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An Act To Raise the Speed Limit on Interstate 95 between the City of Old Town and the Town of Houlton
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2052, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
 
6. Ways with speed limit of 65 or more miles per hour.   An operator driving on a limited-access way with a speed limit of 65 or more miles per hour is restricted in ordinary operation to the right-hand lane and may use adjacent lanes for overtaking and passing another vehicle, but must return to the right-hand lane at the earliest opportunity. This requirement does not apply to an authorized emergency vehicle, or to a vehicle otherwise directed by posted signs, a law enforcement officer or a highway maintenance crew.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2073, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
 
C.  Make an adjustment of maximum rates of speed. An adjustment under this paragraph is exempt from the provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.
 
The commissioner may not set maximums that exceed 60 miles per hour or, on the interstate system or other divided controlled-access highways, 65 miles per hour or 75 miles per hour on the Interstate Highway System from the City of Old Town to the Town of Houlton.
 
The commissioner may not set maximums for the Maine Turnpike.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2074, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 584, Pt. B, §9, is amended to read:
 
3-A. Minimum fine.   A person who operates a motor vehicle on the Maine Turnpike or the Interstate Highway System at a speed that exceeds the posted speed of 65 miles per hour or of 75 miles per hour on the Interstate Highway System from the City of Old Town to the Town of Houlton by less than 30 miles per hour commits a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not less than $50.
 
SUMMARY
This bill raises the speed limit on Interstate 95 from 65 miles per hour to 75 miles per hour on the highway from the City of Old Town to the Town of Houlton.