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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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under authority of chapters 174A, 216A, 218, 219, 221, and 222 remain and continue in force and effect until repealed, modified, or superseded by duly authorized orders or directives of the commissioner of transportation.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 […]
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 […]
Section 174.525 — Transportation Loan Pilot Program.
174.525 TRANSPORTATION LOAN PILOT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Pilot program authorized. (a) The commissioner of transportation may conduct a pilot program to apply for and receive financial assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA), United States Code, title 23, chapter 6, or through other federal transportation loan, grant, or credit assistance […]
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 […]
Section 174.56 — Report On Major Highway Projects, Trunk Highway Fund Expenditures, And Efficiencies.
174.56 REPORT ON MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS, TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND EXPENDITURES, AND EFFICIENCIES. Subdivision 1. Report required. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall submit a report by December 15 of each year on (1) the status of major highway projects completed during the previous two years or under construction or planned during the year of the […]
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 […]
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 […]