies; (5) providing advice to individuals requesting assistance in finding ride-sharing opportunities and programs; (6) providing assistance in obtaining insured leased vans and management assistance to individuals and persons implementing ride-sharing programs. Subd. 2. No tax or license. No political subdivision may impose a tax on, or require a license for a ride-sharing arrangement as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 65. Subd. 3. Vehicle use by political subdivision. A political subdivision may authorize the use of motor vehicles which it owns or operates for ride-sharing arrangements for its employees, and may establish reasonable reimbursement rates for that use. Subd. 4. Vehicle use by state. The state may authorize the use of motor vehicles which it owns or operates for ride-sharing arrangements for its employees, and shall establish reasonable reimbursement rates for that use. The commissioner of administration shall by September 1, 1983, establish a demonstration program for using state-owned vehicles, other than commuter vans, for use in ride-sharing arrangements for state employees. History:  1980 c 579 s 15; 1980 c 618 s 13; 1983 c 311 s 7
MN Stat § 174.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.27 — Public Employer Commuter Van Program.

174.27 PUBLIC EMPLOYER COMMUTER VAN PROGRAM. Any statutory or home rule charter city, county, school district, independent board, or agency may acquire or lease commuter vans, enter into contracts with another public or private employer to acquire or lease such vans, or purchase such a service for the use of its employees. The governing body of any such city, county, or school district may by resolution establish a commuter van revolving fund to be used to acquire or lease commuter vans for the use of its employees. Any payments out of the fund shall be repaid to the fund out of revenues derived from the use by the employees of the city, county, or school district, of the vans so purchased or leased. Any city, county, or school district which establishes a commuter van acquisition program or contracts for this service is authorized to levy a tax annually on all taxable property in the subdivision for the purpose of establishing a commuter van revolving fund and of paying the administrative and promotional costs of the program, which levy may be in excess of all charter taxing limitations. The governing body of any city, county, or school district may by resolution terminate the commuter van revolving fund and use the funds for other purposes authorized by law. History:  1977 c 454 s 24; 1989 c 277 art 4 s 17; 1992 c 511 art 5 s 5; 1994 c 505 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 174.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.29 — Coordination Of Special Transportation Service.

174.29 COORDINATION OF SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of sections 174.29 and 174.30 "special transportation service" means motor vehicle transportation provided on a regular basis by a public or private entity or person that is designed exclusively or primarily to serve individuals who are elderly or disabled and who are unable to use regular means of transportation but do not require ambulance service, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3. Special transportation service includes but is not limited to service provided by specially equipped buses, vans, taxis, and volunteer drivers, as defined in section 65B.472, subdivision 1, paragraph (h), using private automobiles. Special transportation service also means those nonemergency medical transportation services under section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, that are subject to the operating standards for special transportation service under sections 174.29 to 174.30 and Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840. Subd. 2. Coordination of services. In order to provide more adequate access to transportation service for the elderly and disabled with special transportation needs and to more efficiently utilize public and private funds expended for that purpose, all state agencies that assist, provide, reimburse, or regulate special transportation services shall promote, support, and facilitate coordination of those services with other special services and with regular transportation services offered to the general public. Subd. 3.  [Expired] History:  Ex1979 c 1 s 27; 1982 c 556 s 1; 1986 c 420 s 4; 1987 c 209 s 39; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 43; 1997 c 199 s 14; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2015 c 71 art 11 s 3; 1Sp2021 c 4 art 6 s 15
MN Stat § 174.295 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.295 — Eligibility Certification; Penalty For Fraud.

174.295 ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION; PENALTY FOR FRAUD. Subdivision 1. Notice. A provider of special transportation service, as defined in section 174.29, receiving financial assistance under section 174.24, shall include on the application form for special transportation service, and on the eligibility certification form if different from the application form, a notice of the penalty for fraudulent certification under subdivision 4. Subd. 2. Certifier statement. A provider shall include on the application or eligibility certification form a place for the person certifying the applicant as eligible for special transportation service to sign, and the person certifying the applicant shall sign, stating that the certifier understands the penalty for fraudulent certification and that the certifier believes the applicant to be eligible. Subd. 3. Applicant statement. A provider shall include on the application form a place for the applicant to sign, and the applicant shall sign, stating that the applicant understands the penalty for fraudulent certification and that the information on the application is true. Subd. 4. Misdemeanor. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if: (1) the person fraudulently certifies to the special transportation service provider that the applicant is eligible for special transportation service; or (2) the person obtains certification for special transportation service by misrepresentation or fraud. History:   1993 c 326 art 4 s 4
MN Stat § 174.315 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.315 — Special Transportation; Ambulance Service Prohibited.

174.315 SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION; AMBULANCE SERVICE PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Prohibition. Special transportation services shall not provide or offer transportation to persons who might reasonably require ambulance service, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3, while in the special transportation vehicle. The commissioner of transportation shall investigate all complaints alleging violations of this section. When requested, the commissioner of health shall assist the commissioner of transportation in determining whether a violation occurred. Subd. 2. Data classified. Data relating to an individual's physical condition or medical treatment collected, received, or maintained by the Department of Transportation under this section are private data on individuals. The commissioner of transportation may disclose data classified as private data on individuals to the commissioner of health to the extent necessary to determine if a violation of this section occurred. Subd. 3. Penalties. Notwithstanding section 174.30, subdivision 8, the commissioner of transportation may issue an order assessing a monetary penalty of up to $10,000 for a violation of this section. The minimum penalty for a third violation of this section within three years shall be revocation of the certificate issued under section 174.30, subdivision 4a. A person whose certificate is revoked under this section may appeal the commissioner's action in a contested case proceeding under chapter 14. History:  1990 c 556 s 3; 1995 c 155 s 9; 1997 c 199 s 14
MN Stat § 174.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation|Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation|Section 174.35 — Light Rail Transit.

174.35 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT. The commissioner of transportation may exercise the powers granted in this chapter and chapter 473, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip light rail transit facilities in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. The commissioner shall not spend state funds to study light rail transit unless the funds are appropriated in legislation that identifies the route, including the origin and destination. History:  1993 c 353 s 2; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 52