An Act To ° Amend Certain Laws Affecting Transportation
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0860
Committee Amendment CA_A_S177 (Senate)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §954

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'A" to S.P. 270, L.D. 860, Bill, "An Act To 
° Amend Certain Laws Affecting Transportation" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, this legislation makes changes to the law that need to take effect before 
the end of the summer tourist season; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill in section 5 by striking out subsection 21-A and inserting the 
following: 
'21-A. Drive-away saddlemount vehicle transporter combination. "Drive-away 
saddlemount vehicle transporter combination" means a vehicle combination designed and 
specifically used to tow up to 3 trucks or truck tractors, each connected by a saddle to the 
frame or 5th wheel of the vehicle in front of it. The saddle is a mechanism that connects 
the front axle of the towed vehicle to the frame or 5th wheel of the vehicle in front of it. 
The drive-away saddlemount vehicle transporter combination may include one fullmount, 
which consists of a smaller vehicle mounted completely on the frame of either the first or 
the last vehicle in the drive-away saddlemount vehicle transporter combination.' 
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Amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the following: 
'Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §954, sub-§5, ~, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 
and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: 
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A transporter plate may not be: 
(1) Used in lieu of registration plates; 
(2) Loaned to another; 
(3) U sed for personal reasons; or 
(4) Used on a towing vehicle, except for a drive-away saddlemount vehicle 
transporter combination.' 
Amend the bill by striking out sections 7 and 8. 
Amend the bill in section 9 in paragraph I in the first line (page 3, line 17 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "with fullmount" 
Amend the bill by striking out sections 1 0 and 11. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 13 the following: 
'Sec. 14. 
Limitation on certain stormwater fees. 
The Department of 
Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority are not subject to any fee or tax 
imposed pursuant to a municipal storm water ordinance that was in effect on January 1, 
2007. 
Sec. 15. Contingent effective date. That section of this Act that repeals Private 
and Special Law 1937, chapter 18 takes effect only if the New Hampshire General Court 
repeals the concurrent New Hampshire law relating to the Maine-New Hampshire 
Interstate Bridge Authority. The Department of Transportation shall notifY the Secretary 
of State when this condition has been met. The Secretary of State shall provide notice to 
the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Office of 
the Revisor of Statutes. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill: 
1. 
It replaces the provision in the bill creating a definition of "drive-away 
saddlemount with fullmount vehicle transporter combination" with a definition of "drive-
away saddlemount vehicle transporter combination." It also amends the provision of the 
bill that alters certain requirements for these vehicles to reflect this new defined term. It 
also adds a provision to allow these vehicles to be issued transporter plates; 
2. It removes the provisions of the bill that would have repealed certain laws that 
provide authority for limiting weight, number or speed of vehicles permitted on a bridge; 
3. It adds a provision that provides that the Department of Transportation and the 
Maine Turnpike Authority are not subject to any fee or tax imposed pursuant to a 
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municipal storm water ordinance that was in effect on January 1, 2007. This provision 
does not apply to ordinances passed after January 1,2007; 
4. It provides that the section of the bill that repeals the law creating the Maine-New 
Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority takes effect only if the New Hampshire General 
Court repeals the concurrent New Hampshire law relating to the Maine-New Hampshire 
Interstate Bridge Authority; and 
5. It adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the bill. 
II Sl' '\ I, 1\OTE REQUJRED 
(See Attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05125/07 ,frac 
LD 860 
LR 617(02) 
An Act To Amend Certain Laws Affecting Transportation 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A " 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
No net fiscal impact - Highway Fund 
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