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Maine Turnpike Authority
Updated through the 130th Legislature

Introduction

The Maine Turnpike Authority was created by private and special law in 1941 as an independent state agency given the authority to construct and operate a turnpike "from a point at or near Kittery in York county to a point at or near Fort Kent in Aroostook county" (P&SL 1941, c. 69). Since then, the Turnpike has been widened and there have been numerous proposals to terminate the Authority, merge its duties and operations with the Department of Transportation, or to create a new agency by combining both entities. Statutes governing it were codified in the early 1980s, and are now located in 23 MRS §1961 et seq. 

This legislative history covers the creation of the Turnpike Authority and amendments to the laws and statutes that govern it. For information about attempts to terminate the Authority, see the law library’s legislative history on this topic.
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Year LD Amendments Session Law Laws / Statutes
Affected		 Legislative Record
Debate & Remarks		 Other Documents & News Clips Full LD
History
1941 LD 917

An Act Creating the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A P&SL 1941, c. 69 N/A No debate. Report: The Maine Turnpike: Its Design, Construction, Financing and Experience as a Revenue Producing Facility, Address before Association of Highway Officials of North Atlantic States, Hotel Statler, Boston, Massachusetts, March 2, 1949 (1949)

Report:  Report on the Maine Turnpike Authority to the One Hundred and Sixth Legislature (Jan. 1973)

Report:  Committee on Transportation report on its study of "The feasibility of the Maine Turnpike Authority issuing commuter-type tickets at a reduced cost to regular users of non-commercial vehicles, residing in the area, who for reasons of necessity frequently use the Maine Turnpike" (1974)		 N/A
1947 LD 897

AN ACT Amending Subsection (e) of Section 5 of Chapter 69 of the Private and Special Laws of 1941, Relative to Eminent Domain Proceedings		 N/A P&SL 1947, c. 69 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §5		 No debate. N/A N/A
1949 LD 606

AN ACT Relating to the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A P&SL 1949, c. 41 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §5		 No debate. N/A N/A
1951 LD 415

AN ACT Amending the Act Creating the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A P&SL 1951, c. 152 Repealed and Replaced:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §10		 No debate. N/A N/A
1953 LD 336

AN ACT Relating to the Powers of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

#275		 P&SL 1953, c. 91 Amended:
P&S 1941, c. 69, §4		 No debate. N/A N/A
1953 LD 827

An Act Relating to Compensation for Members of Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A P&SL 1953, c. 68 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §4 		No debate. N/A N/A
1955 LD 693

AN ACT Relating to Eminent Domain by Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

#533		 P&SL 1955, c. 201 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §5		 Senate, May 11, 1955
p. 2043-2050		 N/A N/A
1957 LD 272

AN ACT Relating to Definition of Way Under Motor Vehicle Laws

OTP-ND:
LD 1497		 N/A P&SL 1957, c. 133 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §20		 No debate. N/A N/A
1957 LD 1626

AN ACT Relating to Penalties on Maine Turnpike		 Enacted with amendment:

#633		 P&SL 1957, c. 199 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §19		 Senate, October 31, 1957
p. 63

House, October 31, 1957
p. 76

House, October 31, 1957
p. 87-90		 N/A N/A
1959 LD 535

AN ACT Relating to Speed of Motor Vehicles on the Maine Turnpike		 N/A  P&SL 1959, c. 66 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §11		 No debate. N/A N/A
1963 LD 106

AN ACT Relating to Issuance of Bonds of and Termination of Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A P&SL 1963, c. 76 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §§6, §16		 House, March 6, 1963
p. 572-578

House, March 7, 1963
p. 598-603		 Report:  Committee on Transportation report on its study of "The feasibility of the Maine Turnpike Authority issuing commuter-type tickets at a reduced cost to regular users of non-commercial vehicles, residing in the area, who for reasons of necessity frequently use the Maine Turnpike" (1974) N/A
1965 LD 1394

AN ACT Relating to the Powers of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A P&SL 1965, c. 120 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §4		 No debate. N/A N/A
1976 LD 2197

AN ACT Redistributing the Powers of the Executive Council		 Enacted with amendments:

