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Dedicated Highway Fund Updated through the 130th Legislature Introduction Starting in 1944, the Maine State Constitution required that "all revenues derived from fees, excises and license taxes relating to registration, operation and use of vehicles on public highways, and to fuels used for propulsion of such vehicles shall be expended solely for cost of...public highways and bridges" (Res. 1943, c. 53). This legislative history includes attempts to amend the constitutional provision governing the dedicated highway fund (Maine Constitution Article IX, §19).

Browse by Session Law / LD:   Session Law / LD Res. 1943, c. 53 LD 521 (105th Legis. 1971) LD 1716 (106th Legis. 1973) LD 1783 (106th Legis. 1973) LD 2166 (106th Legis. 1974) LD 651 (108th Legis. 1977) LD 1921 (109th Legis. 1980) LD 833 (110th Legis. 1981) LD 1248 (111th Legis. 1983) LD 1430 (111th Legis. 1983) LD 913 (112th Legis. 1985) LD 1449 (114th Legis. 1989) LD 1724 (115th Legis. 1991) LD 473 (117th Legis. 1995) LD 853 (117th Legis. 1995) LD 108 (121st Legis. 2003) LD 205 (121st Legis. 2003) LD 159 (123rd Legis. 2007) LD 1726 (123rd Legis. 2007) LD 1106 (128th Legis. 2017) LD 1783 (129th Legis. 2019)

Year	LD	Amendments	Final Disposition	Legislative Record Debate & Remarks	Other Documents & News Clips	Full LD History
1943	LD 339 RESOLVE, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Limit to Highway Purposes the Use of Revenues Derived from the Taxation of Vehicles Used on the Public Highways, and Fuels Used for Propulsion of Such Vehicles	N/A	Res. 1943, c. 53	Senate, February 16, 1943 p. 189 Senate, March 25, 1943 p. 603-609 Senate, March 26, 1973 p. 654-660 House, March 30, 1943 p. 744-754 House, April 6, 1943 p. 1056-1065 House, April 7, 1943 p. 1132-1133 Senate, April 8, 1943 p. 1136-1143	Other Document:  Statement of Edward C. Moran, Jr. on Proposed Constitutional Amendment Limiting Certain Revenues to Road Purchases	N/A
1971	LD 521 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Repealing the Limitation to Highway Purposes for Revenues Derived from Taxation of Vehicles Used on Public Highways and Fuels Used by Such Vehicles	N/A	Indefinitely postponed	House, April 16, 1971 p. 1563-1570 Senate, April 22, 1971 p. 1792-1795	N/A	N/A
1973	LD 1716 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Broadening the Limitation for Revenues Derived from Taxation of Vehicles Used on Public Highways and Fuels Used by Such Vehicles	N/A	ONTP	Senate, May 31, 1973 p. 3583-3585	N/A	N/A
1973	LD 1783 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Repealing the Limitation to Highway Purposes for Revenues Derived from Taxation of Vehicles Used on Public Highways and Fuels Used by Such Vehicles	N/A	Indefinitely postponed	House, May 10, 1973 p. 2633-2635 Senate, May 11, 1973 p. 2711-2714	N/A	N/A
1974	LD 2166 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Broadening the Limitation for Revenues Derived from Taxation of Vehicles Used on Public Highways and Fuels Used by Such Vehicles	Proposed amendment: S-332	Indefinitely postponed	Senate, February 1, 1974 p. 472-474 Senate, February 6, 1974 p. 545-548 House, February 8, 1974 p. 627-630	News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1977	LD 651 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution to Undedicate the Highway Fund OTP-ND: LD 1758	N/A	Died between houses	House, May 11, 1977 p. 980 House, May 13, 1977 p. 1037-1041 Senate, May 16, 1977 p. 1073	News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1980	LD 1921 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Undedicate the Highway Fund	N/A	Died between houses	House, February 5, 1980 p. 116 Senate, February 8, 1980 p. 143-144 House, March 5, 1980 p. 306-310 Senate, March 6, 1980 p. 325-326	News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	N/A
1981	LD 833 Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Undedicate the Highway Fund	N/A	Indefinitely postponed	House, March 10, 1981 p. 359-360	News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1983	LD 1248 Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Permit Moneys Dedicated to the Highway Fund to be Used to Provide Operational Subsidies for Various Forms of Surface Passenger Transit	N/A	Died between houses	House, May 31, 1983 p. 1056-1058 Senate, June 1, 1983 p. 1085 House, June 2, 1983 p. 1102	News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1983	LD 1430 Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Undedicate the Highway Fund	N/A	ONTP	House April 14, 1983 p. 587 House, May 13, 1983 p. 861-862	News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1985	LD 913 Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Authorize the Expenditure of Highway Fund Money for Public Transportation that is Dependent upon Highways and Bridges for Operation	N/A	Leave to withdraw	No debate.	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1989	LD 1449 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding the Undedication of Highway Funds	N/A	Leave to withdraw	No debate.	N/A	Yes
1991	LD 1724 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Undedicate Highway Revenues	Proposed amendments: H-500 H-501	ONTP	House, June 5, 1991 p. H-965-H-971	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1995	LD 473 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Permit Revenues Derived from the Use of Vehicles on Public Highways and from Alternative Modes of Transportation to be Used for Obtaining Access to Rights-of-Way for Alternative Forms of Transportation	N/A	ONTP	No debate.	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
1995	LD 853 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Authorize the Dedication of a Portion of Vehicle Registration Fees to the Motor Vehicle Inspections Program	N/A	ONTP	No debate.	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 108 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Allow Transportation Revenues to Fund a Flexible and Modern Transportation Policy	N/A	ONTP	No debate.	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2003	LD 205 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Permit Funding of Public Transportation from Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Fuel Revenues	N/A	ONTP	No debate.	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2007	LD 159 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Dedicate a Portion of Vehicle Registration Fees To Fund Veterans' Cemeteries	N/A	ONTP	No debate.	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2008	LD 1726 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Guarantee the Integrity of the Highway Fund	Proposed amendment: H-755	Died between houses	House, March 18, 2008 p. H-1216-H-1220	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2017	LD 1106 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Dedicate All Sales Taxes from All Vehicle Sales and Any Vehicle-related Sales to the Highway Fund for Roads and Bridge Capital Improvements	Proposed amendment: H-387	Died between houses	House, June 5, 2017 p. H-730-H-731 Senate, June 6, 2017 p. S-901	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes
2019	LD 43 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Dedicate All Sales Taxes from All Vehicle Sales and Vehicle-related Sales to the Highway Fund for Roads and Bridge Capital Improvements	N/A	ONTP	No debate.	Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.	Yes