HF 1155

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/29/2017 11:31am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to develop
a performance, stewardship, and sustainability plan for the trunk highway system;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.03, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Trunk highway system performance, stewardship, and sustainability
plan. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must develop and implement a performance, stewardship, and
sustainability plan for the trunk highway system to improve the condition of the existing
infrastructure and enhance the effectiveness of the transportation system.
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new text begin (b) The trunk highway system performance, stewardship, and sustainability plan must
include strategies to achieve the state transportation goals for the trunk highway system
established in section 174.01 and comply with all other applicable state and federal law.
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new text begin (c) The trunk highway system performance, stewardship, and sustainability plan must
include all transportation modes and all infrastructure assets within trunk highway
rights-of-way. At a minimum, the plan must include:
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new text begin (1) an inventory of the quantity and quality of assets, including but not limited to building,
equipment, bridge, pavement, geotechnical, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit assets;
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new text begin (2) predictive and consequential measures of system performance, stewardship, and
sustainability, identified in collaboration with the public;
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new text begin (3) annual performance targets to be achieved by each district of the department for each
performance measure, which must comply with the following:
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new text begin (i) state transportation goals defined in section 174.01 and all other applicable state and
federal law;
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new text begin (ii) United States Department of Transportation regulations under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 23, part 490; and
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new text begin (iii) additional performance targets identified in collaboration with the public;
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new text begin (4) identification and explanation of the gaps between performance targets and current
status;
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new text begin (5) life cycle, risk, and health impact assessments for the projects in each district of the
department, which must include, at a minimum:
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new text begin (i) identification of the expected and potential material and energy inputs and outputs,
including costs; and
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new text begin (ii) assessment of the safety, economic, environmental, health, and other impacts
associated with the inputs and outputs;
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new text begin (6) an annual investment plan for each district of the department based on funding
expected during the next ten years, that describes strategic investments likely to produce
the best long-term value to Minnesota and enhance safety, health, mobility, and economic
well-being; and
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new text begin (7) a financial sustainability plan for each district of the department that recommends
specific trunk highway segments to be removed from the trunk highway system and specific
local road segments to be added to the trunk highway system, in order to optimize financial
sustainability.
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new text begin (d) Annually by December 15, the commissioner must submit the trunk highway system
performance, stewardship, and sustainability plan, including information detailing the
department's progress on implementing the plan, to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.
The plan must be signed by a professional engineer licensed in Minnesota. The commissioner
must not implement any element of the plan until after it has been submitted to the legislature
for consideration.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017. The initial performance,
stewardship, and sustainability plan under this section is due December 15, 2018.
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