Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §1651, as amended by PL 1971, c. 593, §22, is further amended to read:
To provide funds for the construction of state, state aid and town ways, for the maintenance of state and state aid highways, and interstate, intrastate and international bridges, and for other items of expenditure specified, there is established a fund to be known as the General Highway Fund. This fund shall must include all fees received from the registration of motor vehicles and licensing of operators thereof , ; all fees accruing to the Treasurer of State under Title 25, section 1502 , ; the receipts from the tax on internal combustion engine fuels , ; 10% of the receipts from the sales tax imposed on transportation-related items pursuant to Title 36, section 1966; and all sums received on account of the department for permits to open highways, or from other sources, the disposition of which is not otherwise designated by law. After payment from said General the Highway Fund of such sums for interest and retirement as are necessary to meet the provisions of bond issues for state highway and bridge construction, the remainder of said the fund shall must be segregated, apportioned and expended as provided by the Legislature.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2 and 3.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 5 and 6.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 10 to 13.
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 15 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 15. 36 MRSA §2903, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 240, §24, is further amended to read:
Sec. 16. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002
Initiative: Provides funding for one Tax Examiner position and related costs to review and process sales tax returns with transportation-related items.
| GENERAL FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
|
0.000 |
1.000 |
|
Personal Services
|
$0 |
$88,558 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$36,000 |
|
 |
|
| GENERAL FUND TOTAL |
$0 |
$124,558 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF |
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
|
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 |
$124,558 |
|
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$0 |
$124,558 |
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation for programming changes.
| HIGHWAY FUND |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
All Other
|
$0 |
$54,790 |
|
|
|
| HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL |
$0 |
$54,790 |
| SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF |
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
|
HIGHWAY FUND
|
$0 |
$54,790 |
|
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$0 |
$54,790 |
| SECTION TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
|
GENERAL FUND
|
$0 |
$124,558 |
|
HIGHWAY FUND
|
$0 |
$54,790 |
|
|
|
| SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$0 |
$179,348 |
’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment removes the provisions in the bill that impose a surcharge on the registration of hybrid motor vehicles, battery-electric motor vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell motor vehicles.
The amendment removes certain examination fee increases for driver's licenses since these fees were increased in the Highway Fund budget bill, Public Law 2017, chapter 283.
The amendment removes certain fee increases for a nondriver identification card, a duplicate nondriver identification card and a duplicate registration certificate.
The amendment removes tax increases imposed on motor vehicle fuel by 7¢ per gallon, from 29.5¢ per gallon to 36.5¢ per gallon, beginning October 1, 2017. Instead, the amendment proposes to increase the tax on motor vehicle fuel by 3¢ per gallon, from 29.5¢ per gallon to 32.5¢ per gallon, beginning January 1, 2019 and by another 3¢ per gallon, from 32.5¢ per gallon to 35.5¢ per gallon, beginning January 1, 2020.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)