1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; requiring MnDOT to conduct a pilot project to incorporate 
1.3 	crumb rubber in asphalt mix; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CRUMB RUBBER PILOT PROJECT.
 1.6 	The commissioner of transportation must establish a pilot project to test the use of an 
1.7 	asphalt mix that incorporates crumb rubber from scrap tires. By February 1, 2020, the 
1.8 	commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
1.9 	committees with jurisdiction over transportation on the following:
1.10 	(1) the location or locations of the testing;
1.11 	(2) the method or methods of incorporating crumb rubber into the asphalt mix;
1.12 	(3) a comparison of the cost of using crumb rubber asphalt mix versus the conventional 
1.13 	asphalt mix; and
1.14 	(4) an evaluation of the performance of the crumb rubber test sections compared with 
1.15 	the conventional asphalt mix.

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