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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.10 — Conflict Of Laws.

173.10 CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Nothing in sections 173.01 to 173.11 shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any other law, municipal ordinance, regulation, or resolution which is more restrictive concerning advertising devices than are the provisions of such sections or of the rules adopted hereunder.
History:
1965 c 828 s 10; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.11 — Chapter Violations, Misdemeanor.

173.11 CHAPTER VIOLATIONS, MISDEMEANOR.
Any person who is convicted of violating any provision of sections 173.01 to 173.11, or of violating any rule issued or adopted thereunder after receiving notice thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History:
1965 c 828 s 11; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.12 — Applicability.

173.12 APPLICABILITY.
Sections 173.01 and 173.02 and 173.13 to 173.231 shall apply to adjacent areas on interstate or primary highways.
History:
1965 c 828 s 12; 1971 c 883 s 7; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 85
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.15 — Prohibited Advertising Devices.

173.15 PROHIBITED ADVERTISING DEVICES.
(a) After June 8, 1971, no advertising device shall be erected or maintained:
(1) which purports to be or resembles an official traffic-control device, sign, or signal, or railroad sign or signal; or which hides from view or interferes in any material degree with the effectiveness of any traffic-control device, sign, or signal, or railroad sign or signal, or which obstructs or interferes with the driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic for a distance not to exceed 500 feet;
(2) which prominently displays the word "stop" or "danger";
(3) which contains statements, words, or pictures of an obscene, indecent, or immoral character, or such as would offend public morals or decency;
(4) on any right-of-way of the interstate system of highways, except as otherwise provided by law or allowed by the commissioner;
(5) on private land without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof;
(6) on trees, shrubs, or which are painted or drawn upon rocks or natural features, or on public utility poles;
(7) which has distracting flashing or moving lights so designed or lighted as to be a traffic hazard;
(8) to which access can be obtained only from an interstate main-traveled way but excluding frontage roads adjacent thereto;
(9) which are structurally unsafe, are in disrepair, or are abandoned.
(b) The prohibition under paragraph (a), clause (7), does not include an electronic advertising device that changes displayed digital content no more frequently than once every six seconds.
History:
1965 c 828 s 15; Ex1967 c 9 s 15; 1971 c 883 s 9; 2015 c 75 art 2 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.155 — Changeable Electronic Variable Message Signs.

173.155 CHANGEABLE ELECTRONIC VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS.
Subdivision 1.
Definition.
For the purposes of this section, "changeable electronic variable message sign" or "CEVMS" means an outdoor advertising device that contains light-emitting diodes or other technology to display copy visible during the day and during the night, with the copy changes initiated electronically.
Subd. 2.
Prohibition.
Intermittent, animated, scrolling, full-motion video elements, or moving lights are prohibited on outdoor advertising devices, including CEVMS.
Subd. 3.
Exceptions.
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a CEVMS is permissible if:
(1) the message does not change more frequently than once every six seconds;
(2) the transition between messages or copy does not exceed two seconds in duration;
(3) the message brightness does not exceed 0.3 foot-candles over ambient light, as measured using a foot candle meter from the following distances:
(i) for signs with a nominal face size of 12 feet by 25 feet, from 150 feet;
(ii) for signs with a nominal face size of ten feet, six inches, by 36 feet, from 200 feet; and
(iii) for signs with a nominal face size of 14 feet by 48 feet, from 250 feet; and
(4) the sign must not cause beams or rays of light to be directed at the traveled way if the light is of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare that impairs the vision of the driver of a motor vehicle, or interfere with any driver's operation of a motor vehicle.
(b) The brightness measurement under paragraph (a), clause (3), must be conducted at least 30 minutes after sunset or at least 30 minutes before sunrise. Each CEVMS must have automatic dimming technology that adjusts the device's brightness levels in response to changes in ambient light.
History:
1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 89
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.171 — Vegetation Control; Visibility; Agreement.

173.171 VEGETATION CONTROL; VISIBILITY; AGREEMENT.
The commissioner of the Department of Transportation may enter into agreements with the owners of advertising devices not prohibited under this chapter and lawfully erected and maintained in adjacent areas, or with the owners of the real property on which the advertising devices are located, providing for the control of vegetation on the right-of-way in the vicinity of the advertising devices to ensure their visibility from the highway. The agreements shall provide that:
(1) the cost of any vegetation control measures will be paid for by the owner of the advertising device or the owner of the real property on which it is located; and
(2) any control measures will be carried out in a safe, workmanlike manner.
History:
1981 c 294 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.185 — Agreement With Federal Government; Rules.

