Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4206, sub-§1, ¶M, as amended by PL 1995, c. 504, Pt. C, §8, is further amended to read:

M. Acting upon the advice of the State Tax Assessor, to negotiate a compact with other states, the District of Columbia and Canadian provinces for the administration of user license fees on condition that the compact provides for:

(1) The collection of the annual user license fee for any other state or province by the state or province in which the motor truck is registered;

(2) The disbursement of revenues due to other states or provinces subject to the compact;

(3) The free exchange of information between and among the states or provinces subject to the compact; and

(4) The establishment of identification tags or decals.

The compact must provide for reciprocal enforcement of the laws establishing the annual user license fees and for the auditing of all books, records and logs of the operator of a motor truck by the state or province in which the motor truck is registered, which pertains to travel in it and any other state or province subject to the compact; and

Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §4206, sub-§1, ¶N, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 504, Pt. C, §9, is amended to read:

N. To make contracts and enter into agreements with and make assurances and certifications to the Maine Turnpike Authority, and other 3rd parties, necessary in connection with determination of Department of Transportation projects and the issuance of bonds or obligations pursuant to section 1968, subsection 2-A.; and

Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §4206, sub-§1, ¶O is enacted to read:

O.__To regularly review all internal department documents for any violation of Title 29-A, chapter 21, subchapter I, by a department vehicle.__The commissioner shall report quarterly to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters certifying that all department vehicles comply with Title 29-A, chapter 21, subchapter I.