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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.375 — Active Transportation Advisory Committee.

174.375 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Subdivision 1.
Committee established; duties.
(a) The commissioner of transportation must establish an active transportation advisory committee. The advisory committee must make recommendations to the commissioner on items related to:
(1) active transportation, including safety, education, and development programs;
(2) the active transportation program under section 174.38; and
(3) the safe routes to school program under section 174.40.
(b) The committee must review and analyze issues and needs relating to active transportation on public rights-of-way and identify solutions and goals for addressing identified issues and needs.
(c) For purposes of this section, "active transportation" includes bicycling, pedestrian activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation.
Subd. 2.
Membership.
(a) The advisory committee consists of the members specified in this subdivision.
(b) The commissioner of transportation must appoint up to 18 public members as follows: one member from each of the department's seven greater Minnesota districts; four members from the department's metropolitan district; and no more than seven members at large. Each of the members at large must represent nonmotorized interests or organizations.
(c) The commissioners of each of the following state agencies must appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member: administration, education, health, natural resources, public safety, transportation, and pollution control. The chair of the Metropolitan Council must appoint an employee of the council to serve as a member. The director of Explore Minnesota Tourism must appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.
(d) The division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.
(e) Each member of the committee serves a four-year term at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
(f) The committee must select a chair from its membership.
Subd. 3.
Meetings; staffing.
(a) The advisory committee must establish a meeting schedule and meet at least annually.
(b) The commissioner of transportation must provide department staff support to the advisory committee.
Subd. 4.
Expenses.
(a) Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation, but members who are not employees of government agencies must be reimbursed for expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2.
(b) To provide compensation under paragraph (a), the commissioner of transportation may expend the amount necessary from general fund appropriations.
Subd. 5.
Reports.
The advisory committee must submit an annual report to the commissioner of transportation.
Subd. 6.
Expiration.
The advisory committee expires June 30, 2033.
History:
2023 c 68 art 4 s 66
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.59 — Operation Costs For Central Office Building.

174.59 OPERATION COSTS FOR CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING.
The cost of operation and maintenance of the central office building for the Department of Transportation, or the portion that is properly attributable to the Department of Transportation, must be paid as follows:
(1) 75 percent from the trunk highway fund, from available departmental resources; and
(2) 25 percent from the general fund, for which an amount sufficient is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner.
History:
2023 c 68 art 4 s 70
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 70, is effective July 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 70, the effective date.
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.634 — Passenger Rail; Funding.

174.634 PASSENGER RAIL; FUNDING.
Subdivision 1.
General.
(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.
Subd. 2.
Passenger rail account; transfers; appropriation.
(a) A passenger rail account is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds as provided in this subdivision and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
(b) By July 15 annually, the commissioner of revenue must transfer an amount from the general fund to the passenger rail account that equals 50 percent of the portion of the state general tax under section 275.025 levied on railroad operating property, as defined under section 273.13, subdivision 24, in the prior calendar year.
(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for the net operating and capital maintenance costs of intercity passenger rail, after accounting for operating revenue, federal funds, and other sources.
History:
2009 c 36 art 3 s 17; 2023 c 68 art 4 s 71
NOTE:
The amendment to this section by Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 71, is effective July 1, 2027. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 4, section 71, the effective date.
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
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; 2023 c 25 s 102
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.80 — Definitions.

174.80 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Terms.
For the purposes of sections 174.80 to 174.90, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Advanced corridor plan.
"Advanced corridor plan" means a commuter rail plan that:
(1) contains a physical design component that identifies the physical design of facilities, including:
(i) location, length, and termini of routes;
(ii) maintenance facility locations;
(iii) safety improvements;
(iv) station locations and design; and
(v) related park-and-ride, parking, and other transportation facilities;
(2) specifies track and signal improvements;
(3) addresses disability access;
(4) specifies intermodal coordination and connections with bus and light rail transit operation and routes;
(5) projects ridership, capital costs, operating costs, and revenues;
(6) identifies sources of funds for operating subsidies and funding for final design, construction, and operation;
(7) describes an implementation method;
(8) describes a plan for public involvement and public information;
(9) defines anticipated agreements with the railroads; and
(10) addresses land use impacts.
The preliminary design plan may include the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed commuter rail facilities.
Subd. 3.
Preliminary engineering plan.
"Preliminary engineering plan" means a commuter rail plan that includes those items in the advanced corridor plan that relate to facilities proposed for construction, but with additional detail and specificity in satisfaction of applicable environmental requirements.
Subd. 4.
Final design plan.
"Final design plan" means a commuter rail plan that includes the items in the advanced corridor plan and the preliminary engineering plan, but with additional detail and specificity as needed for construction and operation.
History:
1999 c 230 s 19; 2005 c 56 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.82 — Commuter Rail; Commissioner's Duties; Contracts.

