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For motor vehicles being registered pursuant to Title 29-A,
section 405, subsection 1, paragraph C, the excise tax must
be prorated for the number of months in the registration.

 
Sec. 7. PL 2003, c. 356, §14 is amended to read:

 
*Sec. 14. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations
and allocations are made.

 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF THE

 
Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 0692

 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077

 
Initiative: Allocates funds for one Attorney position and
operating costs necessary to staff the Maine Motor Vehicle
Franchise Board.

 
Other Special Revenue Funds Highway Fund2003-042004-05

 
Positions - Legislative Count (1.000) (1.000)

 
Personal Services$51,188$74,057

 
All Other$13,788$10,488

 
Capital Expenditures$15,297$0

 
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Other Special Revenue Funds

 
Highway Fund Total$80,273$84,545

 
Sec. 8. Effective date. Those sections of this Act that amend the
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 533-A, subsection 3,
paragraph A and Title 36, section 1482, subsection 1, paragraph C
take effect January 1, 2005.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill allows the Secretary of State to issue disability
special veteran plates.

 
The bill also adds a new registration category to be used for
the 4-axle pilot project authorized by Public Law 2001, chapter
687.

 
The bill requires that excise tax be calculated on the actual
sales price of trucks, truck tractors and special mobile
equipment when the registered weight is more than 26,000 pounds,
the sales price is less than the manufacturer's suggested retail
price and the vehicle is less than 6 years old.

 
The bill corrects a technical error in the funding of a
position created in Public Law 2003, chapter 356, which is


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