Sec. 11. 29-A MRSA §2365, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.

Sec. 12. 29-A MRSA §2365, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.

Sec. 13. 29-A MRSA §2382, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

2. Permit fee. The Secretary of State, with the advice of the Commissioner of Transportation, may set the fee for these single trip permits, at not less than $3, nor more than $15, based on weight, height, length and width. The Secretary of State may, by rule, implement fees that have been set by the Commissioner of Transportation for multiple trip, long-term overweight movement permits.__Rules established pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

Sec. 14. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, section 1191, subsection 2, Title 29-A, sections 504 and 2352, section 2353, subsection 1, paragraph D and sections 2354, 2357 and 2365 take effect April 1, 2001.

SUMMARY

This bill repeals the requirement for obtaining a permit to operate at 100,000 pounds, in favor of a 100,000 pound registration. This provision becomes effective April 1, 2001, the scheduled date for entry of several Canadian provinces into the International Registration Program.

The bill permits the Secretary of State to establish, with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Transportation, a method of issuing long-term overweight permits for nondivisable loads.

The bill clarifies the application of weight fines.