An Act To Amend Motor Vehicle Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2075
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_B_S635 (Senate)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §456-E, 29-A MRSA §456-F

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1459, L.D. 2075, Bill, "An Act To Amend Motor Vehicle Laws" 
Amend the amendrnenT in section I in §455 by striking out all of subsections 4 and 4-
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A (page 2, lines 14 to 34 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
. 4. Initial contribution to Maine Environmental Trust Fund. In addition to the 
regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the particular class of vehicle 
registered, the initial contribution for environmental registration plates is $20, which must 
be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited to the Maine Environmental Trust 
Fund established in Title 12, section 10255. as follows: 
A. Fourteen dollars to the Maine Environmental Trust Fund established in Title 12, 
section 10255; 
B. Five dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. 
In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the 
particular class of vehicle registered, the annual renewal contribution for environmental 
registration plates is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and 
credited to the Maine Environmental Trust Fund established in Title 12, section 10255. 
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Renewal fee. 
In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee 
prescribed bv law for the particular class of vehicle registered, the annual renewal 
contribution for environmental registration plates is $15, which must be deposited with 
the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. Fourteen dollars to the Maine Environmental Trust Fund established in Title 12, 
section 10255; and 
B. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §456 by striking out all of subsection 2 (page 
3, lines 17 to 26 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
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Administrative fee and contribution to University of Maine System 
Scholarship Fund. 
University of Maine System special registration plates are not 
required for registration of a motor vehicle. A person may contribute to the University of 
Maine System Scholarship Fund by applying for the special registration plates and 
submitting, in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, a sum of $20, which 
must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. Fourteen dollars to the University of Maine System Scholarship Fund established 
in Title 20-A, section 10909; aHd 
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Five dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs~~ 
and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §456 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 
3, lines 32 to 39 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
"5. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed 
by law, the annual renewal contribution for University of Maine System registration 
plates is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as 
follows: 
A. Fourteen dollars to the University of Maine System Scholarship Fund established 
in Title 20-A, section 10909; and 
B. One dollar to the Highway Specialty License Plate Fund for administrative and 
production costs established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 3 in §456-A by striking out all of subsection 2 
(page 4, lines 19 to 26 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
"2. Contribution to Lobster Research, Education and Development Fund. In 
addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the particular 
class of vehicle registered, the initial contribution for lobster plates is $20, which must be 
deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. 
Ten dollars to the Lobster Research, Education and Development Fund 
established in Title 12, section 6465; aHd 
B. +eR Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs~~ 
and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 3 in §456-A by striking out all of subsection 4 
(page 4, lines 34 to 40 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'4. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed 
by law, the annual renewal contribution for lobster special registration plates is $15, 
which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
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Ten dollars to the Lobster Research, Education and Development Fund 
established in Title 12, section 6465; aOO 
B. H-ve Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs~; 
and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in §456-B by striking out all of subsection 2 
(page 5, lines 39 to 42 and page 6, lines I to 4 in amendment) and 
inserting the 
following: 
'2. Contribution to Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund. In addition to the 
regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the particular class of vehicle 
registered, the initial contribution for Maine Black Bears plates is $20, which must be 
deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. Ten dollars to the Maine Black Bears_.Ss!lOlarship Fund established in Title 20-A, 
section 10971; aOO 
B. +eH Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs~; 
and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 4 in §456-B by striking out all of subsection 4 
(page 6, lines 12 to 18 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'4. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed 
by law, the annual renewal contribution for Maine Black Bears special registration plates 
is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. Ten dollars to the Maine Black Bears Scholarship Fund established in Title 20-A, 
section 10971; aOO 
B. H-ve Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs~; 
and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in §456-C by striking out all of subsection 2 
(page 7, lines 16 to 24 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'2. Initial registration fee. A person may apply for the special registration plates by 
paying a sum of $20 credited to the Boat Launch Facilities Fund established in Title 12, 
section 10261. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law, 
the initial contribution for the sportsman registration plate is $20, which must be 
deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. Ten dollars to the Boat Launch Facilities Fund established in Title 12, section 
10261; 
B. Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and 
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C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 5 in §456-C by striking out all of subsection 3 
(page 7, lines 25 to 39 and page 8, lines I to 4 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'3. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed 
by law, the annual renewal contribution for sportsman registration plates is $20. Fifty 
percent of that sum is credited to the fish hatchery maintenance fund established in Title 
12, section 10252, 15% is credited to the Boat Launch Facilities Fund established in Title 
12, section 10261, 10% is credited to the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund 
established in Title 12, section 10253 and 25% is credited to the Support Lando'f'mers 
Program in Title 12, section 10108, subsection 4, paragraph A., which must be deposited 
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with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. Fifteen dollars credited as follows: 
(I) Fifty percent to the fish hatchery maintenance fund established in Title 12, 
section 10252; 
(2) Fifteen percent to the Boat Launch Facilities Fund established in Title 12, 
section 10261; 
(3) Ten percent to the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund 
established in Title 12. section 10253: and 
(4) Twenty-five percent to the Support Landowners Program in Title 12, section 
10108, subsection 4, paragraph A; 
B. Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 6 in §456-D by striking out all of subsection 2 
(page 8, lines 28 to 39 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'2. Administrative fee and contribution to special programs. A person may 
contribute funds for the purposes of providing financial assistance to members of the 
Maine National Guard and their families or residents of the State who are members of the 
Reserves ofthe Armed Forces of the United States and their families for emergencies and 
other special needs by applying for the We Support Our Troops plates and submitting, in 
addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee required under section 501. a sum of 
$20, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. 
