1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; directing the commissioner of transportation to 
1.3 	establish engineering qualification for bridge inspection team leaders.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BRIDGE INSPECTION TEAM LEADER QUALIFICATION.
 1.6 	The commissioner of transportation may not certify an individual to act as a bridge 
1.7 	inspection team leader if the individual is not a registered professional engineer who 
1.8 	possesses all additional qualifications established by the commissioner. This section 
1.9 	does not affect the validity of bridge inspector team leader certifications that were issued 
1.10 	before the effective date of this section.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2015.