SF 801

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to highways; providing that development
agreement for toll facility project include same
requirements for wage rates and hours of labor as for
contract for state project; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 160.86.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.86, is
amended to read:

160.86 TOLL FACILITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT; REQUIREMENTS.

A development agreement must include the following
provisions:

(a) The toll facility must meet the road authority's
standards of design and construction for roads and bridges of
the same functional classification.

(b) The commissioner must review and approve the location
and design of a bridge over navigable waters as if the bridge
were constructed by a road authority. This requirement does not
diminish the private operator's responsibility for bridge safety.

(c) The private operator shall manage and operate the toll
facility in cooperation with the road authority and subject to
the development agreement.

(d) The toll facility is subject to regular inspections by
the road authority and the commissioner.

(e) The agreement must provide the terms and conditions of
maintenance, snow removal, and police services to the toll
facility. The road authority must provide the services. The
services must meet at least the road authority's standards for
facilities of the same functional classification.

(f) The agreement must establish a reasonable rate of
return on investment and capital during the term of the
agreement.

new text begin (g) The agreement must provide that the hours of labor and
wage rates for construction for the facility constructed under
the agreement will be subject to section 177.43 as if the
facility's construction were a project as defined in section
177.42, subdivision 2.
new text end