Minnesota Session Laws - 1999, Regular Session

                             CHAPTER 16-H.F.No. 157 
                  An act relating to highways; modifying route of Laura 
                  Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway; amending Minnesota 
                  Statutes 1998, section 161.14, subdivision 29. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.14, 
        subdivision 29, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 29.  [LAURA INGALLS WILDER HISTORIC HIGHWAY.] Marked 
        trunk highway No. 14, from its intersection with the 
        Minnesota-South Dakota border easterly to its intersection with 
        Olmsted county road No. 22 and then southerly and easterly along 
        that county road to its intersection with marked trunk highway 
        No. 14 and then easterly to its intersection with marked U.S. 
        highway No. 63 in or near Rochester and then northerly and 
        southerly along marked U.S. highway No. 63, as follows: 
           (1) northerly along marked U.S. highway No. 63 to its 
        intersection with marked U.S. highway No. 61 in or near Lake 
        City and then southeasterly along U.S. highway No. 61 to its 
        intersection with marked trunk highway No. 60 in or near the 
        city of Wabasha and then northeasterly along marked trunk 
        highway No. 60 to its intersection with the Minnesota-Wisconsin 
        border; and 
           (2) southerly along marked U.S. highway No. 63 to its 
        intersection with marked trunk highway No. 16 and then easterly 
        along marked trunk highway No. 16 to its intersection with 
        marked U.S. highway No. 52 in or near the city of Preston and 
        then southerly and easterly along marked U.S. highway No. 52 to 
        the Minnesota-Iowa border, 
        is designated the "Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway." 
           Pursuant to section 161.139, the commissioner of 
        transportation shall adopt a suitable marking design to mark 
        this highway and shall erect appropriate signs.  The people of 
        the communities, having resolved to support and financially back 
        the marking of these routes, shall reimburse the department for 
        costs incurred in marking and memorializing this highway. 
           Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. 
           Presented to the governor March 16, 1999 
           Signed by the governor March 18, 1999, 1:45 p.m.