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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 §501, sub-§10,  as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pt. C, §7 and affected by §19, is further amended to read:
 
10. Off-highway vehicles.   The Secretary of State may issue, on application and the payment of a fee of $27, a special registration permit authorizing the limited operation on a way of trucks, truck tractors and, Class B special mobile equipment, trailers and semitrailers that are otherwise used exclusively for off-highway purposes. The following provisions apply to registration permits issued pursuant to this subsection.
 
A.  A registration permit may not be granted unless the applicant presents a written certificate from the tax collector of the municipality from which the vehicle is being moved identifying the vehicle and stating that all personal property taxes applicable to the vehicle, including those for the current year, have been paid or that the vehicle is exempt from those taxes.
 
B.  Highway use is limited to travel to and from garages for the purpose of obtaining repairs or maintenance or travel from one job site to another job site.
 
C.  The registration permit may not authorize transporting property or passengers, except that a truck or truck tractor may draw an empty trailer or semitrailer.
 
D.  A registration permit is valid until March 1st of the next calendar year.
 
E.  A vehicle issued a registration permit pursuant to this subsection is exempt from inspection requirements.
 
F.  The registration permit must be in the vehicle when the vehicle is operated on the highway.
 
G.  Trailers and semitrailers must be moved during daytime hours.’
 
SUMMARY
The amendment replaces the bill and is the majority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation. The amendment adds trailers and semitrailers to the list of vehicles, otherwise used exclusively for off-highway purposes, that may be issued a special registration permit authorizing limited operation on a public way. The amendment also provides that the trailer or semitrailer must be empty when traveling on a public way and must be moved during daytime hours under the special registration permit for off-highway vehicles.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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