An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Develop and Operate Pilot Programs for the Use of Autonomous Vehicles for Public Transportation
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1724
Committee Amendment CA_A_H649 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1204, L.D. 1724, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize Municipalities To Develop and Operate Pilot Programs for the Use of 
Autonomous Vehicles for Public Transportation" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Establish the Commission on Autonomous Vehicles and To Allow the 
Testing, Demonstration and Deployment of Automated Driving Systems' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Commission established. 
Resolved: 
That the Commission on 
Autonomous Vehicles, referred to in this resolve as "the commission," is established to 
coordinate efforts among state agencies and knowledgeable stakeholders to inform the 
development of a process to allow an autonomous vehicle tester to demonstrate and 
deploy for testing purposes an automated driving system on a public way. 
1. 
Membership. The commission consists of, at a minimum, 11 members as 
follows: 
A. The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee, who serves 
as chair; 
B. The Secretary of State or the secretary's designee from the Department of the 
Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles; 
C. The Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee from the 
Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police; 
D. The Chief Information Officer or the officer's designee from the Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology; 
E. A representative of the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety, 
appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety; 
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F. A representative of the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, 
Bureau of Insurance, appointed by the Commissioner of Professional and Financial 
Regulation; 
G. 
A representative of the office of aging and disability services within the 
Department of Health and Human Services, appointed by the Commissioner of 
Health and Human Services; 
H. 
The Executive Director of the Maine Turnpike Authority or the executive 
director's designee; 
I. One member who has expertise in autonomous vehicle technologies, appointed by 
the Commissioner of Transportation; 
J. 
One member representing a nonprofit transit provider, appointed by the 
Commissioner of Transportation; and 
K. 
One member representing the motor carrier industry, appointed by the 
Commissioner of Transportation. 
The chair may make other appointments to the commission as necessary. 
2. Definitions. For the purposes of this resolve, the following terms have the 
following meanings. 
A. 
"Automated driving system" means the hardware and software that are 
collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained 
basis regardless of whether it is limited to a specific operational design domain. 
"Automated driving system" is used specifically to describe a level 3, 4 or 5 driving 
automation system in accordance with standards and specifications outlined in 
standard J3016 adopted by the Society of Automotive Engineers in September 2016. 
B. 
"Autonomous vehicle" means any vehicle or motor vehicle equipped with a 
driving automation system. 
C. "Autonomous vehicle manufacturer" means a person or entity that builds or sells 
autonomous vehicles or that develops or installs automated driving systems in motor 
vehicles that are not originally built as autonomous vehicles. 
D. 
"Autonomous vehicle tester" means an autonomous vehicle manufacturer, 
institution of higher education, fleet service provider or automotive equipment or 
technology provider that tests autonomous vehicles. 
E. "Driving automation system" means a system in a motor vehicle that performs all 
or part of the dynamic driving task on a sustained basis. 
F. 
"Dynamic driving task" means all of the real time operational and tactical 
functions required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic. 
G. "Operational design domain" means the specific conditions under which a given 
driving automation system or feature is designed to function, including but not 
limited to driving modes .. 
3. Duties. The commission shall: 
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Develop a recommendation for a process to evaluate and authorize an 
autonomous vehicle tester to demonstrate and deploy for testing purposes an 
automated driving system on a public way; 
B. 
Review existing state laws and, if necessary, recommend legislation for the 
purposes of governing autonomous vehicle testers and the testing, demonstration, 
deployment and operation of automated driving systems on public ways; 
C. Monitor state compliance with federal regulations as they relate to autonomous 
vehicles; 
D. Consult with public sector and private sector experts on autonomous vehicle 
technologies, as appropriate; and 
E. Invite the participation of knowledgeable stakeholders to provide written and oral 
comments on the commission's assigned duties. Knowledgeable stakeholders may 
include representatives from the Maine Municipal Association, the Maine 
Automobile Dealers Association, the American Council of Engineering Companies 
of Maine, the Maine Better Transportation Association and the Maine Motor 
Transport Association and a person representing labor interests. 
4. Report. By January 15, 2020, the Commissioner of Transportation shall submit 
an initial written report on the progress of the commission and by January 15, 2022, the 
Commissioner of Transportation shall submit a final written report that includes findings 
and recommendations, including suggested legislation, for presentation to the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters. 
The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation 
matters may submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature relating 
to the subject matter of the initial report and to the Second Regular Session of the 130th 
Legislature relating to the subject matter of the final report; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Rulemaldng. Resolved: 
That, notwithstanding the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 29-A, section 470, the Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation 
with the commission, shall establish a process to evaluate and authorize an autonomous 
vehicle tester to demonstrate and deploy for testing purposes an automated driving system 
on a public way. 
1. Rules. The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt rules, in consultation 
with the Department of Public Safety and the Department of the Secretary of State, to 
establish a process to evaluate and authorize an autonomous vehicle tester to demonstrate 
and deploy for testing purposes an automated driving system on a public way. Rules 
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
2. Enforcement. The Commissioner ofTranspo1iation may immediately prohibit an 
operator or autonomous vehicle tester from testing an automated driving system if the 
Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Safety 
and the Secretary of State, determines that testing poses a risk to public safety or that the 
operator or autonomous vehicle tester fails to comply with the requirements as 
established by rule adopted pursuant to subsection 1.' 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment, which replaces the bill, establishes the Commission on 
Autonomous Vehicles to coordinate efforts among state agencies and knowledgeable 
stakeholders to inform the development of a process to allow an autonomous vehicle 
tester to demonstrate and deploy for testing purposes an automated driving system on a 
public way. 
The amendment also requires that the Commissioner of Transportation, in 
consultation with the Commission on Autonomous Vehicles, establish a process to 
evaluate and authorize an autonomous vehicle tester to demonstrate and deploy for testing 
purposes an automated driving system on a public way. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 03/07 /18 feac 
LD 1724 
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An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Develop and Operate Pilot Programs for the Use of 
Autonomous Vehicles for Public Transportation 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A{fl-t vV 
Committee: Transportation 
;?iscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
. Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any additional costs to the departments of Professional and Financial Regulation, Administrative and Financial 
Services, Health and Human Services, Public Safety, Secretary of State, Transportation and the Maine Tumpike 
Authority from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
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