173.185 AGREEMENT WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; RULES.
Subdivision 1.
Federal laws and regulations.
The commissioner of transportation shall comply with federal law and federal rules and regulations relating to billboard control on the interstate and primary systems, and is authorized to do all necessary acts and things, including, but not limited to, entering into binding agreements with the United States or any of its agencies or departments to the end that the objectives stated in United States Code, title 23, section 131, section 319, or any other applicable federal statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, be accomplished on the interstate and primary systems of highways.
Subd. 2.
Rules.
The commissioner of transportation is authorized to promulgate rules governing the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising devices as may be necessary to carry out the policy of the state declared in this chapter.
History:
1971 c 883 s 12; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.20 — Conflict Of Laws.

173.20 CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Nothing in sections 173.13 to 173.231 shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any other law, municipal ordinance, regulation, or resolution which is more restrictive concerning advertising than the provisions of said sections 173.13 to 173.231 hereof or of the regulations adopted thereunder.
History:
1965 c 828 s 20; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 87; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.21 — Chapter Violations; Misdemeanor; Injunctive Relief.

173.21 CHAPTER VIOLATIONS; MISDEMEANOR; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Any person who violates any provisions of sections 173.13 to 173.231 or any rules issued or adopted thereunder after notice thereof upon conviction is guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, the commissioner of transportation may seek injunctive relief in the district court of the county in which the nonconforming advertising device is located and require that either the advertising device conform or be removed.
History:
1965 c 828 s 21; 1971 c 883 s 13; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 88; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.231 — Fees; Proceeds To Trunk Highway Fund.

173.231 FEES; PROCEEDS TO TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND.
All fees collected under sections 173.07 and 173.13 shall be paid into the trunk highway fund.
History:
1971 c 883 s 17; 1976 c 163 s 38
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.25 — Availability Of Federal Aid.

173.25 AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL AID.
The commissioner of transportation shall not expend money for the acquisition of advertising devices controlled under this chapter, except those for which acquisition proceedings were begun before June 8, 1979, or for which federal money has been appropriated by Congress and the federal share has been made available to the commissioner. No advertising device legal under Laws 1971, chapter 883, shall be required to be removed or relocated until payment as provided in Laws 1971, chapter 883, is tendered by the commissioner of transportation. No further state funds shall be used for any existing or proposed acquisitions other than those funds necessary to obtain full federal participation in the acquisition proceeding pursuant to United States Code, title 23, "Highways."
History:
1971 c 883 s 14; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1981 c 357 s 66; 1989 c 269 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.26 — Exemption For Old Advertising Device In Business Area.

173.26 EXEMPTION FOR OLD ADVERTISING DEVICE IN BUSINESS AREA.
Notwithstanding any other provision of Laws 1971, chapter 883, each advertising device in existence in a business area on June 8, 1971, and which fails to comply with the provisions of Laws 1971, chapter 883, only as to size, lighting, or spacing, may remain in place.
History:
1971 c 883 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 173 — Signs And Billboards Along Highways › Section 173.265 — Outdoor Advertising Devices; Removal; Maintenance.

173.265 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DEVICES; REMOVAL; MAINTENANCE.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.
(b) "Destroyed" means that more than 50 percent of a nonconforming outdoor advertising device's upright supports are physically damaged to a degree that normal repair practices would require replacement of broken wooden supports or replacement of broken, bent, or twisted supports for metal sign structures.
(c) "Reasonable repair and maintenance" means customary maintenance and change of a sign's copy or message, and includes replacement of existing light fixtures with energy efficient fixtures or installation of other energy efficiency improvements. Reasonable repair and maintenance does not include:
(1) the addition of illumination;
(2) repair, reinstallation, erection, or maintenance for outdoor advertising devices that are destroyed, as defined under paragraph (b);
(3) enlarging the nonconforming device;
(4) changing the device from a wood structure to a steel or concrete structure; or
(5) any change that would terminate nonconforming status.
(d) "Substantial change" means any action that does not constitute reasonable repair and maintenance.
Subd. 2.
Application.
This section applies only to outdoor advertising devices subject to state and federal regulation under United States Code, title 23, section 131, and any regulations adopted under that law.
Subd. 3.
Removal.
The department may remove a destroyed, abandoned, or discontinued outdoor advertising device, subject to the limitations provided under this chapter.
Subd. 4.
Reasonable repair and maintenance.
(a) The owner of an outdoor advertising device may perform reasonable repair and maintenance on any device, provided the device is not destroyed.
(b) Any action not constituting reasonable repair and maintenance will subject the outdoor advertising device to immediate removal under subdivision 3.
Subd. 5.
Substantial change.
Substantial changes to outdoor advertising devices are prohibited. A substantial change to a nonconforming outdoor advertising device will subject the sign to immediate removal under subdivision 3.
History:
1Sp2017 c 3 art 3 s 92
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.04 — Financial Assistance; Applications; Disbursement.

