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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Regarding the Maximum Rate of Speed on the Interstate Highway System’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. . 29-A MRSA §2073, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2011, c. 415, §2, is further 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, 6575 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. . 29-A MRSA §2074, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 415, §3, is further 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 amendment, which strikes and replaces the bill, authorizes the Commissioner of Transportation to raise the speed limit on the Interstate Highway System to 75 miles per hour.
 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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