<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>    Section 1. <b>ROUNDABOUTS DESIGN.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation shall, as part of the next regular update of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>appropriate design and highway construction manuals, develop specifications or standards <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>on the design of roundabouts. The specifications or standards must include consideration <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>of the suitability of roundabout designs for commercial motor vehicles, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 169.011, subdivision 16.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>(b) In developing the specifications or standards, the commissioner shall consult <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>with:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>(1) the Minnesota Trucking Association; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(2) representatives, as identified by the commissioner, of persons who regularly <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>obtain oversize or overweight permits under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169, and are <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>reasonably likely to travel on routes that would include a roundabout.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(c) The commissioner shall distribute the specifications or standards, or a similar <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>advisory guidance document, to local road authorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>