Amends Minnesota Statutes to establish a sunset for pipeline safety assessments.

The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.55, subdivision 4, to establish a sunset for pipeline safety assessments. The commissioner of public safety must annually assess $2,800,000 to railroad and pipeline companies. The assessment for each railroad is 70 percent of the total amount, divided equally among rail carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 30 percent of the total amount, divided equally among companies based on the yearly aggregate gallons of oil and other hazardous substances transported by pipeline in Minnesota.

Amends Minnesota Statutes to establish a sunset for pipeline safety assessments.

The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.55, subdivision 4, to establish a sunset for pipeline safety assessments. The commissioner of public safety must annually assess $2,800,000 to railroad and pipeline companies. The assessment for each railroad is 70 percent of the total amount, divided equally among rail carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 30 percent of the total amount, divided equally among companies based on the yearly aggregate gallons of oil and other hazardous substances transported by pipeline in Minnesota.