1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; regulating public-private partnerships involving public 
1.3 	infrastructure investments; establishing a joint program office;proposing coding 
1.4 	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. [174.45] PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING PUBLIC 
1.7 	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS; JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE.
1.8 	The commissioner may establish a joint program office to oversee and coordinate 
1.9 	activities to develop, evaluate, and implement public-private partnerships involving public 
1.10 	infrastructure investments. At the request of the commissioner of transportation, the 
1.11 	commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget, the commissioner of employment 
1.12 	and economic development, the executive director of the Public Facilities Authority, and 
1.13 	other state agencies shall cooperate with and provide assistance to the commissioner 
1.14 	of transportation for activities related to public-private partnerships involving public 
1.15 	infrastructure investments.