HP0324
LD 436
First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-24
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LR 163
Item 2
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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §101, sub-§32-A,  as affected by PL 2003, c. 614, §9 and repealed and replaced by c. 688, Pt. B, §8 and affected by §9, is amended to read:

32-A. Low-speed vehicle.   "Low-speed vehicle" means a 4-wheeled automobile motor vehicle that is able to attain a speed of at least 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour and does not exceed 1,800 is less than 3,000 pounds in unloaded weight. "Low-speed vehicle" does not include an ATV as defined in Title 12, section 13001. A low-speed vehicle must be originally manufactured and maintained in accordance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as a low-speed vehicle pursuant to 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 571.500, as amended.’

SUMMARY

The bill amends the definition of "low-speed vehicle" to mean a 4-wheeled motor vehicle so that it includes trucks as well as automobiles.

This amendment retains language regarding ATVs to clarify that low-speed vehicles do not include ATVs. This amendment also increases the weight limit for low-speed vehicles to the maximum permitted by federal rule.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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