| SP0199 LD 584 |
Session - 128th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number S-350, Sponsored by
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LR 587 Item 2 |
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| Bill Tracking, Additional Documents | Chamber Status | ||
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 by inserting after subsection 1 the following:
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " 2/3" and inserting the following: ' 80%'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 2 in the 4th line (page 1, line 12 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " municipalities." the following: ' Up to 100% of project costs for pedestrian safety improvements as determined by the department may be financed from the fund if the project is located within an area identified by the department as a dangerous intersection under rules adopted pursuant to subsection 4 based on pedestrian crash data with any remainder of the costs provided by the municipality or group of municipalities.'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 16 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " section" the following: ' , including rules that establish criteria for determining dangerous intersections pursuant to subsection 3'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 4 in the first line (page 1, line 18 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " 2018" and inserting the following: ' 2019'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 in subsection 4 in the last line (page 1, line 21 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " section." the following: ' The department shall notify municipalities of the availability of the report under this subsection and pedestrian crash data the department uses pursuant to subsection 3.'
Amend the bill in section 1 in §75 by renumbering the subsections to read consecutively.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §4210-B, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 649, Pt. E, §2, is further amended to read:
Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §4210-B, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety N274
Initiative: Establishes the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
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All Other
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$0 | $500 |
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| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $0 | $500 |
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report, provides that up to 80%, instead of 2/3 as proposed in the bill, of project costs for pedestrian safety improvements may be financed from the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety. The amendment also provides that up to 100% of proposed project costs for pedestrian safety improvements may be financed from the fund if the project is located within an area identified by the Department of Transportation as a dangerous intersection based on pedestrian crash data. The amendment also requires the department to notify municipalities of the required biennial report and pedestrian crash data. Finally, the amendment provides that the Fund for Municipalities To Improve Pedestrian Safety receives revenue from uncommitted balances in the Multimodal Transportation Fund and other funds from any public or private source.