174.04 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; APPLICATIONS; DISBURSEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Review of application.
Any state agency which receives an application from a regional development commission, metropolitan council, public transit commission, airport commission, port authority, or other political subdivision of the state, or any nonpublic organization, for financial assistance for transportation planning, capital expenditures, or operations to any state or federal agency, shall first submit the application to the commissioner of transportation. The commissioner shall review the application to determine whether it contains matters that substantially affect the statewide transportation plan and priorities. If the application does not contain such matters, the commissioner shall within 15 days after receipt return the application to the applicant political subdivision or nonpublic organization for forwarding to the appropriate agency. If the application contains such matters, the commissioner shall review and comment on the application as being consistent with the plan and priorities. The commissioner shall return the application together with comments within 45 days after receipt to the applicant political subdivision or nonpublic organization for forwarding with the commissioner's comments to the appropriate agency.
Subd. 2.
Designated agent.
A regional development commission, metropolitan council, public transit commission, airport commission, port authority, or any other political subdivision of the state, or any nonpublic organization, may designate the commissioner as its agent to receive and disburse funds by entering into an agreement with the commissioner prescribing the terms and conditions of the receipt and expenditure of the funds in accordance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
Subd. 3.
Exceptions.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed as altering or amending in any way the funding procedures specified in section 161.36, 360.016 or 360.0161.
History:
1976 c 166 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 455 art 3 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.06 — Transfer Of Powers.

174.06 TRANSFER OF POWERS.
Subdivision 1.
Department of Highways.
All powers, duties, and functions heretofore vested in or imposed on the commissioner of highways or the Department of Highways by chapters 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 167, 169, 173, or sections 473.405 to 473.449 or any other law relating to the duties and powers of the commissioner of highways are transferred to, vested in, and imposed on the commissioner of transportation. The position of the commissioner of highways and the Department of Highways as heretofore constituted are abolished.
Subd. 2.
Department of Aeronautics.
All powers, duties, and functions heretofore vested in or imposed on the commissioner of aeronautics or the Department of Aeronautics by sections 360.011 to 360.076, 360.305 to 360.73, 360.81 to 360.91 or any other law relating to the duties and powers of the commissioner of aeronautics are transferred to, vested in, and imposed on the commissioner of transportation. The position of the commissioner of aeronautics and the Department of Aeronautics as heretofore constituted are abolished.
Subd. 3.
Department of Public Service.
All powers, duties, and functions heretofore vested in or imposed on the Department of Public Service, the Public Utilities Commission, or the commissioner of the Department of Public Service by sections 174.60 to 174.63 are transferred to, vested in, and imposed on the commissioner of transportation.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1977 c 454 s 49]
Subd. 5.
Transfer approval of commissioner of administration.
Any and all transfers of Department of Public Service personnel, records, and funds to the Department of Transportation, made pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1981 c 253 s 48]
Subd. 7.
Legislative intent; transport of certain materials.
It is the intent of the legislature that gas, oil, slurry, and other pipelines, long-distance conveyor belt systems, and other modes of transportation not now regulated by the state be constructed and operated in a manner that best serves the public good and complements other means of transportation.
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 2014 c 227 art 1 s 23]
History:
1976 c 166 s 6; 1977 c 124 s 1; 1980 c 614 s 123; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 186 s 15; 1993 c 13 art 2 s 1; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 43; 2014 c 227 art 1 s 13; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 74
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.07 — Expiration Of Report Mandates.

