SF1647 Summary

• Appropriates $5.517 billion for transportation, metropolitan council, and public safety for fiscal years 2016-2017, including $2.488-2.497 billion to the Department of Transportation, $81-101 million to the Metropolitan Council, and $173-176 million to the Department of Public Safety.

• Establishes a small cities assistance program providing road construction and maintenance funding to cities not receiving municipal state aid, using a formula based on population, street lane miles, and state-aid adjustment factors.

• Modifies vehicle registration tax rates for trailers and recreational vehicles, adjusts various transportation-related fees, and changes requirements for commercial vehicle inspections and insurance documentation.

• Expands benefits for firefighters and peace officers killed in the line of duty, including volunteer firefighters, and establishes reporting requirements for firefighter deaths to the state fire marshal.

• Makes numerous technical amendments to Minnesota transportation statutes including motor vehicle regulations, highway design standards, railroad liability provisions, and advertising device restrictions.