| E.__Each truck combination under the pilot project must | display decals obtained for a fee from the Secretary of | State, one on each side of the tractor unit.__The fee must | be established by the Commissioner of Transportation in an | amount to cover related administrative costs, compliance | monitoring and the additional cost of highway damage | resulting from the pilot project, calculated using accepted | engineering practices. |
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| F.__The Commissioner of Transportation may revoke the | privileges under the pilot project of participating trucks | and trucking companies for cause, including repeatedly | exceeding size and weight limits or operating outside the | designated route of travel.__Revocation by the Commissioner | of Transportation is considered a final agency action. |
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| | 2.__Definition.__As used in this section, unless the context | otherwise indicates,__"B-train double" means a truck tractor- | semitrailer-semitrailer combination vehicle in which the 2 | trailing units are connected with a B-train assembly. The B-train | assembly is a rigid frame extension attached to the rear frame of | a first semitrailer that allows for a 5th wheel connection point | for a 2nd semitrailer. This combination has one less articulation | point than the conventional A-dolly-connected truck tractor- | semitrailer-trailer combination. |
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| | 3.__Report.__The Commissioner of Transportation shall submit a | report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over transportation matters for presentation to the | First Regular Session of the 125th Legislature.__The report must | include the status of the pilot project and recommendations for | continuance, discontinuance or modification of the pilot | project's terms. |
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| | 4.__Repeal.__This section is repealed December 31, 2012. |
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| | This bill authorizes a pilot project to allow certain | commercial vehicle configurations at Canadian weight limits | access via the U.S. Route 1 corridor from the planned Calais - | St. Stephen Bridge to the Woodland Commercial Park in | Baileyville. |
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