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| | | An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Commercial Vehicle |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2390, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 1999, c. 753, §6, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | C. A trailer or semitrailer may be greater than 45 feet but | not more than 48 feet in structural length provided that | | only if the distance between the center of the rearmost axle | | of the truck tractor and the center of the rearmost axle of | | the trailer or semitrailer does not exceed 38 feet. |
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| | | The overall length of the combination of truck tractor and | | trailer or semitrailer in this paragraph may not exceed 69 | | feet, including all structural parts of the vehicle, | | permanent or temporary, and any load carried on or in the | | vehicle, including any rear overhang. |
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| | | The interaxle distance and overall combination vehicle | | length maximum limits required by this paragraph do not | | apply on the Interstate Highway System and those qualifying | | federal aid primary system highways designated by the | | Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, | | pursuant to the United States Surface Transportation | | Assistance Act of 1982, Public Law 97-424, Section 411. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2390, sub-§1, ¶J, as amended by PL 2003, c. 166, | | §§15 and 16 and c. 253, §4 and affected by §5, is further amended | | by amending the first paragraph to read: |
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