174.82 COMMUTER RAIL; COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES; CONTRACTS.
The planning, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of commuter rail track, facilities, and services are governmental functions, serve a public purpose, and are a matter of public necessity. The commissioner shall be responsible for all aspects of planning, developing, constructing, operating, and maintaining commuter rail, including system planning, advanced corridor planning, preliminary engineering, final design, construction, negotiating with railroads, and developing financial and operating plans. The commissioner may enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a public or private entity, including a regional railroad authority, a joint powers board, and a railroad, to carry out these activities. The commissioner, or public entity contracting with the commissioner, may contract with a railroad that is a Class I railroad under federal law 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 commuter rail purposes. Notwithstanding section 3.732, subdivision 1, clause (2), or section 466.01, subdivision 6, sections 466.04 and 466.06 govern the liability of the Class I railroad and its employees arising from the joint or shared use of the railroad right-of-way or the provision of commuter rail construction, operation, or maintenance services pursuant to the contract. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a contract with the Class I railroad for any commuter 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. A contract entered into under this section does not affect rights of employees under the federal Employers' Liability Act, United States Code, title 45, section 51 et seq., or the federal Railway Labor Act, United States Code, title 45, section 151 et seq.
History:
1999 c 230 s 20; 2006 c 206 s 1; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 25; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 106
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.84 — Commuter Rail System Planning.

174.84 COMMUTER RAIL SYSTEM PLANNING.
Subdivision 1.
General plan requirements.
The commissioner shall adopt a commuter rail system plan to ensure that if commuter rail facilities are acquired, developed, constructed, owned, and operated in Minnesota, these activities will be done in an efficient, cost-effective manner, and in coordination with buses and other transportation modes and facilities. The commissioner shall consult with affected regional railroad authorities and may incorporate into its plan elements of the plans of regional railroad authorities in order to avoid duplication of efforts. The commissioner may periodically update the system plan.
Subd. 2.
Approval of commuter rail system plan.
The commuter rail system plan must be approved by metropolitan planning organizations in areas in which commuter rail will be located before the commissioner may begin final design of commuter rail facilities. Following approval of the plan, the commissioner shall act in conformity with the plan. The commissioner shall ensure that final design plans are consistent with the commuter rail plan.
Subd. 3.
Engineering standards.
The plan must include engineering standards that provide for integrated operation of all commuter rail equipment, facilities, and services, including security, station design parameters, fare box systems, and safety.
Subd. 4.
Integration of system.
The commissioner and metropolitan planning organizations shall ensure that if commuter rail facilities are planned, designed, and implemented in Minnesota, they will be planned, designed, and implemented in such a way as to move transit users to, from, and within the metropolitan area, and to provide a unified, integrated, and efficient multimodal transportation system with rail transit lines that interface with each other and with other transportation facilities.
History:
1999 c 230 s 21; 2023 c 25 s 103
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.88 — Commuter Rail Funding.

174.88 COMMUTER RAIL FUNDING.
Subdivision 1.
Federal fund applications.
The commissioner, in cooperation with appropriate metropolitan planning organizations, may apply for funding from federal, state, regional, local, and private sources for commuter rail facility construction, operation, implementation, maintenance, and improvement.
Subd. 2.
Expenditure of state funds.
The commissioner shall not spend any state funds for construction or equipment of commuter rail facilities unless the funds have been appropriated by law specifically for those purposes. The commissioner shall not spend state funds to study commuter rail unless the funds are appropriated in legislation that identifies the route, including origin and destination.
History:
1999 c 230 s 23; 2000 c 479 art 1 s 20; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 2 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.90 — Commuter Rail Operation.

