An Act To Create the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0584
Committee Amendment CA_A_S350 (Senate)
Amends: 23 MRSA §4210-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " {)(. "to S.P. 199, L.D. 584, Bill, "An Act To Create 
the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 by inserting after subsection 1 the following: 
'2. Revenue. The fund receives the following revenue: 
A. Amounts from uncommitted balances in the Multimodal Transportation Fund as 
provided in section 4210-B; and 
B. Other funds from any public or private source received for use for any of the 
purposes for which the fund has been established.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 10 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
112/3" and inserting the following: '80%' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 2 in the 4th line (page 1, line 12 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: 
11municipalities.
the following: 'Up to 100% of 
project costs for pedestrian safety improvements as determined by the department may be 
financed from the fund if the project is located within an area identified by the 
department as a dangerous intersection under rules adopted pursuant to subsection 4 
based on pedestrian crash data with any remainder of the costs provided by the 
municipality or group of municipalities.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 16 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "section" the following: ', including rules that 
establish criteria for determining dangerous intersections pursuant to subsection 3' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 4 in the first line (page 1, line 18 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
112018
and inserting the following: '2019' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 4 in the last line (page 1, line 21 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "section." the following: 'The department shall 
notify municipalities of the availability of the report under this subsection and pedestrian 
crash data the department uses pursuant to subsection 3.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITIEE AMENDMENT"~ "to S.P. 199, L.D. 584 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively. 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §4210-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 649, Pt. E, §2, is 
further amended to read: 
1. Establishment of fund. The Multimodal Transportation Fund, referred to in this 
section as 
11the Multimodal Transportation Fund" is established as an Other Special 
Revenue Funds program through the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services. ~ 
Except as provided by subsection 8, funds appropriated, allocated, 
transferred or deposited in the account accrue interest earnings that must be used within 
the Multimodal Transportation Fund. 
Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §4210-B, sub-§8 is enacted to read: 
8. Transfers from fund. At the close of each fiscal year, the State Controller shall 
transfer to the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety, established in 
section 75, the uncommitted balance in the Multimodal Transportation Fund unallocated 
surplus account. 
For purposes of this subsection, "uncommitted balance in the 
Multimodal Transportation Fund unallocated surplus account" means the amount 
remaining in the Multimodal Transportation Fund unallocated surplus account at the 
close of the fiscal year after the deduction of all allocations, budgeted financial 
commitments and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller. 
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety N274 
Initiative: Establishes the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$500 
$500 
This amendment, which is the minority report, provides that up to 80%, instead of 2/3 
as proposed in the bill, of project costs for pedestrian safety improvements may be 
financed from the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety. 
The 
amendment also provides that up to 100% of proposed project costs for pedestrian safety 
improvements may be financed from the fund if the project is located within an area 
identified by the Department of Transportation as a dangerous intersection based on 
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pedestrian crash data. 
The amendment also requires the department to notify 
municipalities of the required biennial report and pedestrian crash data. Finally, the 
amendment provides that the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"{\" to S.P. 199, L.D. 584 
receives revenue from uncommitted balances in the Multimodal Transportation Fund and 
other funds from any public or private source. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 01/31/18 wac 
LD 584 
LR 587(02) 
An Act To Create the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'p..' ( S ~ ?:50) 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Reve1iue Funds 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
FY 2017-18 
$0 
FY 2018-19 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$500 
The bill includes a base allocation of $500 beginning in fiscal year 2018-19 to establish the Fund for Municipalities to 
Improve Pedestrian Safety within the Department of Transportation. It requires a transfer of the uncommitted balance 
in the Multimodal Transp01iation Fund to the new fund every year. No estimate can be made of how much would be 
available to be transfened each year going forward, but any amounts transfened would reduce the amounts available 
for the purposes of the Multimodal Transp01iation Fund in subsequent years. 
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