H-1115     S-524
H-1166     S-526
H-1183     S-529
H-1191     S-532
S-519		 PL 1975, c. 771, §429 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §4		 House, March 31, 1976
p. 841-845

House, April 1, 1976
p. 896

House, April 2, 1976
p. 919-920

Senate, April 5, 1976
p. 960

Senate, April 5, 1976
p. 968-972

House, April 6, 1976
p. 988-990

House, April 7,  1976
p. 1020-1024

Senate, April 9, 1976
p. 1067-1068

House, April 12, 1976
p. 1082-1083

Senate, April 12, 1976
p. 1099-1101

House, April 13, 1976
p. 1108-1109		 Report:  Replacing the Executive Council : A Preliminary Report of the Joint Standing Committee on State Government, 107th Legislature (Oct. 1975)

Report:  Replacing the Executive Council, the Final Report of the Joint Standing Committee on State Government, 107th Legislature, H.P. 1781 (Feb. 1976)

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 N/A
1976 LD 2202

AN ACT to Revise the Laws Relating to the Maine Traffic Court

OTP-ND:
LD 2327		 Enacted with amendments:

H-1144
H-1155
H-1160		 PL 1975, c. 731, §85 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §19		 House, March 30, 1976
p. 817-818

House, March 31, 1976
p. 849-852

Senate, April 1, 1976
p. 898		 News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. N/A
1977 LD 59

AN ACT to Remove Service Facilities from Tax Exemption Granted to the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

H-57		 P&SL 1977, c. 16 Amended:
P&S 1941, c. 69, §9		 No debate. News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. N/A
1977 LD 1890

AN ACT to Make Additional Corrections of Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine

OTP-ND:
LD 1896		 Enacted with amendments:

H-901     H-928
H-904     H-931
H-906     H-933
H-907     S-374
H-913     S-375
H-915     S-377
H-917     S-380
H-923     S-381
H-924     S-382
H-925     S-389
H-926
H-927		 PL 1977, c. 564, §141 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §20		 House, July 7, 1977
p. 2302-2311

Senate, July 7, 1977
p. 2318

Senate, July 7, 1977
p. 2335-2336

Senate, July 7, 1977
p. 2337

Senate, July 7, 1977
p. 2340

Senate, July 7, 1977
p. 2343-2346

House, July 11, 1977
p. 2386		 N/A N/A
1978 LD 2125

An Act Relating to the Maine Turnpike Authority

OTP-ND:
LD 2157		 Enacted with amendments:

H-1096
S-511		 PL 1977, c. 658, §§2, 7-10 Enacted:
23 MRS §§331-341

Repealed and Replaced:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §3
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §13
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §15
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §16		 House, February 24, 1978
p. 324-325

House, February 27, 1978
p. 352-356

Senate, February 28, 1978
p. 387

Senate, March 1, 1978
p. 417-418

Senate, March 2, 1978
p. 437-438

House, March 6, 1978
p. 456-459

Senate, March 7, 1978
p. 481-483		 Report:  Report of the Committee on Transportation on Its Study of the Future Administration and Operation of the Maine Turnpike (Jan. 1978)

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 N/A
1978 LD 2145

AN ACT to Conform State Statutes to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act		 Enacted with amendments:

H-1146
H-1150		 PL 1977, c. 694, §761 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §4		 House, March 14, 1978
p. 564

Senate, March 14, 1978
p. 576		 N/A N/A
1979 LD 1639

AN ACT to Make Additional Corrections of Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine		 Enacted with amendments:

S-328     H-705
S-332
S-334
S-336
S-337		 PL 1979, c. 541, §284 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §4		 Senate, May 30, 1979
p. 1482

Senate, June 5, 1979
p. 1664

Senate, June 7, 1979
p. 1749

Senate, June 7, 1979
p. 1758

House, June 8, 1979
p. 1768-1769

Senate, June 8, 1979
p. 1780-1782

Senate, June 8, 1979
p. 1793

House, June 14, 1979
p. 1854		 N/A N/A
1979 LD 1680

AN ACT to Expand the Authority of the Maine Turnpike Authority to Convey Interests in Land		 Enacted with amendment:

