Minnesota HF2505 modifies state-aid engineering and design standards variances, allows local road authorities to adopt design elements without.

Minnesota HF2505 amends state-aid engineering and design standards variances by allowing local road authorities to adopt design elements without variances if they adopt a qualifying alternative design standard. The bill establishes an advisory committee on design variances to investigate and recommend on variance requests. The commissioner must notify legislative committees and provide justification if a variance is denied. The commissioner is exempt from certain rulemaking provisions for variance criteria.

Minnesota HF2505 modifies state-aid engineering and design standards variances, allows local road authorities to adopt design elements without.

Minnesota HF2505 amends state-aid engineering and design standards variances by allowing local road authorities to adopt design elements without variances if they adopt a qualifying alternative design standard. The bill establishes an advisory committee on design variances to investigate and recommend on variance requests. The commissioner must notify legislative committees and provide justification if a variance is denied. The commissioner is exempt from certain rulemaking provisions for variance criteria.