1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; establishing minimum width for overdimensional loads 
1.3 	requiring pilot escort vehicles;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 
1.4 	299D.085, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 299D.085, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3b.Pilot escort vehicles required. (a) No pilot escort vehicles are required if the 
1.9 	width of an overdimensional load is 15 feet or less as measured at the bottom of the load 
1.10 	or is 16 feet or less as measured at the top of the load.
1.11 	(b) One pilot escort vehicle is required on a multilane divided roadway if the width of 
1.12 	an overdimensional load is more than 15 feet as measured at the bottom of the load or is 
1.13 	more than 16 feet as measured at the top of the load.
1.14 	(c) Two pilot escort vehicles are required on any nondivided roadway if the width of an 
1.15 	overdimensional load is more than 15 feet as measured at the bottom of the load or is more 
1.16 	than 16 feet as measured at the top of the load.