S-354		 P&SL 1979, c. 42 Amended:
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §4		 No debate. N/A N/A
1981 LD 64

AN ACT Relating to Periodic Justification of Departments and Agencies of State Government under the Maine Sunset Law

OTP-ND:
LD 1576		 Enacted with amendments:

H-319
H-329
H-503		 PL 1981, c. 456, §76 Amended:
23 MRS §337(1)		 House, May 8, 1981
p. 997-998

House, May 11, 1981
p. 1026-1031

Senate, May 14, 1981
p. 1135-1138

Senate, May 15, 1981
p. 1155-1158

House, May 18, 1981
p. 1181-1183

House, May 19, 1981
p. 1218-1219

House, May 28, 1981
p. 1395-1396

House, May 29, 1981
p. 1422-1423		 Report:  A Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Audit and Program Review: Sunset Reviews of Group A-2 Departments and Independent Agencies: Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Secretary of State (Dec. 1980)

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 N/A
1981 LD 1691

AN ACT to Make Allocations from the Highway Fund and Appropriations from the General Fund for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1982, and June 30, 1983, to Establish a Local Road Assistance Program, to Continue the Maine Turnpike Authority and to Adjust Highway Fund Revenue		 N/A PL 1981, c. 492, §§D-1, D-2, D-7, D-8, D-9 Enacted:
23 MRS §§311-318

Repealed:
23 MRS §§331-341
P&SL 1941, c. 69, §13

Repealed and Replaced: P&SL 1941, c. 69, §16 		House, June 19, 1981
p. 1662

House, June 19, 1981
p. 1669

Senate, June 19, 1981
p. 1674-1676

Senate, June 19, 1981
p. 1678-1679

Senate, June 19, 1981
p. 1679-1680		 Report:  Implementation Plan for the Maine Turnpike (Feb. 1982)

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 N/A
1982 LD 1974

AN ACT to Make Corrections of Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine

OTP-ND:
LD 2136 		Enacted with amendments:

H-741
H-744		 PL 1981, c. 698, §§98, 102-105 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(2)(A)
23 MRS §1974(3)
23 MRS §1974(3)(F)
23 MRS §1974(4)

Repealed:
23 MRS §337(1)		 House, April 5, 1982
p. 548-549

Senate, April 5, 1982
p. 559-560		 N/A N/A
1982 LD 2064

AN ACT to Amend the Maine Turnpike Authority Statutes		 Enacted with amendment:

H-648		 PL 1981, c. 595 Enacted:
23 MRS §§1961-1981

Repealed:
23 MRS §§311-318 "except insofar as the provisions of such chapter are expressly preserved herein, or are necessary
to preserve the obligations owed to bondholders and
other persons whose rights may not be constitutionally
impair"

P&SL 1941, c. 69 "except insofar as the provisions of such chapter are expressly preserved herein, or are necessary to preserve the
obligations owed to bondholders and other persons whose rights may not be constitutionally impaired"		 House, March 15, 1982
p. 274

Senate, March 18, 1982
p. 290-291		 Report:  Implementation Plan for the Maine Turnpike (Feb. 1982)

Report:  Maine Turnpike Authority, Report to Maine State Legislature, Transportation Committee (Feb. 1990)

Report:  Maine Turnpike Authority, Report to Maine State Legislature, Transportation Committee (Sept. 1990)

Report:  Maine Turnpike Authority, Report to Maine State Legislature, Transportation Committee (Dec. 1992)		 N/A
1983 LD 1210

An Act Relating to Enforcement of Handicapped Parking Zones on Turnpikes and the Interstate System by State Police		 Enacted with amendment:

H-210		 PL 1983, c. 337, §1 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(C)		 No debate. N/A Yes
1984 LD 2081

An Act to Establish Standards and a Policy for the Compensation of Members of Boards, Commissions and Similar Organizations

OTP-ND:
LD 2389		 Enacted with amendment:

S-385		 PL 1983, c. 812, §142 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)
23 MRS §1965(2)(C)		 Senate, April 6, 1984
p. 512

