1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; designating a segment of signed Trunk Highway 149 
1.3 	in Mendota Heights as Officer Scott Patrick Memorial Highway;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.14, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 79.Officer Scott Patrick Memorial Highway. (a) That segment of signed 
1.9 	Trunk Highway 149, known as Dodd Road, from the interchange with signed Interstate 
1.10 	Highway 494 to the northeastern border in Mendota Heights is designated as "Officer 
1.11 	Scott Patrick Memorial Highway."
1.12 	(b) The commissioner shall, in consultation with interested groups, adopt a suitable 
1.13 	design to mark this highway that conforms to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 
1.14 	Devices adopted by the commissioner under section 169.06, except that the design must:
1.15 	(1) have a background color of blue with white lettering; and
1.16 	(2) include a graphic as determined in consultation with interested groups.
1.17 	(c) Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall erect appropriate signs.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.