CHAPTER 293

H.P. 739 - L.D. 1018

An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Concerning the Types

of Transportation Vehicle Used To Transport Children

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2301, sub-§§1-A, 1-B and 6 are enacted to read:

1-A. Allowable alternative vehicle. "Allowable alternative vehicle" means a vehicle that:

A.__Is designed to carry 10 or more people, including the driver;

B.__Meets all the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards of 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 571 or as subsequently amended, that are applicable to school buses, except for those provisions pertaining to lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 571.108 and those provisions pertaining to school bus pedestrian safety devices in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 571.131;

C.__Meets all the provisions of this Title pertaining to school buses, except for section 2302, subsection 1, paragraphs A to E and G and H; section 2304, subsection 1, paragraphs A to C and E; and section 2308; and

D.__Is operated by a full-service transportation provider or urban fixed-route transit provider.