1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; governing speed limits in Hastings; establishing a 
1.3 	moratorium; requiring a legislative report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MARKED TRUNK HIGHWAY 316 SPEED LIMIT IN HASTINGS; 
1.6 	MORATORIUM AND REPORT.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Moratorium. The commissioner of transportation is prohibited from 
1.8 	adjusting or requiring adjustment to the speed limit on marked Trunk Highway 316, known 
1.9 	as Red Wing Boulevard, from the intersection with marked U.S. Highway 61 to Tuttle 
1.10 	Drive, in the city of Hastings. The prohibition in this subdivision does not apply to (1) a 
1.11 	local road authority that is authorized to adjust a speed limit without a traffic and engineering 
1.12 	study as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 169.14; or (2) establishment of a work 
1.13 	zone speed limit under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.14, subdivision 5d.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Legislative report. (a) By March 1, 2018, the commissioner of transportation 
1.15 	must submit a report on speed limits in the segment of marked Trunk Highway 316 specified 
1.16 	in subdivision 1 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
1.17 	with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance. As part of developing the report, 
1.18 	the commissioner must hold at least two hearings at a location within the city of Hastings 
1.19 	regarding proposed speed limit adjustments.
1.20 	(b) At a minimum, the report must provide details on the decision making process for 
1.21 	proposed speed limit adjustments, summarize and respond to comments from the hearings 
1.22 	required under paragraph (a), and include copies of recent traffic and engineering studies 
1.23 	on adjusting speed limits in Hastings.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2017.