Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Rules for Pennitting Overlimit Commercial Motor Vehicles of Specified Configurations To Travel Designated Routes, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Transportation
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1172
Committee Amendment CA_A_H149 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to H.P. 803, L.D. 1172, "Resolve, Regarding 
Legislative Review of Rules for Pennitting Overlimit Commercial Motor Vehicles of 
Specified Configurations To Travel Designated Routes, a Late-filed Major Substantive 
Rule of the Department of Transportation" 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That, contingent upon the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 29-A, section 2354-D, subsection 1 being amended to repeal the exclusion from the 
commercial motor vehicle configurations that may be allowed to operate on specified 
routes of travel by the Commissioner of Transportation of truck tractor-semitrailer-
semitrailer combination vehicles in which the 2 trailing units are connected with a B-train 
assembly, final adoption of Rules for Pennitting Overlimit Commercial Motor Vehicles 
of Specified Configurations To Travel Designated Routes, a provisionally adopted major 
substantive rule of the Department of Transportation that has been submitted to the 
Legislature for review pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A outside the 
legislative rule acceptance period, is authorized only if the following changes are made: 
1. The rule must be amended in Section 2 to provide that the process described in the 
rule for pennitting overlimit commercial motor vehicles of specified configurations to 
travel designated routes, referred to as "special haul routes," is available to B-train double 
configurations, as defined in Title 29-A, section 2354-C, subsection 2; and 
2. 
The rule must be amended in Section 9 to provide that B-train double 
configurations, as defined in Title 29-A, section 2354-C, subsection 2, are allowed.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Department of Transportation to make additional 
changes to Rules for Pennitting Overlimit Commercial Motor Vehicles of Specified 
Configurations To Travel Designated Routes, a major substantive rule of the department, 
before final adoption is authorized. It requires the department to provide that B-train 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 803, L.D. 1172 
double configurations are allowed on designated routes, contingent upon passage into law 
of changes allowing B-train double configuration to be used on those routes. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05112115 
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LD 1172 
LR 1956(02) 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Rules for Permitting Overlimit Commercial Motor Vehicles 
of Specified Configurations To Travel Designated Routes, a Late-fIled Major Substantive Rule of the 
Department of Transportation 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment III ( fI .. J'IJ; 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Adoption of this rule could increase Highway Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds expenditures if a proposal 
regarding truck configuration and weight is received and the department determines it would require capital 
improvements to the infrastructure in order for it to withstand the proposed configuration. The rule includes a 
provision requiring the entity requesting the change to pay for 50% of the improvements, which would increase Other 
Special Revenue Funds revenue. 
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