1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to highways; modifying provisions relating to 
  1.3             local government road construction and improvement 
  1.4             contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 
  1.5             160.17, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
  1.6             2002, section 160.17, subdivision 4. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 160.17, 
  1.9   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 3.  [FINAL PAYMENT.] A county or town board shall not 
  1.11  make final payment ~~shall not be made~~ on any road construction or 
  1.12  improvement contract ~~for road work by any county or town board~~, 
  1.13  the amount for which sealed bids are required under section 
  1.14  471.345, until the engineer or person in charge of the work has 
  1.15  certified to the county board or the town board, as the case may 
  1.16  be, that the work has been done and performed according to 
  1.17  contract and the certificate ~~shall have~~ has been filed in the 
  1.18  office of the county auditor or town clerk.  
  1.19     Sec. 2.  [REPEALER.] 
  1.20     Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 160.17, subdivision 4, is 
  1.21  repealed.