32-A. Low-speed vehicle. "Low-speed vehicle" means a 4- wheeled automobile that is able to attain a speed of at least 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour and does not exceed 1800 pounds in unloaded weight. "Low-speed vehicle" does not include an ATV as defined in Title 12, section 7851. A low- speed vehicle must be originally manufactured and maintained in accordance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as a low-speed vehicle pursuant to 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 571.500 (1998), as amended.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §102, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

§102. Public way use authorized

Any vehicle may be operated on a public way unless prohibited or restricted by this Title, by special law or municipal ordinance, or by rule of the department.

1.__Operation of low-speed vehicles; beginning June 1, 2003.__ Notwithstanding subsection 2, beginning on June 1, 2003, the registration and operation of low-speed vehicles in accordance with section 501, subsection 11 and section 2089 are authorized for use on islands that have public aid roads and do not have motor vehicle access by bridge or causeway and on public roads in:

A.__Bar Harbor;

B.__Biddeford, including Biddeford Pool;

C.__Boothbay Harbor;

D.__Brunswick;

E.__Cape Elizabeth;

F.__Damariscotta;

G.__Kennebunk;

H.__Kennebunkport;

I.__Kittery, including Kittery Point and the Kittery shipyard;

J.__Lewiston;