1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to highways; authorizing distribution of free 
  1.3             highway maps to other states; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1996, section 161.31, subdivision 1. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.31, 
  1.7   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [MAPS.] (a) The commissioner shall 
  1.9   periodically publish a map showing the location and status of 
  1.10  improvements of the trunk highway system.  
  1.11     (b) Trunk highway maps may contain advertising as a means 
  1.12  of offsetting the costs of preparing and distributing the maps.  
  1.13  All advertising revenues received by the commissioner under this 
  1.14  subdivision shall be deposited in the trunk highway fund. 
  1.15     (c) The commissioner may make a reasonable number of trunk 
  1.16  highway maps available at no charge to tourist information 
  1.17  offices, chambers of commerce, and similar entities located in 
  1.18  other states, at their request. 
  1.19     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.20     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.