174.07 EXPIRATION OF REPORT MANDATES.
Subdivision 1.
Expiration.
(a) If submission of a report by the commissioner to the legislature, including but not limited to chairs and ranking minority members of a legislative committee or the Legislative Coordinating Commission, is required by law, the requirement to submit the report expires in accordance with this section.
(b) For a law enacted before January 1, 2023, the requirement to submit a report to the legislature expires as follows:
(1) for an annual report, on January 1, 2025; or
(2) for a biennial or less frequent report, on January 1, 2026.
(c) For a law enacted on or after January 1, 2023, the requirement to submit a report to the legislature expires as follows:
(1) for an annual report, three years after the date of enactment; or
(2) for a biennial or less frequent report, five years after the date of enactment.
Subd. 2.
Expirations list.
By February 15 annually, the commissioner must submit an expirations list to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy, the revisor of statutes, and the Legislative Reference Library. The list must identify (1) all reports set to expire under this section during the upcoming 12-month period, and (2) all reports in which the requirement for submission has expired in the past 12-month period.
Subd. 3.
Exceptions.
This section does not apply to:
(1) a law that establishes a requirement with general applicability for an agency or agencies to submit a report, including but not limited to reports and information under sections 14.05, subdivision 5, and 14.116;
(2) a law that specifies a reporting expiration date or a date for the submission of a final report;
(3) information required by law to be included in a budget submission to the legislature under section 16A.11;
(4) the plans required under section 174.03, subdivisions 1a, 1b, and 1c;
(5) the forecast information requirements under section 174.03, subdivision 9; and
(6) the reports required under sections 161.088, subdivision 7; 161.089; 161.3203, subdivision 4; 165.03, subdivision 8; 165.14, subdivision 5; 174.03, subdivision 12; 174.185, subdivision 3; 174.247; 174.56, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 174.75, subdivision 3.
History:
2023 c 68 art 5 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.10 — Proceedings Involving Carriers.

174.10 PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING CARRIERS.
Subdivision 1.
Notice of contested case; fee.
The commissioner in any contested case that involves a motor carrier or common carrier by rail as a party shall give reasonable notice to representatives of associations or other interested groups or persons who have registered their names with the commissioner for that purpose, to all parties and to cities and municipalities that the commissioner deems to be interested in the proceeding. The commissioner may prescribe an annual fee as a charge to all registered groups or persons. The fee must be credited to the general fund. This charge is to cover the out-of-pocket costs involved in providing the notice.
Subd. 2.
Investigatory powers.
In all matters over which the commissioner has regulatory, or enforcement authority, the commissioner may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, records, documents, and other evidentiary material. Any person failing or refusing to appear to testify regarding any matter about which the person may be lawfully questioned or to produce any papers, books, records, documents, or other evidentiary materials in the matter to be heard, after having been required by a subpoena of the commissioner to do so may, upon application by the commissioner to the district court in any district, be ordered to comply therewith. An administrative law judge in a rulemaking or contested case proceeding may, on behalf of the commissioner, issue subpoenas, administer oaths to witnesses, and take their affirmations. Depositions may be taken within or without the state by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee in the manner provided by law for the taking of depositions in civil actions. A subpoena or other process or paper may be served upon any person named therein, anywhere within the state by any officer authorized to serve subpoenas or other process or paper in civil actions, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law for service of process issued out of the district court of this state.
Subd. 3.
Prosecution.
In proceedings that involve a motor carrier or common carrier by rail as a party, the matter must be heard by the commissioner as authorized by law.
Subd. 4.
Lack of jurisdiction.
If, in any proceeding the commissioner decides that the department does not have jurisdiction, the commissioner shall issue an order dismissing the proceeding and stating the ground of the dismissal.
History:
1976 c 166 s 8; 1980 c 534 s 15-17; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444; 2001 c 213 s 13-15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.11 — Property Acquisitions; Notice To County Auditor.

174.11 PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS; NOTICE TO COUNTY AUDITOR.
Upon acquisition of any taxable real property, the commissioner must notify the county auditor of the county where the property is located that the property has been acquired.
History:
1Sp2005 c 3 art 1 s 2
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
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; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 100
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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; and
(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.
History:
1980 c 579 s 15; 1980 c 618 s 13; 1983 c 311 s 7; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 102,103
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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