House, April 10, 1984
p. 585-587

Senate, April 10, 1984
p. 593-594

House, April 12, 1984
p. 647
 Report:  Standards for the compensation of boards and similar organizations : report of a study by the Joint Standing Committee on State Government to the 111th Maine Legislature (Jan. 1984) Yes
1984 LD 2215

An Act Authorizing the Maine Turnpike Authority to Permit the Erection of Kiosks at Rest Areas on the Maine Turnpike		 N/A PL 1983, c. 707 Amended:
23 MRS §1967(1)
23 MRS §1971		 No debate. N/A Yes
1987 LD 308

AN ACT to Amend the Maine Turnpike Authority Act

OTP-ND:
LD 1806		 N/A PL 1987, c. 457 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1966(4)
 23 MRS §1974(1)(G)

Amended:
23 MRS §1961
23 MRS §1965(1)(D)
23 MRS §1965(1)(R)
23 MRS §1968(1)
23 MRS §1974(1)(C)
23 MRS §1974(1)(E)
23 MRS §1974(1)(F)		 House, June 16, 1987
p. 1690-1699

Senate, June 16, 1987
p. 1722-1726

Senate, June 16, 1987
p. 1729		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1987 LD 350

AN ACT to Recodify the Public Utilities Law

OTP-ND:
LD 1458		 N/A PL 1987, c. 141, §19 Amended:
23 MRS §1967(4)		 House, June 16, 1987
p. 1683		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1987 LD 734

AN ACT to Authorize the Increase of the Maximum Speed Limit to 65 Miles Per Hour		 Enacted with amendments:

H-212
H-252		 PL 1987, c. 257, §1 Amended:
23 MRS §1973(2)		 House, June 2, 1987
p. 1190-1196

House, June 2, 1987
p. 1222-1223

House, June 9, 1987
p. 1389-1391

House, June 3, 1987
p. 1250-1251

Senate, June 3, 1987
p. 1273-1276

Senate, June 3, 1987
p. 1276

Senate, June 4, 1987
p. 1308-1312

House, June 9, 1987
p. 1389-1391

House, February 29, 1988
p. 294		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1987 LD 1186

AN ACT to Require the Members of the Maine Turnpike Authority to be Confirmed		 Enacted with amendment:

H-272		 PL 1987, c. 433 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(2)(A)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1988 LD 2463

AN ACT to Fund a Supplemental Highway Program and to Establish a Program to Fund the Construction of Extraordinary Bridges		 Enacted with amendment:

H-762		 PL 1987, c. 793, §A-6 to §A-8 Amended:
 23 MRS §1974(4)

Repealed and Replaced:
23 MRS §1961
23 MRS §1965(1)(O)		 House, April 5, 1988
p. 740-753

Senate, April 6, 1988
p. 793-798

House, April 7, 1988
p. 823-834

Senate, April 8, 1988
p. 851-860

House, April 19, 1988
p. 1082-1090

Senate, April 19, 1988
p. 1183-1184

House, April 20, 1988
p. 1116-1119

Senate, April 20, 1988
p. 1201-1203

Senate, April 21, 1988
p. 1237
 Report:  Local Road Assistance Study: Final Report of the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation (1988)

Report:  Report of the Study of Heavy Trucks by the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation (Dec. 1988)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1989 LD 1047

An Act to Allow Automatic Teller Machines on the Maine Turnpike		 N/A PL 1989, c. 145 Amended:
23 MRS §1967(1)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1989 LD 1724

An Act to Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws Relating to Boards and Commissions		 Enacted with amendment:

S-333		 PL 1989, c. 503, §100 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1991 LD 274

An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1991 and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law		 Enacted with amendment:

H-33		 PL 1991, c. 9, §§E-14 to E-17 Amended:
23 MRS §1961(2)
23 MRS §1965(1)(O)
23 MRS §1974(3)
23 MRS §1974(4)		 House, December 21, 1990
p. H-66-H-70

