2015 Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 160 - 174A — TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 174 — DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Section 174.37 — ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION.
Subdivision 1. Purpose. (a) The commissioner of transportation shall establish an advisory committee on nonmotorized transportation. The committee shall make recommendations to the commissioner on items related to nonmotorized transportation, including safety, education, and development programs. The committee shall review and analyze issues and needs relating to operating nonmotorized transportation on public rights-of-way, and identify solutions and goals for addressing identified issues and needs.
(b) For purposes of this section, "nonmotorized transportation" includes bicycling, pedestrian activities, and other forms of nonmotorized transportation.
Subd. 2. Members. The advisory committee must consist of the following members:
(a) The commissioner of transportation shall appoint up to 18 public members, as follows: one member from each of the department's seven greater Minnesota districts; four members from the department's metropolitan district; and no more than seven members at large. Each of the members at large must represent nonmotorized interests or organizations.
(b) The commissioners of each of the following state agencies shall appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member: administration, education, health, natural resources, public safety, transportation, and pollution control. The chair of the Metropolitan Council shall appoint an employee of the council to serve as a member. The director of Explore Minnesota Tourism shall appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member. The division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration may appoint an employee of the agency to serve as a member.
(c) Members of the committee shall serve four-year terms.
Subd. 3. Meetings. The commissioner of transportation's designee shall convene the first meeting by January 15, 2009. The committee shall elect a chair from its membership, and shall establish a meeting schedule and meet at least annually.
Subd. 4. Reports. The committee shall issue an annual report to the commissioner of transportation.
Subd. 5. Expenses. Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation, but members who are not employees of government agencies must be reimbursed for expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. The commissioner of transportation shall provide department staff support to the committee.
Subd. 6. Expiration. The committee expires June 30, 2018.
History:2008 c 350 art 1 s 69; 2014 c 286 art 1 s 5; art 8 s 39; 2014 c 287 s 19
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