MN SF3161

Reduces the total annual assessment on railroad companies from $4,000,000 to $3,418,000, with funds allocated to: $560,000 for Pollution Control Agency environmental protection activities, $1,500,000 for the grade crossing safety account, and the remainder to the Commissioner of Public Safety for emergency preparedness

Creates a separate annual assessment of $582,000 on pipeline companies, divided among companies based on yearly aggregate gallons of oil and hazardous substances transported in Minnesota

Removes previous provisions that combined railroad and pipeline assessments into a single pool with a 70/30 split formula

Requires the Commissioner of Public Safety to submit a report on the railroad and pipeline safety account to legislative transportation committees by January 15, 2026

Maintains the requirement to transfer account balances exceeding $2,000,000 at the end of a fiscal biennium to the grade crossing safety account