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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Relating to Transportation Network Company Fees at Primary Airports’
Amend the bill in the emergency preamble by striking out all of the 3rd paragraph (page 1, lines 5 and 6 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Whereas, this legislation allows a primary airport as designated by the Federal Aviation Administration that annually has at least 20,000 enplaned passengers to charge transportation network companies reasonable fees; and’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1677, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 279, §2, is amended to read:
§ 1677.Municipal action
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality or other political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance, regulation or procedure governing the operations of a transportation network company, driver or motor vehicle used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride or impose a tax or fee on or require a license for a transportation network company, driver or motor vehicle used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride, except that a primary airport as designated by the Federal Aviation Administration that annually has at least 20,000 enplaned passengers may charge a transportation network company reasonable pick-up fees consistent with fees charged to other reserved transportation providers at the airport and may negotiate and enter into an operating agreement with a transportation network company.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is one of 2 minority reports, removes the provisions of the bill and instead provides that a primary airport as designated by the Federal Aviation Administration that annually has at least 20,000 enplaned passengers may charge a transportation network company reasonable pick-up fees consistent with fees charged to other reserved transportation providers at the airport and may negotiate and enter into an operating agreement with a transportation network company.