Senate, December 21, 1990
p. S-54-S-62

House, February 2, 1991
p. H-141-H-173

House, February 7, 1991
p. H-192-H-196

House, February 7, 1991
p. H-196-H-201

Senate, February 8, 1991
p. S-154-S-182

Senate, February 8, 1991
p. S-182-S-188

Senate, February 22, 1991
p. S-247-S-260

House, February 26, 1991
p. H-265-H-284

House, February 28, 1991
p. H-299-H-323

Senate, February 28, 1991
p. S-287-S-291

House, March 13, 1991
p. H-351

Senate, March 13, 1991
p. S-325-S-328

House, March 18, 1991
p. H-362

House, April 25, 1991
p. H-593		 News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1991 LD 719

An Act to Deauthorize the Widening of the Maine Turnpike and to Create a Sensible Transportation Policy		 N/A IB 1991, c. 1

Approved at Nov. 5, 1991 referendum

Yes:  224,277
No:   156,861		 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1961(5)
23 MRS §1961(6)
 23 MRS §1964(6-A)

Amended:
23 MRS §1961(2)
23 MRS §1965(1)(D)
23 MRS §1968(1)
23 MRS §1977

Repealed:
23 MRS §1965(1)(O)
23 MRS §1974(4)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1991 LD 1258

An Act to Provide for Equal Opportunity within the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

H-459		 PL 1991, c. 435 Enacted:
23 MRS §1966(5)

Amended:
23 MRS §1966(2)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1991 LD 1985

An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1992 and June 30, 1993 and to Change Certain Provisions of Law		 Enacted with amendments:

H-785     S-488
H-804     S-492
H-805     H-854
H-807     S-499
H-810     S-504
H-824     S-505
H-840     S-515
S-479      S-516
S-481      S-517
S-484      S-520
S-486
 PL 1991, c. 622,
Pt. EE-1		 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1965(1)(S-1)

Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(S)		 House, December 18, 1991
p. H-14-H-58

House, December 19, 1991
p. H-60-H-81

House, December 19, 1991
p. H-82-H-87

Senate, December 19, 1991
p. S-22-S-32

Senate, December 19, 1991
p. S-32-S-54

House, December 20, 1991
p. H-88-H-96

House, December 20, 1991
p. H-96-H-110

House, December 20, 1991
p. H-110-H-111

House, December 20, 1991
p. H-112

Senate, December 20, 1991
p. S-57-S-60

Senate, December 20, 1991
p. S-60

Senate, December 20, 1991
p. S-61-S-68		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1991 Revisor's Report   RR 1991, c. 2, §90 Corrected:
23 MRS §1965(1)(D)		      
1993 LD 283

An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government...for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 1994 and June 30, 1995		 Enacted with amendments:

H-677
H-693		 PL 1993, c. 410,
Pt. MM		 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1964(5-A)

Amended:
23 MRS §1963
23 MRS §1964(9)
23 MRS §1965(1)(D)
23 MRS §1967(1)
23 MRS §1969(1)(B)
23 MRS §1969(1)(C)
23 MRS §1974(1)(F)

Repealed and Replaced:
23 MRS §1968(1)

Repealed:
23 MRS §1965(1)(R)		 House, June 18, 1993
p. H-1309-H-1331

Senate, June 18, 1993
p. S-1146-S-1154

House, June 29, 1993
p. H-1348-H-1376

House, June 29, 1993
p. H-1376-H-1377

Senate, June 29, 1993
p. S-1173-S-1174

Senate, June 29, 1993
p. S-1175-S-1181		 Report:  Report of the Committee to Study the Maine State Retirement System (Jan. 1994)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1993 LD 786

An Act to Authorize Modifications to Tolls on the Maine Turnpike		 N/A PL 1993, c. 116 Amended:
23 MRS §1961(1)		 House, May 4, 1993
p. H-619-H-620		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1994 LD 1653

An Act to Enable the Use of Former Exit 5 on the Maine Turnpike for Access to an Adjacent Liquor Store and Hotel and Conference Center Facility		 Enacted with amendment:

S-448		 PL 1993, c. 612, §§3-8 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1965(1)(U)
 23 MRS §1967(5)

Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(S-1)
23 MRS §1965(1)(T)
23 MRS §1967(1)		 House, March 29, 1994
p. H-1886-H-1890		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1994 LD 1852

An Act to Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine		 Enacted with amendments:

H-985
S-531		 PL 1993, c. 680, §§A-24 to A-26 Repealed and replaced:
23 MRS §1961(2)

