1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; directing the Department of Transportation to develop, 
1.3 	implement, and adhere to pavement investment guide;proposing coding for new 
1.4 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [174.20] PAVEMENT SELECTION GUIDELINES.
1.7 	(a) The Department of Transportation shall develop, implement, and adhere to a pavement 
1.8 	investment guide.
1.9 	(b) Each department district office, in collaboration with the central office, must choose 
1.10 	priority roads for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or preservation within each 
1.11 	district. The central office shall review and approve all pavement selections for construction, 
1.12 	reconstruction, rehabilitation, or preservation and ensure that the pavement selection is 
1.13 	consistent with the pavement investment guide.