13.__Reconstruct or reconstruction. "Reconstruct" or "reconstruction" means any activities undertaken to maintain the East-West Highway or any part of the East-West Highway as a modern, safe and efficient facility and includes, but is not limited to, any rebuilding, redesign, improvement or enlargement of the highway or any part of the highway that the authority considers necessary to continuously, adequately, safely and swiftly facilitate vehicular traffic upon, to or from the East- West Highway.

14.__State highway system. "State highway system" or "state highways" includes any classification of highways under section 53.

§1991.__East-West Highway Authority; membership; powers;

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1.__Membership of authority. The membership of the authority is as follows.

A.__The authority consists of the following 12 members, appointed to 7-year terms by the Governor:

(1)__Two members from Hancock County;

(2)__Two members from Franklin County;

(3)__Two members from Oxford County;

(4)__Two members from Penobscot County;

(5)__Two members from Somerset County; and

(6)__Two members from Washington County.

Members from a county must be selected from a list of recommended members submitted to the Governor by that county's commissioners.__The Governor's appointments are subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters and subject to confirmation by the Legislature.

B.__The commissioner is a member ex officio.__The commissioner may designate a deputy, director, assistant or other officer or employee of the department to represent the commissioner at meetings of the authority with full power to act and vote on behalf of the commissioner.