| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2486 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Prevent Dangerous Commercial Drivers on Maine's Highways
|
| SUMMARY |
| This bill requires an agency within Maine to request an independent contractor using a commercial driver's license to provide verification of a valid driver's license and driving record before the agency hires the contractor to transport goods on Maine's highways. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2472 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Ensure Business Equity and Commercial Vehicle Registration
|
| SUMMARY |
| This bill requires the registration in Maine of all construction and road-maintenance-oriented vehicles being rented in Maine for operation on a public way.
|
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2598 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Improve the Process for Issuing Duplicate Motor Vehicle Certificates of Title |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would eliminate the requirement that a duplicate certificate of title or certificate of salvage contain language indicating that the certificate is a duplicate.
|
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2607 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Increase Efficiency in Truck Hauling
|
| SUMMARY |
| This bill allows trucks hauling chips and sawdust in trailers that are 53 feet long to utilize the same roads that trucks with trailers that are 48 feet long are authorized to use, as long as the overall length of the truck and trailer is not over 74 feet and the wheel base axle distance is the same. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2651 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Require That New Road Construction or Repair Include Sidewalks or Bike Trails or Both |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would require that new road construction and repair include sidewalks or bike trails or both. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2700 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| An Act To Allow Businesses To Place a Sign at the Topsham Mall Exit on Interstate 95 |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would allow businesses to pay the $12,000 cost to put a sign at the Topsham exit on Interstate 95. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2488 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Safeguard Maine's Highways
|
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would enact measures concerning drivers with multiple driving offenses to better safeguard Maine's highways. This bill would implement the recommendations of the Perpetual Violators in Maine Working group,including the establishment of mandatory jail time for repeat offenders. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2625 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Clarify the Assessment of Costs To Maintain a Private Way or Bridge |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would require an assessment for the repair or maintenance of a private way or bridge to be applied proportionally on the owners according to the assessed valuation. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2684 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Improve Traffic Safety at Intersections
|
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would require traffic signal lights to have a specific time delay between changes and would establish the minimum duration of that delay. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2671 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Protect Real Estate Values Impaired by Railroad Operations |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would require the railroad to offer to purchase any property located within 1000 feet of a railroad grade crossing where horns are sounded that remains on the market for more than one year. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2719 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Clarify the Intent of the Law That Allows Retired Firefighters To Retain Their Firefighter License Plates |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would clarify the intent of Public Law 2005, chapter 80, "An Act To Allow Retired Firefighters To Retain Their Firefighter License Plates," so that it applies retroactively to all retired firefighters. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2621 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Prohibit Parking in Access Aisles and To Establish a Minimum Width for Access Aisles
|
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would establish a minimum width for access aisles adjacent to parking spaces for the physically disabled in which parking is prohibited. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2659 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Modernize the Charter of the Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Company |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would update the articles of incorporation of the Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Company. |
| SPONSOR: |
| LR 2622 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Ferry Service Travel for Individuals with Catastrophic Illness |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would offer transportation services from the Maine State Ferry Service to and from regularly scheduled, medically necessary appointments with medical care providers to a person who has a catastrophic illness. |