HF 2600

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to city of Minneapolis; allowing city to restrict use of engine brakes on
Interstate Highway 394.

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

Section 1. new text begin ENGINE BRAKES; REGULATION BY MINNEAPOLIS.
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new text begin Notwithstanding any other law or charter provision, the governing body of the city
of Minneapolis may by ordinance restrict or prohibit the use of an engine brake on motor
vehicles along Legislative Route No. 107, also known as marked Interstate Highway 394,
beginning at the South Penn Avenue interchange in the city of Minneapolis and thence
extending easterly to the terminus of marked Interstate Highway 394. Upon notification
to the commissioner of transportation by the city of Minneapolis, the commissioner of
transportation shall erect the appropriate signs, with the cost of the signs to be paid by the
city. For purposes of this section, "engine brake" means any device that uses the engine
and transmission to impede the forward motion of the motor vehicle by compression
of the engine.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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