1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to highways; governing trash and recycling receptacles in rights-of-way 
1.3 	of streets and highways; authorizing cities and other road authorities to allow 
1.4 	advertising on trash and recycling receptacles placed in rights-of-way of streets 
1.5 	and highways;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.27, by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.27, is amended by adding a 
1.9 	subdivision to read:
1.10 		Subd. 7a.Trash and recycling receptacles. (a) Trash and recycling receptacles 
1.11 	may be placed and maintained within the right-of-way of any street or highway when a 
1.12 	license, permit, or franchise is first obtained from the road authority. Trash and recycling 
1.13 	receptacles, including trash and recycling receptacles with advertisements placed on them, 
1.14 	may not be attached to a bench or shelter placed under subdivision 2. The receptacles 
1.15 	may not be placed or maintained on the portion of the highway or street prepared and 
1.16 	maintained for vehicle traffic.
1.17 	(b) In any city, the owners may place advertisements on trash and recycling 
1.18 	receptacles only if authorized by the license, permit, or franchise. Trash and recycling 
1.19 	receptacles with advertisements placed on them may not be located within 25 feet of a 
1.20 	bench or shelter placed under subdivision 2, and may not be placed within the right-of-way 
1.21 	of a trunk highway.
1.22 	(c) The council of any city may, by public negotiation or bid, grant franchises 
1.23 	for the placement, operation, or maintenance of trash and recycling receptacles with 
1.24 	advertisements placed on them on streets and highways within the city. The franchises 
1.25 	shall be granted subject to terms and conditions as the city may prescribe, including 
2.1 	the payment of compensation to the city. The term of the license, permit, or franchise 
2.2 	agreement may not exceed ten years. This provision does not supersede or preclude any 
2.3 	requirements for obtaining permits from the appropriate road authority having jurisdiction 
2.4 	for construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of the right-of-way of any trunk highway, 
2.5 	county highway, or county state-aid highway.
2.6 	(d) Cities shall establish guidelines relating to the nature of the advertising allowed 
2.7 	on trash and recycling receptacles. Advertisements placed on trash and recycling 
2.8 	receptacles:
2.9 	(1) may not interfere with safe use of the street or highway;
2.10 	(2) may only be allowed on two sides of each receptacle;
2.11 	(3) may not extend higher than four feet above the pavement surface; and
2.12 	(4) may not be larger than 15 square feet in total.
2.13 	Nothing in this subdivision supersedes the prohibitions under section 173.15. 
2.14 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "city" means a statutory or home rule charter 
2.15 	city.