SF 335

2nd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:12am

A bill for an act
relating to highways; modifying provision governing memorial signs erected
on highways; designating the Speaker Irvin N. Anderson Memorial Highway;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 161.139; 161.14, subdivision 18, by
adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.139, is amended to read:

161.139 HIGHWAY DESIGNATION COSTS.

The commissioner shall not adopt a design or erect a sign to mark or memorialize a
highway or bridge, pursuant to designation by the legislature deleted text begin on or after January 1, 1996 deleted text end ,
unless the commissioner is assured of the availability of funds from nonstate sources
sufficient to pay all costs related to designing, erecting, and maintaining the signs. new text begin The
commissioner may remove a sign that marks or memorializes a highway or bridge as
designated by the legislature if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the sign requires maintenance, repair, or replacement;
new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner has made a reasonable effort to obtain funds for maintenance,
repair, or replacement from nonstate sources; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the funds obtained under clause (2) are insufficient to pay all related costs.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, subdivision 18, is amended to read:

Subd. 18.

Voyageur Highway.

The following route is named and designated the
"Voyageur Highway":

(a) Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 26 on the boundary line between
the states of Minnesota and Iowa; thence northerly along Trunk Highway No. 26 to its
junction with Trunk Highway No. 61; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No.
61 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 10 in the city of St. Paul; thence extending
in a general northwesterly direction along Trunk Highway No. 10 to its junction with
Trunk Highway No. 371 at Little Falls; thence extending in a general northerly direction
along Trunk Highway No. 371 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 210 at Brainerd;
thence northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 210 to its junction with Trunk Highway
No. 169 at Aitkin; thence in a general northerly direction along Trunk Highway No. 169
to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 2 at Grand Rapids, except that portion that is
designated as the Jim Oberstar Causeway; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway
No. 2 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 71 at Bemidji; thence northeasterly along
Trunk Highway No. 71 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 11 at Pelland; thence
northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 53 at
International Falls deleted text begin ; thence southeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 53 to its junction with
Central Entrance at Duluth deleted text end . Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 61 at its junction
with Interstate Highway 35 and thence northeasterly along Trunk Highway No. 61 to the
boundary line between the state of Minnesota and the province of Ontario, Canada.

(b) The route of the Voyageur Highway designated and described in clause (a) is
supplemented by legs or alternative routes described as follows:

Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 1 at its junction with Trunk Highway
No. 61 northerly of Silver Bay; thence northwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to Ely;
thence southwesterly along Trunk Highway No. 1 to its junction with Trunk Highway No.
169; thence southerly and westerly along Trunk Highway No. 169 to its junction with
Trunk Highway No. 53, and there terminating.

Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 11 at its junction with Trunk Highway
No. 53 at International Falls; thence easterly along Trunk Highway No. 11 to its easterly
terminus near Island View.

Beginning at a point on Trunk Highway No. 33 at its junction with Interstate
Highway marked I-35 southerly of Cloquet, thence northerly along Trunk Highway No.
33 to its junction with Trunk Highway No. 53.

(c) The commissioner of transportation shall:

(1) adopt a suitable marking design of signs or informational plaques;

(2) effect the installation of such signs or plaques in public waysides or other public
areas as approved and designated by the commissioner.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 62. new text end

new text begin Speaker Irvin N. Anderson Memorial Highway. new text end

new text begin That portion of Route
No. 11 known as Trunk Highway 53 on the effective date of this section, from the junction
of the northern city limits of Virginia to the intersection with marked Trunk Highway 11 in
the city of International Falls, is designated the "Speaker Irvin N. Anderson Memorial
Highway." The commissioner of transportation shall adopt a suitable design to mark this
highway and erect suitable signs, subject to section 161.139.
new text end