1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; highways; establishing pavement selection 
1.3 	requirements for certain trunk highway projects;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2012, section 174.185, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.185, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Pavement overlays. (a) For any trunk highway project or maintenance 
1.9 	work that involves an overlay, if pavement material selection includes an evaluation of 
1.10 	a pavement product having a thickness of 4-1/2 inches or less, the commissioner shall 
1.11 	perform an equivalent evaluation of an alternative pavement product having a thickness of 
1.12 	five inches or less.
1.13 	(b) The commissioner shall give reasonable consideration to selecting the alternative 
1.14 	pavement product as the pavement material if it:
1.15 	(1) provides an increase in pavement design life by at least 25 percent compared to 
1.16 	the other pavement product; and
1.17 	(2) increases the maintenance work cost or total project cost estimate by no more 
1.18 	than 25 percent.