An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1866
Committee Amendment CA_A_H849 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §151, 29-A MRSA §201, 29-A MRSA §1611

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 1305, L.D. 1856, Bill, "An 
Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and 
before section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §151, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
583, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
2. 
Maintain offices. 
Maintain 
1~--f~11-6i~e offices at 
convenient places to carry out duties related to applications for 
registration of and licenses for the operation of motor vehicles; 
and 
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §201, sub-§3, 1fH is enacted to read: 
H. 
The Secretary of State may authorize municipal agents to 
charge a fee not to exceed $1 over the required fee for 
other transactions that the municipal agent carries out on 
behalf of the Secretary of State and that are not listed in 
this subsection.' 
Further amend the bill by inserting at the end before the 
summary the following: 
'Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1611, sub-§2,~, as affected by PL 1995, 
c. 55, Pt. A, §153, amended by Pt. B, §18 and affected by Pt. C, 
§15, is further amended to read: 
B. 
For vehicles used exclusively to transport passengers 
for hire between points within the State, including motor 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "R" to H.P. 1306, L.D. 1866 
vehicles under contract with the State, a municipality or a 
school district for the transportation of students, but not 
vehicles defined as school buses in section 2301, subsection 
5, there is a combined single limit of: 
(1) 
One hundred twenty-five thousand dollars, or split 
limi ts consisting of $50,000 per person and $100,000 
per occurrence for bodily injury liability, and $25,000 
for property damage liability for vehicles not under 
contract with the State, a municipality or a 
school 
district for the transportation of students that are 
designed to carry no more than 3 passengers behind the 
driver's seat; 
(2) 
Three hundred thousand dollars for vehicles that 
are designed to carry 4 to 7 passengers behind the 
driver's seat, including those vehicles under contract 
with the State, a municipality or a school district for 
the transportation of students; 
(3) 
Seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for vehicles 
that are designed to carry 8 to 15 passengers behind 
the driver's seat; 
(4) 
One million five hundred thousand dollars for 
vehicles that are designed to carry 16 to 30 passengers 
behind the driver's seat; aRa 
(5) 
Two million dollars for vehicles that are designed 
to carry 31 or more passengers behind the driver's 
seat ... ~ 
( 6) 
Four 
hundred 
thousand 
dollars 
for 
vehicles 
registered to a transit district as defined in Title 
30-A, section 3501. 
Sec. 4. Vision screening requirements report. 
The Secretary of 
State 
shall 
review 
current 
statutory 
v~s~on 
screening 
requirements for driver's licenses to identify potential changes 
in law or opportunities under the existing law to increase the 
number of motorists eligible to renew their driver's licenses 
online 
and shall report its findings 
to the joint standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
transportation matters no later than December 31, 2006. 
Sec. 5. Driver's license cycle report. 
The Secretary of State 
shall develop a plan to level out the driver's license cycle and 
shall report its findings to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters no 
later than December 31, 2006.' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
to H.P. 1306, L.D. 1866 
Further amend the bill 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
consecutively. 
by relettering 
or 
section 
SUMMARY 
or renumbering 
number 
to 
any 
read 
This amendment adds the following provisions to the bill. 
The 
amendment 
makes 
the 
for-hire 
insurance 
requirements 
consistent with the provisions of Public Law 2005, chapter 399, 
which limited transit districts' tort liability to $400,000. 
The 
amendment 
allows 
the Secretary of State to operate customer 
service locations within approved budgetary limits, rather than 
limiting the branches that can exist to a specific number. 
The 
amendment enables the Secretary of State to authorize municipal 
agents to conduct transactions and charge fees on an ongoing 
basis 
when that transaction and the associated fee 
are not 
already provided in existing law. 
The 
amendment directs the 
Secretary of State 
to 
review 
the existing statutory vision 
screening requirements to identify potential changes in law or 
other opportunities under existing law to increase the number of 
motorists eligible for online renewal services and report with 
recommendations 
to 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters no 
later 
than 
December 
31, 
2006. 
The 
amendment 
directs 
the 
Secretary of State to develop 
a 
plan for leveling out 
the 
currently uneven 6-year driver's license cycle to eliminate the 
variations in business activity and corresponding Highway Fund 
revenue. 
FISCAL \UTE lZi\ll iRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/17/06 ;:tvac.. 
LD 1866 
LR2976(02) 
An Act To Amend the Motor Vehicle Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
LR2976(2) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1