An Act To Allow Signs for Areas of Local, Regional and Statewide Interest on the Interstate System
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1831
Committee Amendment CA_A_H814 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1320, L.D. 1831, Bill, "An Act To 
Allow Signs for Areas of Local, Regional and Statewide Interest on the Interstate 
System" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §1912-B in the first paragraph in the 7th line (page 1, 
line 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Rules" and inserting the following: 
'Notwithstanding Title 5, section 8071, subsection 3, rules' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1912-C in subsection 1 by striking out all of 
paragraph C (page 2, lines 2 and 3 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'C. "College or university" means an accredited institution providing postsecondary 
education that has authorization to confer a degree in accordance with Title 20-A, 
chapter 409.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1912-C in subsection 2 in the last line (page 2, line 35 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "standards." the following: 'All determinations 
regarding whether the placement of interchange guide signs or supplemental guide signs 
on the interstate system meets the standards contained in this section must be made by the 
signing agency.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1912-C in subsection 3 in paragraph C by inserting 
after subparagraph (1) the following: 
'(2) A municipality with a population of at least 2,000 that is located within 5 
miles of the exit, that has a highway that is classified as an arterial or a major 
collector providing a connection from the exit to the municipality's population 
center or business district if a portion of the interstate system passes through that 
municipality;' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1912-C in paragraph C by renumbering the 
subparagraphs to read consecutively. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1320, L.D. 1831 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1912-C in subsection 5 in paragraph A in 
subparagraph (1) in the first line (page 4, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2" 
and inserting the following: 'U' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in §1912-C in subsection 5 in paragraph B in the first line 
(page 4, line 9 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "park" the following: 'or state 
park' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1912-C in subsection 5 in paragraph B in 
subparagraph (2) in the first line (page 4, line 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"100" and inserting the following: '120' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in § 1912-C in subsection 5 by striking out all of 
paragraph C (page 4, lines 14 to 29 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'C. A major recreational area that is a geographic region that is served by a highway 
that is classified as an arterial or a major collector. The geographic region must: 
(1) Contain a beach or lake access that is open to the public, allows swimming 
for all ages, provides parking for more than 100 vehicles, has rest rooms on or 
adjacent to the beach or lake access and, with respect to a beach, maintains 
lifeguards on duty during July and August; 
(2) Contain a ski area open to the public that: 
(a) Has a minimum vertical drop of 1,000 feet with 40 or more maintained 
trails; or 
(b) Is within 10 miles of the exit, has a minimum vertical drop of 200 feet 
with 10 or more maintained trails and has an aerial lift servicing groomed 
trails; or 
(3) Have generated at least 1 % of the State's total sales subject to the taxes under 
Title 36, section 1811 on the value of liquor sold in licensed establishments as 
defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, prepared food and rental of living 
quarters in any hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp over the previous 3 
years and must offer recreational opportunities of sufficient traffic significance to 
warrant signs in accordance with criteria developed by the signing agency;' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in §1912-C in subsection 5 by striking out all of 
paragraph F (page 4, lines 36 to 40 in L.D.) 
Amend the bill in section 3 in §1912-C in subsection 5 by relettering the paragraphs 
to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment specifies that, while the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 
375, subchapter 2-A requires rules that establish a fee to be major substantive rules, rules 
adopted in accordance with the provisions of the bill are to be routine technical rules. 
The amendment removes the requirement that a college or university must be a nonprofit 
institution and further specifies that the institution must be accredited and authorized to 
confer a degree in accordance with Title 20-A, chapter 409. The amendment clarifies that 
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all determinations regarding compliance as it relates to interchange and supplemental 
guide signs are to be made by either the Maine Turnpike Authority or the Department of 
Transportation. The amendment adds to the bill another allowance for a municipality to 
be included on an interchange guide sign when that municipality is within 5 miles of the 
exit, has a population of at least 2,000, has any portion of the interstate system pass 
through it and is accessible from the interstate via highways that are classified as arterials 
or major collectors. The amendment expands the distance a college or university with an 
enrollment of at least 300 students may be from the exit to qualifY for a supplemental 
guide sign from 5 miles to 15 miles. The amendment combines the thresholds that must 
be met in order for a state park or federal park to qualifY for a supplemental guide sign 
and increases the maximum distance a park may be from an exit from 100 miles to 120 
miles when it has a minimum annual attendance of 75,000 recorded visitors. 
Additionally, the amendment allows a major municipality or destination that is already 
identified on an interchange guide sign to qualifY for a supplemental guide sign under the 
standards for a major recreational area. Lastly, the amendment expands the type of ski 
areas that may qualifY for a supplemental guide sign by including a ski area that is within 
miles of an exit, with a minimum vertical drop of 200 feet with 10 or more maintained 
trails and has an aerial lift servicing groomed trails. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/04114 
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LD 1831 
LR 2822(02) 
An Act To Allow Signs for Areas of Local, Regional and Statewide Interest on the Interstate S~tem 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'h' CH -gl LtJ 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Minor cost increase - Maine Turnpike Authority 
This bill makes changes to the laws governing signs on the interstate and turnpike. Additional costs to the Department 
of Transportation and Maine Turnpike Authority associated with removing and relocating signs can be absorbed 
within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2822(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
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