1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; restricting weight limits on the Stillwater Lift Bridge.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. PROHIBITION OF TRUCKS ON STILLWATER LIFT BRIDGE.
 1.5 	(a) The commissioner of transportation shall prohibit the operation of: (1) trucks 
1.6 	with gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, and (2) all commercial vehicle 
1.7 	combinations on the Stillwater Lift Bridge, located on marked Trunk Highway 36 over the 
1.8 	St. Croix River in Stillwater. The commissioner shall erect signs on the Minnesota side of 
1.9 	the bridge giving notice of this prohibition, and shall arrange with the state of Wisconsin 
1.10 	for the posting of similar signs on the Wisconsin side of the bridge.
1.11 	(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) does not apply to emergency vehicles and 
1.12 	motor vehicles while engaged in work on the bridge, including snow and ice removal 
1.13 	and flood control.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day the commissioner erects 
1.15 	signs giving notice of the prohibition established in this section.