1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing certain requirements for weigh station 
1.3 	entrance ramps;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [161.126] WEIGH STATIONS.
1.6 	(a) The commissioner must establish a minimum design length of 2,500 feet for the 
1.7 	entrance ramp from a fixed weigh station where the ramp merges into the left-hand lane of 
1.8 	a trunk highway.
1.9 	(b) The commissioners of transportation and public safety may operate a fixed weigh 
1.10 	station only if the requirements of this section are met.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective November 1, 2018.