174.90 COMMUTER RAIL OPERATION.
The commissioner may contract for operation of commuter rail facilities with the Metropolitan Council or other public or private entities and shall commence revenue service after an appropriate period of start-up to ensure satisfactory performance. The commissioner shall coordinate with transit providers to ensure integration of the commuter rail system with bus and light rail transit service to avoid duplication of service and to ensure the greatest access to commuter rail lines in suburban and urban areas.
History:
1999 c 230 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 160 - 174A — Transportation › Chapter 174 — Department Of Transportation › Section 174.92 — Exercise Of Power; Commuter Rail.

174.92 EXERCISE OF POWER; COMMUTER RAIL.
The commissioner of transportation may exercise the powers granted in this chapter, as necessary, to plan, design, acquire, construct, and equip commuter rail facilities.
History:
2008 c 269 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.001 — Department Of Labor And Industry.

175.001 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
Subdivision 1.
Creation and organization.
The Department of Labor and Industry is created under the supervision and control of the commissioner of labor and industry which office is hereby established. The commissioner of labor and industry shall be appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06. There shall be one deputy commissioner in the department.
Subd. 2.
Oath.
The commissioner before entering upon the duties of office, shall take the oath prescribed by law.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1969 c 1129 art 8 s 17]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1977 c 305 s 46]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1]
Subd. 6.
Mission; efficiency.
It is part of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to:
(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;
(3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies;
(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase public participation in the business of government;
(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;
(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, subdivision 1; and
(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve the performance of the department.
History:
Ex1967 c 1 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 8 s 15; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1977 c 305 s 24; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 13; 1998 c 366 s 59
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.10 — Sessions To Be Public.

175.10 SESSIONS TO BE PUBLIC.
The Department of Labor and Industry shall be open for the transaction of business during all business hours of each and every day, excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The hearings of the Workers' Compensation Division are open to the public and may be adjourned from time to time. All the proceedings of the division shall be shown on its records, which are public records.
History:
(4039) 1921 c 81 s 8; 1969 c 9 s 38; 1973 c 388 s 6; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1983 c 290 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.101 — Duties Of Commissioner Of Department Of Labor And Industry As Head Of The Workers' Compensation Division.

175.101 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY AS HEAD OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION.
Subdivision 1.
Purpose; duties.
(a) It is the legislative purpose in creating a Division of Workers' Compensation, and in assigning to the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry specific duties and responsibilities, to:
(1) provide for a unified Department of Labor and Industry for the limited purposes of organization and administration of common administrative functions; and
(2) assure the autonomy and maximum independence of the necessary adjudicative functions and quasi-legislative administrative duties of the division.
(b) The commissioner as head of the Workers' Compensation Division is the administrator of the Workers' Compensation Division. The commissioner shall possess only the powers and shall perform only the duties prescribed by law.
Subd. 2.
Records.
The commissioner shall keep a full and true record of all proceedings of the Workers' Compensation Division, issue all necessary processes, writs, warrants, and notices which the division is required or authorized to issue and generally act as the administrator of the Division of Workers' Compensation in the Department of Labor and Industry. Notices and other documents required to be served or filed on the Division of Workers' Compensation shall be served on the commissioner.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1983 c 290 s 173]
Subd. 4.
Chief judge; designation.
The commissioner may designate a workers' compensation judge at the Department of Labor and Industry to serve as chief workers' compensation judge. The commissioner may revoke the designation at any time. A revocation does not affect the revoked designee's status as a workers' compensation judge.
History:
1973 c 388 s 7; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1983 c 290 s 23,24; 1987 c 332 s 4; 1988 c 667 s 23; 1998 c 366 s 89
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.11 — Seal; Certified Copies.

175.11 SEAL; CERTIFIED COPIES.
Subdivision 1.
Workers' Compensation Division.
The Workers' Compensation Division shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings, upon which shall be inscribed the words, "Workers' Compensation Division of Minnesota," as the division may prescribe. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of such seal; and in all cases copies of orders, proceedings, or records of the division, certified by the commissioner, shall be received in evidence, with the same force and effect given to the originals.
Subd. 2.
Labor and Industry Department.
The Department of Labor and Industry shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings upon which shall be inscribed "Department of Labor and Industry of Minnesota" and any other design the department prescribes. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the seal and of the signature of the commissioner of labor and industry. In all cases, copies of orders, proceedings, or records of the department, certified by the commissioner under its seal shall be received in evidence with the same force and effect given to the originals.
History:
(4040) 1921 c 81 s 9; 1969 c 9 s 39; 1973 c 388 s 8; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.16 — Divisions.

