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 […]
Section 174.30 — Operating Standards For Special Transportation Service.
174.30 OPERATING STANDARDS FOR SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. Subdivision 1. Applicability. (a) The operating standards for special transportation service adopted under this section do not apply to special transportation provided by: (1) a public transit provider receiving financial assistance under sections 174.24 or 473.371 to 473.449; (2) a volunteer driver, as defined in section 65B.472, subdivision […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
Section 174.38 — Active Transportation Program.
174.38 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) “Active transportation” means bicycling, pedestrian activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation. (c) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of transportation. Subd. 2. Program established. Subject to available funds, the commissioner must establish a program […]