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Amend the bill in section 1 in §2174-B in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 1, lines 10 to 15 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘B.  "Emergency responder" means:
 
(1) A municipal firefighter, as defined in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsection 2; or a volunteer firefighter, as defined in Title 30-A, section 3151, subsection 4, who is operating a municipal vehicle; or
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(2) An operator of a vehicle under Title 29-A, section 2054 that is licensed or authorized pursuant to Title 32, chapter 2-B as an ambulance or emergency medical services vehicle, when that operator is acting with the approval of an ambulance service or nontransporting service licensed pursuant to Title 32, chapter 2-B.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the definition of "emergency responder" to clarify that the protection extended in the bill applies only to motor vehicle accidents involving the use of a municipal vehicle or an emergency medical services vehicle licensed in accordance with state law and does not include accidents involving a personal vehicle of an emergency responder.