1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying eligibility requirements for the corridors 
1.3 	of commerce program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.088, 
1.4 	subdivision 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.088, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Project eligibility. (a) The commissioner shall establish eligibility 
1.8 	requirements for projects that can be funded under the program. Eligibility must include:
1.9 	(1) consistency with the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 
1.10 	174.03;
1.11 	(2) location of the project (i) within a city, or (ii) on an interregional corridor, for aif 
1.12 	the project is located outside of the Department of Transportation metropolitan district;
1.13 	(3) placement into at least one project classification under subdivision 3;
1.14 	(4) a maximum length of time, as determined by the commissioner, until 
1.15 	commencement of construction work on the project; and
1.16 	(5) for each type of project classification under subdivision 3, a maximum allowable 
1.17 	amount for the total project cost estimate, as determined by the commissioner with 
1.18 	available data.
1.19 	(b) A project whose construction is programmed in the state transportation 
1.20 	improvement program is not eligible for funding under the program. This paragraph does 
1.21 	not apply to a project that is programmed as result of selection under this section.
1.22 	(c) A project may be, but is not required to be, identified in the 20-year state highway 
1.23 	capital investment plan under section 174.03.