1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; directing the commissioner of transportation to adopt 
1.3 	consistent road design standards and report to the legislature.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ROAD DESIGN STANDARDS.
 1.6 	By August 15, 2016, the commissioner of transportation shall, in collaboration 
1.7 	with city and county engineers, establish and adopt design standards and guidelines to 
1.8 	be applied consistently to trunk highways, county state-aid highways, and municipal 
1.9 	state-aid streets with similar characteristics. The standards and guidelines must align the 
1.10 	state-aid standards with the Department of Transportation trunk highway standards and 
1.11 	technical memoranda as appropriate. The commissioner shall report the adopted standards 
1.12 	and guidelines to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of 
1.13 	representatives committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy by August 15, 
1.14 	2016, and present an interim report by March 15, 2016.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.