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Statement from House & Senate Transportation Chairs on VTRS Contract

Minnesota State Capitol

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA — Chairmen of the Transportation Committees at the Minnesota Legislature applauded last week’s announcement of a signed contract with a vendor to oversee the state’s new Vehicle Title and Registration System (VTRS). The contract is with Fast Enterprises (FAST) and will replace Minnesota’s Vehicle Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS).

Representative Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis), Chair of the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee stated:

“Minnesotans deserve a licensing system that works, and they expect it to be fixed when it doesn’t work. I commend Governor Walz and the Legislature for working together to find a bipartisan solution to improve accountability and efficiency for the people of Minnesota.”

Senator Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson), Chair of the Senate Transportation Finance and Policy Committee stated:

“VTRS is good for Minnesota. We look forward to hearing the details of the contract in the coming weeks at a public legislative oversight committee hearing.”

Statement from House DFL Leadership on MNLARS, Andover Landfill funding

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA — Today, the Minnesota House passed MNLARS deficiency funding and general obligation bonding for the projects previously funded through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, including the cleanup of the Andover landfill. Due to their funding source, those projects have been held up in litigation.

Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and Majority Leader Ryan Winkler released the following statements:

“Today, the House passed funding so we can continue to improve the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System – to reduce wait times and increase efficiency for Minnesotans. We also solved a problem created by the previous Legislature when they unnecessarily borrowed against the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. Further, moving quickly to fund the Andover landfill cleanup is critically important to residents of the north metro area,” said Speaker Hortman. “This is an example of how divided government can work if we’re willing to work together, find solutions, and compromise.”

“House DFLers believe in honest budgeting and solving problems facing Minnesotans,” said Majority Leader Winkler. “We hope this is just the first step as we face much more challenging issues this session.”