An Act to Allow the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1568
Committee Amendment CA_A_H303 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2054

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ff" to H.P. 1026, L.D. 1568, "An Act to Allow the 
Use of a Siren in a Vehicle Used by a Harbor Master or Deputy Harbor Master" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
emergency clause and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§1, ~' as amended by PL 2019, c. 319, §1 and 
c. 397, §25, is further amended by amending subparagraph (22) to read: 
(22) A University of Maine System vehicle operated by a University of Maine 
System police officer; fffia-
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§1, ~' as amended by PL 2019, c. 319, §1 and 
c. 397, §25, is further amended by amending subparagraph (23) to read: 
(23) 
A life support transport vehicle when parked on a Department of 
Transportation ferry vessel and being used to transport a person who requires 
constant medical support to survive7; and 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§1, ~' as amended by PL 2019, c. 319, § 1 and 
c. 397, §25, -is further amended by enacting a new subparagraph (24) to read: 
(24) A municipal vehicle operated by a harbor master appointed by a municipal 
officer pursuant to Title 3 8, section 1 or a deputy harbor master appointed pursuant 
to Title 3 8, section 2. 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ~' as amended by PL 2023, c. 131, §1, is 
further amended by amending subparagraph (5) to read: 
(5) A municipality may authorize a harbor master or deputy harbor master 
appointed under Title 38, section 1 or 2, respectively, to use one red or combination 
red and white flashing auxiliary light mounted in the windshield or on the 
dashboard at the front of a vehicle or 2 flashing red or combination red and white 
auxiliaty lights mounted on the front of the vehicle above the front bumper and 
below the hood and one red auxiliary light mounted in the rear window area. The 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1026, L.D. 1568 
light or lights may be displayed but may be used only while the harbor master or 
deputy harbor master is responding to a watercraft emergency. A light mounted 
on the dashboard or in the windshield must be shielded so that the emitted light 
does not interfere with the operator's vision. The authorization for the use of lights 
or a siren may be revoked at any time by the municipality. 
A vehicle described in this subparagraph may be operated only when exercising 
emergency privileges by a person who has completed an emergency vehicle 
operation course provided by the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State 
Police. A municipality may authorize an authorized emergency vehicle owned by 
a municipality and operated by a harbor master or deputy harbor master as 
described in subsection 1, paragraph B. subparagraph (24) to be equipped with a 
siren in addition to authorized lights pursuant to this subparagraph.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill but retains the emergency preamble and emergency 
clause. The amendment adds a municipal vehicle operated by a harbor master or deputy 
harbor master to the list of authorized emergency vehicles. The amendment also requires a 
municipality to require a person appointed or reappointed as a harbor master or deputy 
harbor master to have completed an emergency vehicle operation course provided by the 
Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police if operating a vehicle while exercising 
emergency privileges. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/14/25 L-RL 
LD 1568 
LR 2456(02) 
An Act to Allow the Use of a Siren in a Vehicle Used by a Harbor Master or Deputy Harbor Master 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,1, ( H-3 a 3) 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Depatiment of Public Safety from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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