An Act To Provide Revenue To Fix and Rebuild Maine's Infrastructure
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1149
Committee Amendment CA_A_H682 (House)
Amends: 23 MRSA §1651, 36 MRSA §2903

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4" to H.P. 812, L.D. 1149, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Revenue To Fix and Rebuild Maine's Infrastructure" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §1651, as amended by PL 1971, c. 593, §22, is further amended 
to read: 
§1651. Highway Fund established; purpose; revenue 
To provide funds for the construction of state, state aid and town ways, for the 
maintenance of state and state aid highways, and interstate, intrastate and international 
bridges, and for other items of expenditure specified, there is established a fund to be 
known as the General Highway Fund. This fund shall must include all fees received from 
the registration of motor vehicles and licensing of operators thereof;~ all fees accruing to 
the Treasurer of State under Title 25, section 1502,~ the receipts from the tax on internal 
combustion engine fuels,: 10% of the receipts from the sales tax imposed on 
transportation-related items pursuant to Title 36, section 1966; and all sums received on 
account of the department for permits to open highways, or from other sources, the 
disposition of which is not otherwise designated by law. 
After payment from sa-i4 
General the Highway Fund of such sums for interest and retirement as are necessary to 
meet the provisions of bond issues for state highway and bridge construction, the 
remainder of sa-i4 the fund shall must be segregated, apportioned and expended as 
provided by the Legislature.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2 and 3. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 5 and 6. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 10 to 13. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 15 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 15. 36 MRSA §2903, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 240, §24, is 
further amended to read: 
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1. Excise tax imposed. Beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2009, an excise 
tax is imposed on internal combustion engine fuel used or sold in this State, including 
sales to the State or a political subdivision of the State, at the rate of 28.4¢ per gallon, 
except that the rate is 3 .4¢ per gallon on internal combustion engine fuel bought or used 
for the purpose of propelling jet or turbojet engine aircraft. Beginning July 1, 2009 and 
ending December 31, 2018, an excise tax is imposed on internal combustion engine fuel 
used or sold in this State, including sales to the State or a political subdivision of the 
State, at the rate of 29.5¢ per gallon, except that the rate is 3.4¢ per gallon on internal 
combustion engine fuel bought or used for the purpose of propelling jet engine aircraft. 
The tax rate provided by this subseotion except the rate of tax imposed on fuel bought or 
used for the purpose of propelling jet engine airoraft is subjeot to an annual inflation 
adjustment pul'suant to section 3321 Beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 
2019, an excise tax is imposed on internal combustion engine fuel used or sold in this 
State, including sales to the State or a political subdivision of the State, at the rate of 
32.5¢ per gallon, except that the rate is 3.4¢ per gallon on internal combustion engine fuel 
bought or used for the purpose of propelling jet engine aircraft. Beginning January 1, 
2020, an excise tax is imposed on internal combustion engine fuel used or sold in this 
State, including sales to the State or a political subdivision of the State, at the rate of 
5. 5 ¢ per gallon, except that the rate is 3 .4¢ per gallon on internal combustion engine fuel 
bought or used for the purpose of propelling jet engine aircraft. Any fuel containing at 
least 10% internal combustion engine fuel is subject to the tax imposed by this section. 
Sec. 16. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Tax Examiner position and related costs to review 
and process sales tax returns with transportation-related items. 
GENERAL FUND 
2017"18 
2018-19 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$0 
$88,558 
All Other 
$0 
$36,000 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$124,558 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2017-18 
2018"19 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$124,558 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$124,558 
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SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077 
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation for programming changes. 
HIGHWAY FUND 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
HIGHWAY FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$54,790 
$54,790 
2018-19 
$54,790 
$54,790 
2018-19 
$124,558 
$54,790 
$179,348 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provisions in the bill that impose a surcharge on the 
registration of hybrid motor vehicles, battery-electric motor vehicles and hydrogen fuel 
cell motor vehicles. 
The amendment removes certain examination fee increases for driver's licenses since 
these fees were increased in the Highway Fund budget bill, Public Law 2017, chapter 
283. 
The amendment removes certain fee increases for a nondriver identification card, a 
duplicate nondriver identification card and a duplicate registration certificate. 
The amendment removes tax increases imposed on motor vehicle fuel by 7 ¢ per 
gallon, from 29.5¢ per gallon to 36.5¢ per gallon, beginning October 1, 2017. Instead, 
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the amendment proposes to increase the tax on motor vehicle fuel by 3¢ per gallon, from 
29.5¢ per gallon to 32.5¢ per gallon, beginning January 1, 2019 and by another 3¢ per 
gallon, from 32.5¢ per gallon to 35.5¢ per gallon, beginning January 1, 2020. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 03/22/18 feac 
LD 1149 
LR 862(02) 
An Act To Provide Revenue To Fix and Rebuild Maine's Infrastructure 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment,~,( H-fo'h':l,) 
Committee: Transportation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2018-19 
$20,448,470 
($24,040,441) 
$124,558 
$54,790 
($20,323 ,912) 
$24,095,231 
$261,230 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$27,395,217 
($38,034,904) 
$110,362 
$0 
($27 ,284,855) 
$38,034,904 
$580,393 
Projections 
FY2020-21 
$29,346,006 
($46,206, 162) 
$116,362 
$0 
($29,229,644) 
$46,206, 162 
$1,247,566 
This legislation increases several motor vehicle fees, transfers 10% of the sales tax on transportation-related items 
from the General Fund to the Highway Fund and increases the gasoline tax from 29.5¢ per gallon to 32.5¢ effective 
January 1, 2019 and to 3 5 .5 ¢ effective January 1, 2020. These provisions would increase Highway Fund revenue by 
$24,095,231 in fiscal year 2018-19 and reduce General Fund revenue by $20,323,912 in fiscal year 2018-19. The 
increases to the gasoline tax will also increase Other Special Revenue Funds to the Departments of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Marine Resources and the Maine Municipal Bond Bank by 
$261,230 in fiscal year 2018-19. 
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services of 
$124,558 in fiscal year 2018-19 for one Tax Examiner position and related programming costs to review and process 
sales tax returns with transportation-related items. It also includes a one-time Highway Fund allocation to the 
Department of Secretary of State of $54,790 for programming costs. 
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