1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; traffic regulations; amending requirements governing 
1.3 	the special freight distribution permit;amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 
1.4 	Supplement, section 169.868, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 169.868, subdivision 3, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Restrictions. (a) Vehicles issued permits under this section must comply 
1.9 	with all requirements and restrictions in section 169.865, subdivision 3.
1.10 	(b) A vehicle may be operated under a permit issued under this section:
1.11 	(1) only to haul freight to or from a distribution facility that is:
1.12 	~~(1)~~ (i) constructed on or after July 1, 2013; and
1.13 	~~(2)~~ (ii) located within the Department of Transportation District 4; and
1.14 	(2) only outside of a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4.
1.15 	(c) A road authority issuing a permit under this section shall designate the specific 
1.16 	route for a movement under the permit on roads under the jurisdiction of the authority.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.18 	Sec. 2. SPECIAL FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION PERMIT ISSUANCE.
 1.19 	A road authority, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 160.02, subdivision 25, 
1.20 	may not issue a permit under Minnesota Statutes, section 169.868, until on or after the 
1.21 	August 1 following adjournment of the next regular session of the legislature after release 
1.22 	of the comprehensive truck size and weight limits study required under Moving Ahead for 
1.23 	Progress in the 21st Century Act, Public Law 112-141, section 32801.

2.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.