An Act to Strengthen Coordination of Community Transportation
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1451
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: TIPPING, GRIFFIN
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-L, 23 MRSA §4271

Legislative Document
No. 1451
S.P. 592
In Senate, April 3, 2025
An Act to Strengthen Coordination of Community Transportation
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Representative GRIFFIN of Levant and
Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, BENNETT of Oxford, MOORE of Washington, 
Representatives: MATLACK of St. George, MCINTYRE of Lowell, ROEDER of Bangor, 
SHAGOURY of Hallowell, STOVER of Boothbay.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §12004-L, sub-§14 is enacted to read:
14.   
Maine Coordinating Council on Access and 
Mobility Management 
Not 
Authorized 
MRSA §4271
Sec. 2.  23 MRSA c. 410-B is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 410-B
MAINE COORDINATING COUNCIL ON ACCESS AND MOBILITY 
MANAGEMENT
§4271.  Maine Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Management
The Maine Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Management, established in 
Title 5, section 12004-L, subsection 14, is established to issue policy recommendations and 
undertake activities that improve the efficiency, accessibility and availability of 
transportation for transportation-disadvantaged populations and shall serve as an advisory 
council to the Department of Transportation and the Maine Office of Community Affairs 
established in Title 5, section 3202.
1.  Definitions.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings.
A.  "Council" means the Maine Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility 
Management under this section.
B.  "Mobility management" means management that focuses on meeting individuals' 
needs through a wide range of transportation options and service providers and on 
coordinating these services and providers to achieve a more efficient transportation 
service delivery system.
C.  "Mobility management hub" means a transportation hub that allows individuals to 
access multiple modes of transportation in one location and is designed to be 
welcoming and accessible to individuals of all mobility abilities.
D.  "Transportation-disadvantaged populations" means populations of individuals who 
because of physical or mental disability, income status or age are unable to transport 
themselves or purchase transportation and as a result are dependent upon others to 
obtain access to health care, employment, education, shopping, social activities or other 
life-sustaining activities.
2.  Council membership.  The council consists of 6 members as follows:
A.  The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee;
B.  The Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee;
C.  The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee;
D.  The Commissioner of Labor or the commissioner's designee;
E.  The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the 
commissioner's designee; and
F.  The executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority.
3.  Council chair and vice-chair; staffing.  The council shall annually elect a chair 
and vice-chair from among its members, each of whom serves a term of one year.  The 
Department of Transportation shall staff and convene meetings of the council.
4.  Council duties.  The council shall:
A.  Build interagency coordination between the Department of Transportation and the 
Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the 
Department of Labor, the Department of Economic and Community Development and 
other state agencies to increase efficiency and coordination of transportation funding 
in the State;
B.  Establish a mobility management approach among the state agencies under 
paragraph A to increase efficiency, accessibility and sustainability of transportation 
statewide and in regions across the State:
C.  Establish mobility management hubs in 8 regions across the State to make more 
efficient use of resources and leverage federal funds for public and community 
transportation;
D.  Use federal guidance to remove barriers to cost sharing in the State; and
E.  Establish a timeline and a staffing and work plan for transportation coordination 
activities between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Health and 
Human Services and other state agencies.
Sec. 3.  Coordinator of mobility management.  The Commissioner of 
Transportation shall appoint a state coordinator of mobility management located within the 
Department of Transportation and the Maine Office of Community Affairs to support the 
establishment of mobility management hubs in regions across the State and to serve as a 
liaison to state agencies to support and advise on transportation access efforts.
SUMMARY
This bill establishes the Maine Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility 
Management to issue policy recommendations and undertake activities that improve the 
efficiency, accessibility and availability of transportation for transportation-disadvantaged 
populations.