The Secretary of State may issue environmental registration plates to a state-owned vehicle assigned to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife or the Department of Conservation with authorization from the department's commissioner. The Secretary of State may issue environmental registration plates to a state-owned vehicle assigned to the Baxter State Park Authority with authorization from the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in the commissioner's capacity as a member of the Baxter State Park Authority. A state-owned vehicle issued environmental registration plates must display a marker or insignia designating the vehicle as state-owned and is exempt from registration fees and the contribution under section 455, subsection 4.

Sec. D-3. 29-A MRSA §652, sub-§§14 and 15, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, are amended to read:

14. Salvage vehicle. A salvage vehicle with a certificate of salvage or other comparable document from another state; and

15. Other vehicles. A vehicle required to be registered under section 190, subsection 3 for which a current certificate of title has been issued in another state.; and

Sec. D-4. 29-A MRSA §652, sub-§16 is enacted to read:

16.__Low-speed vehicle.__A low-speed vehicle loaned by a dealer to a municipality.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.