Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§74-D is enacted to read:

74-D. Safety Ins- Expenses/ 29-A MRSA

Public Safety pectionLegislative§1766-A

Advisory Per Diem

Board

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1766, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 786, §6 and affected by §14, is further amended to read:

3. Fee. Stickers are furnished by the Chief of the State Police at $1.50 each. Fifty cents of the revenue collected from each sticker furnished by the Chief of the State Police must be deposited into a nonlapsing, dedicated account.__Revenue deposited into this account must be used to fund the motor vehicle inspection program within the Department of Public Safety and the Safety Inspection Advisory Board.

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1766-A is enacted to read:

§1766-A.__Safety Inspection Advisory Board

The Safety Inspection Advisory Board, as authorized by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 74-D, is advisory to the commissioner.__The board consists of 5 members to be appointed by the Chief of the State Police: one member from an association that provides automobile services, one member from an association of new car dealers, one member from the automobile service sector, one member from the service department of an automobile dealership and one member from the State Police.__The board members serve at the pleasure of the Chief of the State Police and are entitled to compensation in accordance with Title 5, chapter 379.__The board shall stimulate active support for vehicle safety and vehicle safety inspection programs and advise the Department of Public Safety regarding these issues.__The board shall report annually its findings and recommendations, including any necessary implementing legislation, to the commissioner and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters.

SUMMARY

This bill establishes that additional Highway Fund revenue collected from an increase in automobile inspection fees enacted in the last legislative session will be dedicated to the motor vehicle inspection program within the Department of Public Safety and to the Safety Inspection Advisory Board, which is established by this bill.