175.16 DIVISIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Established.
The Department of Labor and Industry shall consist of the following divisions: Division of Workers' Compensation, Division of Construction Codes and Licensing, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Statistics, Division of Labor Standards, and Division of Apprenticeship, and such other divisions as the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry may deem necessary and establish. Each division of the department and persons in charge thereof shall be subject to the supervision of the commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry and, in addition to such duties as are or may be imposed on them by statute, shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to them by the commissioner. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner is the administrator and supervisor of all of the department's dispute resolution functions and personnel and may delegate authority to compensation judges and others to make determinations under sections 176.106, 176.238, and 176.239 and to approve settlement of claims under section 176.521.
Subd. 2.
MS 2002 [Repealed, 2002 c 331 s 17]
History:
(4045) 1921 c 81 s 14; 1969 c 9 s 42,52; 1973 c 388 s 9; 1973 c 732 s 26; 1975 c 348 s 2; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1995 c 231 art 1 s 12; art 2 s 43; 1998 c 366 s 89; 2003 c 128 art 11 s 1; 2007 c 140 art 12 s 5; 2023 c 53 art 1 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.17 — Powers And Duties, Commissioner Of Department Of Labor And Industry.

175.17 POWERS AND DUTIES, COMMISSIONER OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
(a) The commissioner shall administer the laws relating to workers' compensation and the laws governing employees of the state, a county, or other governmental subdivisions who contract tuberculosis.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable and proper rules governing rules of practice before the Workers' Compensation Division in matters which are not before a compensation judge.
(c) The commissioner shall collect, collate, and publish statistical and other information relating to work under the department's jurisdiction and make public reports the commissioner judges necessary, including such other reports as may be required by law.
(d) The commissioner shall establish and maintain branch offices as needed for the conduct of the affairs of the Workers' Compensation Division.
(e) The commissioner may:
(1) apply for, receive, and spend money received from federal, municipal, county, regional, and other government agencies and private sources; and
(2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from public and private sources.
History:
(4046) 1921 c 81 s 15; 1955 c 847 s 19; 1969 c 9 s 43; 1973 c 388 s 10; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1981 c 346 s 41; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 223 art 2 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 175 — Department Of Labor And Industry › Section 175.171 — Powers And Duties, Department Of Labor And Industry.

175.171 POWERS AND DUTIES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
The Department of Labor and Industry shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) to exercise all powers and perform all duties of the department consistent with the provisions of this chapter;
(2) to adopt reasonable and proper rules relative to the exercise of its powers and duties, and proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the mode and manner of all investigations and hearings, which shall not be effective until ten days after their adoption, and a copy of these rules shall be delivered to every citizen making application therefor;
(3) to collect, collate, and publish statistical and other information relating to the work under its jurisdiction, to keep records and to make public reports in its judgment necessary; and on or before October 1 in each even-numbered year the department shall report its doings, conclusions, and recommendations to the governor, which report shall be printed and distributed by November 15 of each even-numbered year to the legislature pursuant to section 3.195, and otherwise as the department may direct;
(4) to establish and maintain branch offices as needed for the conduct of its affairs; and
(5) to provide direct computer access to and electronic data interchange of public and nonpublic workers' compensation data and other data maintained by the department and to charge a reasonable fee for the access and electronic data interchange, except that in no circumstances may a fee be charged an employee or the employee's attorney seeking access and data interchange to information about the employee's claim or circumstances. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the fee receipts for providing the computer access to and electronic data interchange of data shall be deposited in the special compensation fund. Access to and electronic data interchange of nonpublic data shall be only as authorized by the subject of the data, as authorized in chapter 13, or as otherwise authorized by law.
History:
1969 c 9 s 50; 1974 c 406 s 65; 1975 c 348 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1995 c 224 s 68