HF 1957

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/02/2017 01:19pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; highways; requiring the commissioner of transportation
to utilize pavement material with a design life of at least 20 years; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.185, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.185, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Pavement design life. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "applicable project"
means a trunk highway project:
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new text begin (1) that is categorized in the statewide transportation improvement program with a
program category of major construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or resurfacing;
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new text begin (2) that adds, removes, or replaces a pavement surface layer by more than two inches
of paving material thickness;
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new text begin (3) that involves within the construction limits:
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new text begin (i) on a two-lane road, more than two miles of length of roadway; or
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new text begin (ii) on a multilane road, more than 30,000 square yards of paving; and
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new text begin (4) for which a notable portion of the roadway has a remaining service life of 15 years
or less.
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new text begin (b) For each applicable project, the commissioner must select pavement material that
has a design life of at least 30 years. For purposes of determining pavement design life
under this subdivision, the commissioner may not consider the life of pavement following
planned maintenance or repairs.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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