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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. 36 MRSA §1483, sub-§16, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 404, §3 and affected by §4, is amended to read:
 
16. Active military stationed in Maine.   Vehicles owned, including those jointly owned with a spouse, by a person on active duty serving in the Armed Forces of the United States who is permanently stationed at a military or naval post, station or base in the State. Joint ownership of the vehicle must be indicated in the vehicle's title documentation. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in the State, or that member's spouse, who desires to register that member's vehicle in this State pursuant to this subsection shall present certification from the commander of the member's post, station or base, or from the commander's designated agent, that the member is permanently stationed at that post, station or base. For purposes of this subsection, "a person on active duty serving in the Armed Forces of the United States" does not include a member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and specifies that a vehicle jointly owned by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty and the member's spouse is eligible for the motor vehicle excise tax exemption whether registered by the service member or the service member's spouse as long as the joint ownership is indicated in the motor vehicle's title documentation. The amendment removes provisions from the bill that propose to extend the exemption to motor vehicles owned by members of the National Guard or Reserves of the Armed Forces.
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