1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; requiring the use of remaining service life in pavement 
1.3 	management processes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.185, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.185, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Pavement management; remaining service life. (a) The commissioner must 
1.9 	incorporate the use of remaining service life into the department's pavement management 
1.10 	processes.
1.11 	(b) Using remaining service life metrics that are current at the time each goal is set, the 
1.12 	department must set statewide pavement remaining service life goals of: (1) 12 years by 
1.13 	2021; and (2) 15 years by 2026.
1.14 	(c) When each of the goals under paragraph (b) is met, the department must program 
1.15 	pavement spending so that: (1) the statewide pavement conditions do not drop below 15 
1.16 	years remaining service life; and (2) statewide pavement remaining service life does not 
1.17 	decrease in any year.
1.18 	(d) The commissioner must collaborate with highway designers, highway engineers, 
1.19 	and highway construction industry members to develop and implement a pavement 
1.20 	management process and an implementation plan that maximizes pavement remaining 
1.21 	service life and return on investment. The implementation plan must be signed by a 
1.22 	professional engineer licensed in Minnesota.