Sec. 4. Convening of commission. Resolved: That all appointments to the commission must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this resolve. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council upon making their appointments. When the appointment of all members is completed, the chairs of the commission shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission, which may occur no earlier than 5 days following adjournment sine die of the Legislature but no later than July 15, 1999; and be it further

Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of the following:

1. Past, current and projected traffic flows and patterns along U.S. Route 1, the Maine Turnpike and other major roadways in the York County area between Kittery and Wells;

2. Vehicular accident rates in the U.S. Route 1 York corridor;

3. Noise and dust pollution resulting from traffic and its effects on area businesses and residents;

4. Traffic weigh station activities, truck violations and the extent of traffic diverted from the Maine Turnpike in the York County area to avoid weigh station inspections;

5. Current local roadway signage, traffic signals and local traffic conditions and patterns and their effect on traffic congestion;

6. Traffic patterns of nonlocal traffic, including long- distance carriers that may affect traffic congestion; and

7. State and local law enforcement coverage along the U.S. Route 1 York corridor; and be it further

Sec. 6. Participation by state departments. Resolved: That, in studying these matters, the commission shall invite the participation of the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Commissioner of Transportation and the Executive Director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, or their designees. The commission may require the Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety and the Maine Turnpike Authority to provide the commission with such highway, traffic and other information as it determines necessary and beneficial to conduct its study of