1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; requiring legislative report on speed limits.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. STUDY AND REPORT ON SPEED LIMITS.
 1.5 	The commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs of the legislative 
1.6 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation and local government by January 
1.7 	30, 2008, on speed limits on local roads. The commissioner shall consult with local 
1.8 	governments and solicit input from local governments before issuing the report. The 
1.9 	report must include, at a minimum:
1.10 	(1) whether the current statutory speed limit of 30 miles per hour in urban districts 
1.11 	and rural residential districts is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate 
1.12 	speed limit is 25 miles per hour;
1.13 	(2) whether the current statutory speed limit of 55 miles per hour in rural residential 
1.14 	districts within a city is appropriate, or if there are locations where the appropriate speed 
1.15 	limit is 30 miles per hour; and
1.16 	(3) whether the current definitions of urban district, rural residential district, and 
1.17 	residential roadway are appropriate, or whether and how they should be changed.