This bill aims to eliminate the authority for highway toll collection in Minnesota and reallocates certain user fee revenues. It amends several sections of the Minnesota Statutes, specifically targeting sections related to toll facilities and user fees for high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Notably, it prohibits the imposition of tolls on highways and repeals existing provisions that allowed for the collection of user fees from single-occupant vehicles. The bill also cancels uncommitted balances in high-occupancy vehicle lane user fee accounts and appropriates funds from the general fund to the commissioner of transportation for implementing the act's requirements.

Key amendments include the prohibition of fees for single-occupant vehicles using high-occupancy vehicle lanes, and the cancellation of user fee accounts established under previous statutes. The bill specifies that the commissioner of transportation must determine a transfer amount from the general fund to the trunk highway fund, reflecting the canceled user fee accounts. Additionally, the effective date for these changes is set for July 1, 2025, with certain provisions taking effect immediately following final enactment.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 160.93, 160.845, 473.4485