1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying eligibility requirements for the corridors of 
1.3 	commerce program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, 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 2016, section 161.088, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Project eligibility. (a) The commissioner shall establish eligibility requirements 
1.8 	for projects that can be funded under the program. Eligibility must include:
1.9 	(1) consistency with the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03;
1.10 	(2) location of the project (i) within a city, or (ii) on an interregional corridor~~, for a~~if 
1.11 	the project is located outside of the Department of Transportation metropolitan district;
1.12 	(3) placement into at least one project classification under subdivision 3;
1.13 	(4) a maximum length of time, as determined by the commissioner, until commencement 
1.14 	of construction work on the project; and
1.15 	(5) for each type of project classification under subdivision 3, a maximum allowable 
1.16 	amount for the total project cost estimate, as determined by the commissioner with available 
1.17 	data.
1.18 	(b) A project whose construction is programmed in the state transportation improvement 
1.19 	program is not eligible for funding under the program. This paragraph does not apply to a 
1.20 	project that is programmed as result of selection under this section.
1.21 	(c) A project may be, but is not required to be, identified in the 20-year state highway 
1.22 	capital investment plan under section 174.03.