1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; eliminating state residency requirement for county 
1.3 	highway engineers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 163.07, subdivision 
1.4 	2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 163.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Qualifications, salary, and term. The county highway engineer shall be a 
1.8 	registered highway or civil engineer, registered under the laws of the state of Minnesota. 
1.9 	The county board may appoint a new county engineer for a term of only one year. All 
1.10 	reappointments shall be for a term of four years, and shall be made in May of the year in 
1.11 	which the term expires. The county highway engineer shall be a citizen and resident of this 
1.12 	state. The county highway engineer's salary shall be fixed by the county board and shall be 
1.13 	payable the same as other county officers are paid. The salary shall not be reduced during 
1.14 	the county highway engineer's term of office.