Ten dollars to the Maine National Guard Foundation Fund Special Revenue 
Funds account in the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, 
referred to in this section as "the fund," for use in accordance with subsection 7; 
B. Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment in section 6 in §456-D by striking out all of subsection 3 
(page 9, lines I to 6 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
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'3. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee required 
under section 501, the annual renewal contribution for We Support Our Troops plates is 
$15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. Ten dollars to the fund for use in accordance with subsection 7; 
B. Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. 29-A MRSA §456-E, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 547, §2, IS 
amended to read: 
2. Contribution; credit to Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund. In 
addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the particular 
class of vehicle registered, the initial contribution for the breast cancer support services 
special registration plates is $20, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and 
credited as follows: 
A. 
Nffie Ten dollars to the Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund, as 
established in Title 22, section 1408; 
B. +ell Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; 
and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund, established under section 469.,--ffiF 
administrative and production costs. 
Sec. 8. 29-A MRSA §456-E, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 547, §2, IS 
amended to read: 
4. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed 
by law, the annual renewal contribution for breast cancer support services special 
registration plates is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and 
credited as follows: 
A. 
Nffie Ten dollars to the Breast Cancer Services Special Program Fund, as 
established in Title 22, section 1408; 
B. ffle Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; 
and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund, established under section 469.,--ffiF 
administrative and production costs. 
Sec. 9. 29-A MRSA §456-F is enacted to read: 
§456-F. Agriculture education registration plate 
1. 
Agriculture education plates. The Secretary of State, upon reCelVll1g an 
application and evidence of payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482, 
the annual motor vehicle registration fee required by section 50 I, section 504, subsection 
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I or section 505 and the contribution provided for in subsection 2, shall issue a 
registration certificate and a set of agriculture education special registration plates to be 
used in lieu of regular registration plates. These plates must bear identification numbers 
and letters. 
2. Contribution; credit to Agriculture Education Plate Fund. In addition to the 
regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed by law for the particular class of vehicle 
registered, the initial contribution for agriculture education plates is $20, which must be 
deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows: 
A. Ten dollars to the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Council established 111 
Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 4-C; 
B. Nine dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. 
3. Design; review; vanity plates. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Association, shall determine a design for the 
agriculture education special registration plates. The joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters shall review the final design 
prior to manufacture of the plates. 
The Secretary of State shall issue upon request 
agriculture education plates that are also vanity plates. Agriculture education plates are 
issued in accordance with the provisions of this section and section 453. 
4. Renewal fee. In addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee prescribed 
by law, the annual renewal contribution for agriculture education special registration 
plates is $15, which must be deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as 
follows: 
A. Ten dollars to the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Council established 111 
Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 4-C; 
B. Four dollars to the Highway Fund for administrative and production costs; and 
C. One dollar to the Specialty License Plate Fund established under section 469. 
5. Transfer of fees. On a quarterly basis, the Secretary of State shall transfer the 
revenue from the issuance and renewal of the agriculture education registration plates to 
the Treasurer of State for deposit and crediting pursuant to subsections 2 and 4. 
6. Duplicate plates. The Secretary of State shall issue an agriculture education plate 
in a 3-number and 3-letter combination sequence. Vanity plates may not duplicate vanity 
plates issued in another class of plate. 
7. Eligibility; trucks. An agriculture education registration plate may be issued for: 
A. A vehicle that qualifies for a specialty license plate under section 468, subsection 
8; and 
B. A truck registered under section 504, subsection I or section 505.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "E" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1459, L.D. 2075 
SUMMARY 
This amendment maintains the one dollar deposit to the Specialty License Plate Fund 
as proposed in Committee Amendment "A," but reduces the amount deposited into the 
Highway Fund by one dollar instead of reducing the amount de osited into the fund for 
which the license plate has been establ~ 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator BRYANT, B.) 
COUNTY: Oxford 
FISCAL\(\fT !~HJI lRED 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04115/08 frac:.. 
LD 2075 
LR 3227(06) 
An Act To Amend Motor Vehicle Laws 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" E "to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Bryant, B. of Oxford 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Highway Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$124,214 
$0 
($124,214) 
$124,214 
Projections 
2009-10 
$130,014 
$0 
($130,014) 
$130,014 
Projections 
2010-11 
$131,014 
$0 
($131,014) 
$131,014 
This amendment reduces by $1 the amount of each initial registration and renewal of the various specialty license 
plates that is deposited into the Highway Fund, and results in a reduction in Highway Fund revenue in fiscal year 2008-
of $124,214. It also increases Other Special Revenue Funds by the same amount in fiscal year 2008-09 as a result 
of depositing the additional $1 from each initial registration and renewal into the various Other Special Revenue 
Funds license plate accounts. 
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