Sec. 48. 30-A MRSA §1658, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 321, §1, is amended to read:

The county commissioners may purchase, lease, contract or enter into agreements for the use of facilities to house minimum security prisoners who have been sentenced to the county jail. These prisoners must be involved in restitution, work or educational release, or rehabilitative programs. The funds to purchase, lease or contract for these facilities and to provide any programs in these facilities may be taken from the funds received by the counties pursuant to Title 34-A, section 1210 1210-A. Any facilities used to house prisoners pursuant to the authority granted by this section shall be are subject to standards established by the Department of Corrections pursuant to Title 34-A, section 1208-A.

Sec. 49. 30-A MRSA §3009, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1997, c. 673, §3, is further amended to read:

D. The following provisions apply to the establishment and policing of parking spaces for handicapped persons.

(1) Municipal public parking areas are subject to any applicable requirements of the Maine Human Rights Act, Title 5, chapter 337, subchapter V. The municipality shall post a sign adjacent to and visible from each handicapped parking space established by the municipality. The sign must display the international symbol for accessibility.

(2-A) Enforcement of handicapped parking restrictions must be in accordance with Title 29-A, section 521, subsection 11 9-A.

(3) Any vehicle or motorcycle parked in a parking space clearly marked as a handicapped parking space and that does not bear a special registration plate or placard issued under Title 29-A, section 521 or 523, or a similar plate issued by another state, must be cited for a forfeiture of not less than $100. "Clearly marked" includes painted signs on pavement and vertical standing signs that are visible in existing weather conditions.