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Amend the bill in Part A in section 5 under the caption "PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF" in the 2nd occurrence of "Administration - Public Safety 0088" by striking out all of the Initiative and the "HIGHWAY FUND" table (page 5, lines 16 to 26 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reorganization of one Public Service Executive II position from range 34 to range 36.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$5,694	$5,702	
All Other	$120	$121	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$5,814	$5,823	
 
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 5 under the caption "PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF" by striking out all of the 2nd occurrence of "State Police 0291" (page 7, lines 14 to 22 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for Computer Forensic Analyst overtime pay.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$4,235	$4,242	
All Other	$75	$75	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$4,310	$4,317	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Transfers one Inventory and Property Associate II position from Other Special Revenue Funds to the Highway Fund within the same program.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$22,846	$23,059	
All Other	$409	$412	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$23,255	$23,471	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the uniform crime reporting system.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$12,546	$12,546	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$12,546	$12,546	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology increase in technology costs.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$53,177	$72,712	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$53,177	$72,712	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved range change of 2 Computer Forensic Analyst positions from range 25 to range 27, effective January 1, 2015.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$1,895	$1,898	
All Other	$33	$33	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$1,928	$1,931	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved reclassification of one Forensic Technician position to a Forensic Chemist Technician position.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$733	$763	
All Other	$13	$13	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$746	$776	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the replacement and maintenance of the records management system.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$84,059	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$84,059	

State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for a contract to move the housing of services for the Maine telecommunications and radio operations system from the Office of Information Services to a public vendor, as well as provide a system upgrade and equipment update.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$22,717	$26,481	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$22,717	$26,481	
 
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 5 under the caption "PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF" by inserting after the 3rd occurrence of "Traffic Safety - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement 0715" (page 9 in L. D.) the following:
 
‘Traffic Safety - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement 0715
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the approved range change of 6 Motor Carrier Inspector positions from range 18 to range 20, retroactive to 2015.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$59,802	$18,600	
All Other	$928	$289	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$60,730	$18,889	
 
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 5 under the caption "PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF" by striking out all of the last 6 lines (page 9, lines 13 to 18 in L. D.) and inserting the following:
 
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PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
HIGHWAY FUND	$30,635,638	$30,813,257	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$30,635,638	$30,813,257	
 
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" in the 11th occurrence of "Highway and Bridge Capital 0406" by striking out all of the Initiative and the "OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS" table (page 22, lines 7 to 13 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘Initiative: Provides funding for Capital Expenditures.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Capital Expenditures	$867,218	$1,734,436	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$867,218	$1,734,436	
 
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" by striking out all of the 2nd and 3rd occurrences of "Highway Light Capital Z095" (page 22, lines 20 to 32 and page 23, lines 1 to 4 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘Highway Light Capital Z095
 
Initiative: Provides funding for the Highway Light Capital program at a level to provide approximately 600 miles of light capital paving per year, among other work, depending on bid prices and the severity of winter weather.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
Personal Services	$2,493,750	$2,565,000	
Capital Expenditures	$226,933	$773,755	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$2,720,683	$3,338,755	

Highway Light Capital Z095
 
Initiative: Provides authority to spend the return of the cash available after the repayment of bonds from the funds previously transferred to the Maine Municipal Bond Bank TransCap Trust Fund.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2017-18	2018-19	
Capital Expenditures	$17,500,000	$17,500,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$17,500,000	$17,500,000	
 
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" in the 2nd occurrence of "Local Road Assistance Program 0337" by striking out all of the Initiative and the "HIGHWAY FUND" table (page 23, lines 12 to 17 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘Initiative: Adjusts funding in the Local Road Assistance Program at the correct proportioned rate per the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, section 1803-B.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$321,766	$142,926	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$321,766	$142,926	
 
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" by inserting after the 11th occurrence of "Maintenance and Operations 0330" (page 27 in L.D.) the following:
 
‘Maintenance and Operations 0330
 
Initiative: Transfers one Highway Laborer position from the Department of Transportation, Maintenance and Operations program, Highway Fund to the Department of Marine Resources, Bureau of Policy and Management program, Other Special Revenue Funds and reorganizes the position to a Resource Management Coordinator position.

HIGHWAY FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	(1.000)	(1.000)	
Personal Services	($54,207)	($56,918)	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	($54,207)	($56,918)	
 
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Amend the bill in Part A in section 7 under the caption "TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF" by striking out all of the last 12 lines (page 34, lines 11 to 22 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
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TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2017-18	2018-19	
			
HIGHWAY FUND	$259,231,767	$257,091,084	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$205,898,957	$209,443,064	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$46,942,979	$97,008,074	
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FUND	$2,200,000	$2,200,000	
FLEET SERVICES FUND - DOT	$29,206,465	$29,525,904	
INDUSTRIAL DRIVE FACILITY FUND	$500,000	$500,000	
ISLAND FERRY SERVICES FUND	$10,672,939	$10,791,421	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$554,653,107	$606,559,547	
 
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Amend the bill by striking out all of Part C and inserting the following:
PART C
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Sec. C-1. 29-A MRSA §1304, sub-§2, ¶H, as amended by PL 2013, c. 381, Pt. B, §16, is further amended to read:
 
H. The fee for a motorcycle or moped learner's permit and the first road test is $10$35. The fee for a subsequent examination is $5$35.
Sec. C-2. 29-A MRSA §1307, sub-§§1 to 3, as amended by PL 2013, c. 381, Pt. B, §17, are further amended to read:
 
1. Class A, Class B or Class C commercial driver's license.   The examination fee for a Class A, Class B or Class C commercial driver's license is $35$70, which includes the first road test. A reexamination is $15$70.
 
2. Class C noncommercial license.   The examination fee for a Class C noncommercial license is $10$35, which includes the first road test. A reexamination is $5$35.
 
3. Examination fee for endorsements.   The examination fee for a double or triple trailer, bus, tank vehicle, hazardous materials endorsement or the renewal of a hazardous materials endorsement is $10$20. A reexamination is $5$20.
Sec. C-3. 29-A MRSA §1307, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2015, c. 206, §6, is further amended to read:
 
4. Cancellation of examination appointment.   If an examination requires an appointment and the applicant does not keep that appointment, the Secretary of State shall assess an additional $30$70 fee for a Class A, Class B or Class C commercial examination and $20$35 for a bus, school bus or Class C noncommercial examination at the time of reappointment for examination. If the applicant notifies the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Driver Examination Section of cancellation at least 48 hours prior to the examination, the Secretary of State shall waive the additional fee.
Sec. C-4. 29-A MRSA §2303, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
 
5. Fee.   A fee of $10$20 must accompany the initial application. The fee for a subsequent examination is $5$20.
Sec. C-5. Allocation of increased fees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2018-2019 biennium, the increase in revenue from this Part must be allocated to the Highway and Bridge Capital program, Highway Fund account within the Department of Transportation.
Sec. C-6. Effective date. Those sections of this Part that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1304, subsection 2, paragraph H; section 1307, subsections 1 to 4; and section 2303, subsection 5 take effect January 1, 2018.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause (page 38, lines 7 and 8 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation takes effect when approved, except as otherwise indicated.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the change in the allocation of funding in the bill and instead increases certain examination fees charged by the Secretary of State for driver's license examinations. The effective date of these fee increases is January 1, 2018.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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