126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 819 LR 56(02)
Resolve, To Equalize Tolls on Highways in the State
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Potential future biennium cost increase - Highway Fund
Potential future biennium revenue increase - Highway Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation directs the Department of Transportation to make Interstate 295 a toll highway if an additional lane is added on any portion.  The department has indicated that based upon capacity on Interstate 295, construction of an additional lane is at least 10 years away.  Additionally, current federal law prohibits tolling on Federal-aid highways.  Any tolling on Interstate 295 would require action by the US Congress.