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

 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1741, as amended by PL 1985, c. 130, is further
amended to read:

 
§1741. Definitions

 
Whenever the words "public improvement" or "public
improvements" shall appear in chapters 141 to 155, they shall be
held to those words mean and include the construction, major
alteration or repair of buildings or public works now owned or
leased or hereafter constructed, acquired or leased by the State
of Maine or any department, officer, board, commission or agency
thereof of the State, or constructed, acquired or leased, in
whole or in part with state funds, and including the
construction, major alteration or repair of school buildings, in
excess of $25,000, by any school administrative unit and for
which state school construction aid is to be paid, provided
except that sections 1743 and 1745 shall are not be applicable to
construction, major alteration or repair of school buildings.
Nothing in this section may apply to the construction,
improvement or repair of any and all ways, roads or bridges with
appurtenances and other public improvements which This subchapter
does not apply to contracts for transportation-related services
and contracts for construction and maintenance that, by law, are
under the supervision of the Department of Transportation.

 
The word "person" as used in this section and sections 1745 to
1749 shall mean means and include includes any individual,
copartnership, association, corporation or joint stock company,
and their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court
whatsoever.

 
Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §52, as amended by PL 1997, c. 52, §1, is repealed
and the following enacted in its place:

 
§52. General powers and duties

 
The Department of Transportation, referred to in this chapter
as "the department," may from time to time make and shall enforce
rules and regulations relating to the planning, design,
engineering, construction, improvement, maintenance and use of
transportation infrastructure.__The department may from time to
time make and shall enforce rules relating to the manner of
conducting all investigations and hearings and the administration
of its office, powers and duties.__The department shall direct
the expenditure of all money for the planning, design,
engineering, construction, improvement, demolition, maintenance
and use of all transportation infrastructure for which state
funds are provided by law. The department may obtain leases for


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