1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring biomass-based sealants on certain bikeways 
1.3 	and parking lots;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.027, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 21.Biomass-based sealants. The commissioner must, wherever it is cost-effective, 
1.9 	use biomass-based sealants on bikeways, bicycle trails, and parking lots. In selecting between 
1.10 	two or more biomass-based sealants, the commissioner must select the sealant that is least 
1.11 	environmentally harmful. For purposes of this section, the definitions in section 169.011, 
1.12 	subdivisions 8 and 9, apply.

1.13 	Sec. 2. [174.13] BIOMASS-BASED SEALANTS.
1.14 	The commissioner of transportation must, wherever it is cost-effective, use biomass-based 
1.15 	sealants on bikeways, bicycle trails, and parking lots. In selecting between two or more 
1.16 	biomass-based sealants, the commissioner must select the sealant that is least environmentally 
1.17 	harmful. For purposes of this section, the definitions in section 169.011, subdivisions 8 and 
1.18 	9, apply.