Sec. 7. PL 2003, c. 356, §14 is amended to read:

*Sec. 14. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF THE

Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 0692

Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077

Initiative: Allocates funds for one Attorney position and operating costs necessary to staff the Maine Motor Vehicle Franchise Board.

Other Special Revenue Funds Highway Fund 2003-04 2004-05

Positions - Legislative Count (1.000) (1.000)

Personal Services $51,188 $74,057

All Other $13,788 $10,488

Capital Expenditures $15,297 $0

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Other Special Revenue Funds

Highway Fund Total $80,273 $84,545

Sec. 8. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 533-A, subsection 3, paragraph A and Title 36, section 1482, subsection 1, paragraph C take effect January 1, 2005.

SUMMARY

This bill allows the Secretary of State to issue disability special veteran plates.

The bill also adds a new registration category to be used for the 4-axle pilot project authorized by Public Law 2001, chapter 687.

The bill requires that excise tax be calculated on the actual sales price of trucks, truck tractors and special mobile equipment when the registered weight is more than 26,000 pounds, the sales price is less than the manufacturer's suggested retail price and the vehicle is less than 6 years old.

The bill corrects a technical error in the funding of a position created in Public Law 2003, chapter 356, which is