1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to consider 
1.3 	purchasing tires made from biomass-based or renewable materials;proposing 
1.4 	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. [174.13] TIRE PURCHASES.
1.7 	Whenever purchasing tires, the commissioner must consider tires made from 
1.8 	biomass-based or renewable materials. This requirement also applies to district offices.