| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §704, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 676, §1 and | affected by §2, is amended to read: |
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| | 3. Arterial highways. For arterial highways that lie outside | the compact area of an urban compact municipality, the Department | of Transportation shall limit the number, spacing, design, | location and construction of driveways, entrances or approaches | to maintain promote the maintenance of existing posted speeds and | ensure safe travel. |
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| | Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §704, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2001, c. 301, §1, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 6. Access denied. The Department of Transportation and the | municipalities shall deny ingress to and egress from property | abutting the highway when access rights have been acquired by the | department, except that the Commissioner of Transportation may | allow access for the development of state and state aid highways | and may approve a relocation of an existing break in a control of | access consistent with the rules adopted pursuant to subsection | 2. |
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| | Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2353-A, sub-§§5 and 6, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 687, | §17, are amended to read: |
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| | 5. Report. The Commissioner of Transportation shall report | back to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | jurisdiction over transportation matters by December 31, 2004 | 2005 on the results of the pilot project and the approximate | number of 3-axle vehicles hauling soil, unconsolidated rock | material and hot bituminous concrete in the State. |
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| | 6. Repeal. This section is repealed on December 31, 2004 | 2005. |
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| | This bill amends highway entrance laws by clarifying the | intent of regulations affecting maintenance of existing posted | speeds on arterial highways and grants the Department of | Transportation more flexibility in locating driveways and | entrances within breaks in control of access areas. |
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| | The bill extends for one year the reporting and repeal date of | the pilot project to simplify truck weight laws to allow | sufficient time for project rulemaking and data collection by the | Department of Transportation. |
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