1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to highways; providing that development
1.3 	agreement for toll facility project include same
1.4 	requirements for wage rates and hours of labor as for
1.5 	contract for state project; amending Minnesota
1.6 	Statutes 2004, section 160.86.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.86, is
1.9 	amended to read:
1.10 	160.86 TOLL FACILITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT; REQUIREMENTS.
1.11 	A development agreement must include the following
1.12 	provisions:
1.13 	(a) The toll facility must meet the road authority's
1.14 	standards of design and construction for roads and bridges of
1.15 	the same functional classification.
1.16 	(b) The commissioner must review and approve the location
1.17 	and design of a bridge over navigable waters as if the bridge
1.18 	were constructed by a road authority.  This requirement does not
1.19 	diminish the private operator's responsibility for bridge safety.
1.20 	(c) The private operator shall manage and operate the toll
1.21 	facility in cooperation with the road authority and subject to
1.22 	the development agreement.
1.23 	(d) The toll facility is subject to regular inspections by
1.24 	the road authority and the commissioner.
1.25 	(e) The agreement must provide the terms and conditions of
1.26 	maintenance, snow removal, and police services to the toll
2.1 	facility.  The road authority must provide the services.  The
2.2 	services must meet at least the road authority's standards for
2.3 	facilities of the same functional classification.
2.4 	(f) The agreement must establish a reasonable rate of
2.5 	return on investment and capital during the term of the
2.6 	agreement.
2.7 	(g) The agreement must provide that the hours of labor and
2.8 	wage rates for construction for the facility constructed under
2.9 	the agreement will be subject to section 177.43 as if the
2.10 	facility's construction were a project as defined in section
2.11 	177.42, subdivision 2.