| | | The chair of the State Claims Commission may appoint a | | guardian ad litem to protect the interest and rights of any minor | | or incompetent persons notified under this section and determine | | and set reasonable compensation for that guardian ad litem. This | | compensation must be paid by the Department of Transportation. |
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| | | After the appeal period from the decree of the State Claims | | Commission or a judgment of any court has expired, any sum of | | money directed by a decree of the commission or by a judgment of | | any court to be paid over that remains unclaimed for 60 days must | | be disposed of consistent with Title 33, chapter 41. |
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| | | Notwithstanding Title 1, section 302, this section applies to | | all actions and proceedings pending on September 14, 1979. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 23 MRSA §1803-B, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 473, Pt. | | D, §4, is amended to read: |
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| | | A. Rural Road Initiative funds must be distributed as | | follows. |
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| | | (1) Funds are distributed at a rate of $600 per year | | per lane mile for all rural state aid minor collector | roads and all local | | municipality located outside urban compact areas as | | defined in section 754, except that funds are | | distributed at a rate of $300 per year per lane mile | for all seasonal town ways |
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| | | Sec. 5. 29-A MRSA §2085, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 171, §1, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | A municipality may request the department to designate a | segment of a public way | | municipality as a no-passing zone if the highway is outside the | | compact area of an urban compact municipality, as defined in | | Title 23, section 754. Such a request must be in writing to the | | commissioner and may be made only with the approval of the | | municipality's legislative body. A request is limited to | | segments of 2-lane ways in primarily residential areas and must | | be accompanied by a map showing the location of the proposed no- | | passing zone or zones and a written explanation of the need for | | such a zone in each location. The commissioner shall approve | | such a request unless the commissioner determines that granting | | such a request will unreasonably restrict the efficient flow of | | traffic or result in a threat to public safety in that location. | | The commissioner shall notify the municipality in writing of the | | commissioner's decision within 30 days of receiving the written | | request from the municipality. If a request is denied, the | | notification must state the specific reasons for the denial. A |
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