1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; highways; establishing requirements concerning 
1.3 	extension of marked Trunk Highway 610.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TRUNK HIGHWAY 610 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms 
1.7 	have the meanings given.
1.8 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
1.9 	(c) "Trunk Highway 610 extension project" means construction of marked Trunk 
1.10 	Highway 610 as a multilane divided highway, extending the highway from the interchange 
1.11 	with Hennepin County State-Aid Highway 81 to Interstate Highway 94.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Project programming. (a) The commissioner shall include the Trunk 
1.13 	Highway 610 extension project in the next regular update to the statewide transportation 
1.14 	improvement program. The Trunk Highway 610 extension project must remain in the 
1.15 	statewide transportation improvement program until it is completed and may not be 
1.16 	delayed from the initially scheduled date of commencement unless the commissioner:
1.17 	(1) identifies special unforeseen circumstances; and
1.18 	(2) submits a notification, including specific reasons for the delay, to the chairs 
1.19 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
1.20 	transportation policy and finance.
1.21 	(b) The commissioner shall expedite project development to avoid delays under 
1.22 	paragraph (a) and to obtain final project approvals as required under state and federal law.

1.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.