An Act to Strengthen
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1451
Committee Amendment CA_A_S262 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " pv* to S.P. 592, L.D. 1451, "An Act to Strengthen
Coordination of Commimify Transportation"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'Resolve» Directing the Department of Transportation to Establish the Maine
Coordinating Working Group on Access and Mobility'
Amend tlie bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
'See. 1. Establish Maine Coordinating Working Group on Access and
Mobility. Resolved: That the Department of Transportation shall establish the Maine
Coordinating Workuig Group on Access and Mobility, referred to in this resolve as "the
working group."
Sec. 2. Members; selection of chair and vice-chair. Resolved: That the
working group is composed of the following members:
1, The Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee;
2, The Commissioner of Health and Human Services or the commissioner's designee;
3, The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee;
4. The Commissioner of Labor or the commissioner's designee;
5. One member from the Maine Office of Community Affairs, appointed by the
Commissioner of Transportation in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and
Human Services;
6. One member who is a representative of a statewide organization advocating for older
adults, appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation in consultation with the
Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Moving Maine Network, the Maine
Transit Association and the Maine Council on Aging;
7. One member who is a representative of an organization representing persons with
disabilities, appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation in consultation with the
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Commissioner ofHealtli and Human Services and the Moving Maine Network, the Maine
Transit Association and the Maine Council on Aging;
8. One member who is a representative of a statewide nonprofit organization
advocating on behalf of persons with low incomes, appointed by tlie Commissioner of
Transportation in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and
the Moving Maine Network, the Maine Transit Association and the Maine Council on
Aging;
9, One member who is a representative from a statewide association of public transit
providers, appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation in consultation with the
Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Moving Maine Network, the Maine
Transit Association and the Maine Council on Aging;
10. One member with lived experience with the Department of Health and Human
Services' nonemergency transportation program, appointed by the Commissioner of
Transportation in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and
the Moving Mame Network, the Maine Transit Association and the Maine Council on
Aging;
11. One member who is a representative of a statewide coalition focused on expanding
transportation access, appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation in consultation
with the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Moving Maine Network,
the Maine Transit Association and the Maine Council on Aging; and
12. One member who is a representative of a youth-led organization, appointed by the
Commissioner of Transportation in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and
Human Services and the Moving Maine Network, the Maine Transit Association and the
Maine Council on Aging.
The working group shall select a chair and vice-chair from among its members,
Sec. 3. Duties; implementation plan. Resolved: That the working group shall
develop an implementation plan that includes a timeline, a budget and a staffing plan and
a detailed work plan to:
1, Establish a mobility management approach among state agencies to increase
efficiency, accessibility and sustainability of transportation across the State. The working
group shall examine the creation of mobility management hubs and improving
transportation for populations experiencing transportation insecurity. For the purposes of
this resolve, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "Mobility management" means a collaborative approach for managing and
delivering coordinated transportation services to persons, especially nondrivers,
including older adults, persons with disabilities and persons with low incomes, and that
focuses on meeting persons' needs through a wide range of transportation options and
service providers and focuses on coordinating these services and providers to achieve
a more efficient transportation service delivery system.
B. "Mobility management hub" means a program that provides capacity for
coordination between multiple community providers and organizations to support
persons in accessing transportation supports and services and is designed to be
welcoming and accessible to persons of all mobility needs.
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C, "Populations experiencing transportation insecurity" means groups facing financial,
systemic and relational barriers that contribute to the barriers to accessing needed
services or destinations comfortably, conveniently and affordably;
2. Build interagency coordination between ttie Department of Transportation, the
Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Department
of Labor and other state agencies as determined relevant to increase efficiency and
coordination oftransportatiou funding; and
3, Use federal guidance and models from other jurisdictions to remove barriers to and
to develop methods of cost sharing between federal and state programs to improve access
to transportation across the State.
Sec. 4. Development of implementation plan. Resolved: That the Department
of Transportation and the working group, in developing the implementation pian under
section 3, shall;
1. Review best practices in other states and jurisdictions, such as the 2023 "Would a
System of Regional Mobility Managers Benefit Massachusetts?" study from tlie
Massachusetts Department of Transportation;
2. Use the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit
Administration's 2023-2026 Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility Strategic Plan
and the Department of Transportation's Maine Strategic Transit Plan 2025 to identify
mobility management efforts to meet the needs in the State;
3. Identify the regional structure and services that would be offered under a mobility
management program;
4. Determine the level of funding needed to sustainably operate a mobility management
program; and
5. Identify additional funding mechanisms, including, but not limited to, the United
States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration formula grants under
49 United States Code, Sections 5310 and 5311.
The Department of Transportation may organize members of the working group into
subgroups and hire consultants for the development of the implementation plan under
sections.
Sec. 5. Report. Resolved: That the Department of Transportation, on behalf of the
working group, shall submit a report with the implementation plan developed under section
3, including any necessary legislation and estimated appropriations, to the Joint Standing
Committee on Transportation by February 1, 2026. The committee may report out
legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.'
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve and requires the Department of
Transportation to establish the Maine Coordinating Working Group on Access and
Mobility. The working group is tasked with developing an implementation plan to improve
access to transportation across the State through iuteragency coordination and engagement
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witli stakeholders. The amendment requires the Department of Transportation to submit a
report with the implementation plan, including any necessary legislation and estimated
appropriations, to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation by February 1, 2026.
The committee may report out legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session
of {he 132nd Legislature.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Revised: 05/28/25 l-KL.
1451 LR 1650(02)
An Act to Strengthen Coordination of Community Transportation
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '|^' <5'"'3^0'
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Transportation from establishing the working group and reporting (lie
results are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
Any additional costs to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Education and the Maine Office of
Community Affairs to serve on a working group are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources.
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