An Act to Advance the State's Pubbc Transit Systems by Remvigoratmg the Pubhc Transit Advisory Council and Increasmg Fundmg
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1559
Committee Amendment CA_A_H568 (House)
Amends: 23 MRSA §4209-A

COMMI'ITEE AMENDMENT" A,, to HP 1004, L D 1559, "An Act to Advance 
the State's Pubbc Transit Systems by Remvigoratmg the Pubhc Transit Advisory Council 
and Increasmg Fundmg" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and substitutmg the followmg 
'An Act to Advance the State's Public Transit Systems by Reinv1goratmg the Public 
Transit Advisory Council' 
Amend the bill m section 3 m paragraph G m the last bne (page 1, hne 18 m L D ) by 
msertmg after the followmg "them~" the followmg 'and' 
Amend the bill m section 4 m paragraph H m the last lme (page 1, lme 21 m L D ) by 
stnkmg out the followmg "person who commutes, and" and msertmg the followmg 
'person's mobility needs ' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 5 
Amend the bill m section 6 m paragraph B m subparagraph ( 5) m the 2nd lme (page 1, 
lme 35 m L D ) by strtkmg out the followmg "affirmative" 
Amend the bill m section 6 m paragraph B m subparagraph (8) m the first 2 lmes (page 
2, lmes 1 and 2 m L D ) by strikmg out the followmg "Two representatives of 2 separate 
pubbc or nonprofit urban transit agencies" and msertmg the followmg 
'Four 
representatives of 2 separate pubhc or nonprofit transit agencies, 2 of whom represent an 
urban agency and 2 of whom represent a rural agency' 
Amend the bill m section 6 m paragraph B m subparagraph (12) m the first hne (page 
2, lme 7 m L D ) by stnkmg out the followmg "a statewide labor umon" and msertmg the 
followmg 'the State's unhoused commumty' 
Amend the bill m section 6 m paragraph B m subparagraph (13) m the first lme (page 
2, line 8 m L D) by striking out the following "related to climate change" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 7 and msertmg the followmg 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMlrrEE AMENDME"l'IT A• ro HP 1004, L D 1559 
'Sec. 7. 23 MRSA §4209-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2019, c 211, §2, 1s further 
amended to read 
4. Terms, vacancies and council chair. A member of the council appomted pursuant 
to subsection 2, paragraph B serves for a term of 3 years Terms must be staggered so that 
approxunately one thrrd 1/3 of the council 1s renewed each calendar year If a member 1s 
unable to complete the term, the comm1ss10ner shall appomt a member from the same 
category of members hsted m subsectmn 2, paragraph B as the member who vacated the 
counctl to serve out the unexptred port10n of the term The oomm1ss10ner sha-11 determme 
hov; the council is to choose a chair and :for ho:vl long the charr is to serve The council 
shall annually elect a chair and vice chair from among its members, each of whom serves 
a term of one year ' 
Amend the btll by stnkmg out all of section 8 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 8. 23 MRSA §4209-A, sub-§4-A, as enacted by PL 2019, c 211, §2, 1s 
amended to read. 
4-A. Meetings and deliberations The council shall meet at the call of the chair no 
less than enee 3 tunes per year at the call of the chair The councd may form subcommittees 
and adopt bylaws and other pohc1es to effectively govern its the council's proceedmgs ' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 9 and msertmg the followmg 
1Sec. 9. 23 MRSA §4209-A, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2019, c 211, §2, 1s further 
amended to read 
5. Report. The council shall report on its dehberat10ns and any recommendations by 
March 1st of each odd-numbered year to the Governor and the Jomt standmg committees 
of the Legislature havmg Jurisdiction over transportation matters and health and human 
servJ.ces matters The report must mclude 
A 
An assessment of the level of pubhc transportation services and mfrastructure 
provided to the pubhc m each geographic region, 
B Recommendat10ns for the level of service and supportmg mfrastructure that should 
be provided aBG.,, an estimate of the cost of prov1dmg those services and supportmg 
mfrastructure and a recommendat10n for any necessary additional fundmg. and 
D A progress report on recommeneabons coa-tained 1n the 1mplementatlon of the most 
recent statewide strategic transit plan for the department as well as the qumquenmal 
locally coordmated plan for regional transit under section 4209, subsection 2' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of sections 10, 11 and 12 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT 'A to HP 1004, L D 1559 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the followmg 
It specifies that the Department of Transportation's duty to facilitate and support the 
pubhc transportation systems m the State to achieve accessibility, affordability and 
convemence 1s for the average person's mobility needs 
It removes from the btll the requirement to reduce greenhouse gas em1ss1ons m 
accordance with em1ss10ns reductmn targets 
It changes the membership of the Pubhc Transit Advisory Council 
It removes the requrrement that the Comm1ss1oner of Transportation determme how 
the counctl chooses a charr and for how long the charr serves It removes from the bill that 
the counctl is allowed to establish a steermg committee 
The amendment reqmres the 
council to annually elect a charr and vice charr from among its members and provides that 
they serve a term of one year 
It requrres the councll to meet 3 t1mes a year mstead of 4 t1mes a year, as m the blll, 
and allows the council to create subcommittees and adopt bylaws and other policies to 
effectively govern the council's proceedmgs 
It changes the council's report provided each year to mclude an assessment of the 
mfrastructure provided m each geographic region It adds that the report must mclude 
recommendations for supportmg mfrastructure that should be provided and an estimate of 
the cost of prov1dmg that mfrastructure and a recommendation for mcludmg additional 
fundmg as needed It removes from the bill the reqmrement that the report mclude a 
progress report on the implementation of the statewide mob1hty management program It 
removes from the bill the authority to report out a bill by the Jomt standmg conumttees of 
the Legislature havmg Jur1sd1ction over transportation matters and health and human 
services matters 
It removes from the btll add1t1onal duties of the council, the reqmrement that the 
council set goals and the appropriations and allocations section 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 05/27 /23 ;:k,ae 
LD 1559 
LR 1777(02) 
An Act to Advance the State's Public Transit Systems by Reinvigorating the Public Transit Advisory 
Council and Increasing Funding 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,4, {fl-5 ft; Jl) 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost increase - Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department ofTransp01tat10n associated with this legislat10n can be absorbed withm exrntmn-
budgeted 1 esom ces 
LRl 777(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1