Repealed:
23 MRS §1965(1)(O)
23 MRS §1974(4)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1994 LD 1872

An Act to Make Allocations from the Maine Turnpike Authority Funds to the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1995		 Enacted with amendment:

S-462		 PL 1993, c. 563 Amended:
23 MRS §1961(6)
23 MRS §1965(1)(J-1)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1994 LD 1873

An Act to Facilitate Collection of Tolls on the Maine Turnpike		 Enacted with amendment:

S-494		 PL 1993, c. 698 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1980(2-A)
 23 MRS §1980(2-B)

Amended:
23 MRS §1973(3)
 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1995 LD 231

An Act to Correct Errors and Inconsistencies Related to the Recodification of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29		 Enacted with amendments:

H-79
H-104		 PL 1995, c. 65, §§A-63, A-64 Amended:
23 MRS §1973(3)
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(B)
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(E)
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(G)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1995 LD 242

An Act to Increase the Bonding Limits of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

S-94		 PL 1995, c. 138 Repealed and Replaced:
23 MRS §1968		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1995 LD 325

An Act to Revise the Maine Turnpike Authority's Powers with Respect to Commuter Tolls		 Enacted with amendments:

H-654
S-85		 PL 1995, c. 410 Amended:
23 MRS §1973		 House, June 29, 1995
p. H-1437-H-1441

Senate, June 29, 1995
p. S-1515-S-1516		 Report:  Congestion Pricing on the Maine Turnpike: Final Report of 1995-1996 Field Trials and Surveys (Mar. 1997)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1995 LD 860

An Act to Ensure the Integrity of the Maine Turnpike Electronic Toll System		 Enacted with amendment:

H-457		 PL 1995, c. 339 Enacted:
23 MRS §1964(5-B)
23 MRS §1982

Amended:
23 MRS §1980(2-B)(B)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1995 LD 1178

An Act Regarding Designation by the Commissioner of Transportation of a Deputy or Another Staff Member to Represent the Commissioner of Transportation at Maine Turnpike Authority Meetings		 N/A PL 1995, c. 108 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(2)(A)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1995 LD 1323

An Act to Widen the Maine Turnpike		 Enacted with amendment:

S-282		 PL 1995, c. 341 Enacted:
23 MRS §1965-A

Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(D)		 House, June 21, 1995
p. H-1194-H-1196

House, June 29, 1995
p. H-1437		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1995 LD 1587

An Act to Implement the Productivity Recommendations of the Department of Transportation and Make Adjustments to Highway Fund Allocations for Fiscal Years 1995-96 and 1996-97		 Enacted with amendments:

H-671
S-416		 PL 1995, c. 504, §§C-1 to C-7 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1964(4-A)
23 MRS §1965(1)(O-1)
23 MRS §1965(1)(O-2)
23 MRS §1968(2-A)
23 MRS §1974(6)

Amended:
23 MRS §1961(2)
23 MRS §1964(6-A)
23 MRS §1969(1)(A)
 House, November 30, 1995
p. H-1510-H-1520

House, November 30, 1995
p. H-1522-H-1527

House, November 30, 1995
p. H-1529-H-1533

House, November 30, 1995
p. H-1533-H-1535

Senate, November 30, 1995
p. S-1700-S-1704

Senate, November 30, 1995
p. S-1706-S-1711

Senate, November 30, 1995
p. S-1712		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1996 LD 1871

An Act to Amend the Maine Turnpike Authority's Budget for Calendar Year 1996		 Enacted with amendments:

S-519
S-523		 PL 1995, c. 613 Amended:
23 MRS §1961(6)
23 MRS §1964(6-A)
23 MRS §1965-A(1)(A)		 Senate, March 26, 1996
p. S-1976		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1997 LD 1883

An Act to Ask Voters in a Referendum Whether One Travel Lane in Each Direction Should be Added to the Maine Turnpike, Paid for by Turnpike Tolls, to Reduce Accidents and Congestion		 N/A PL 1997, c. 493

Approved at
Nov. 4, 1997 referendum

Yes:  210,629
No:   135,549		 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(D)
23 MRS §1965-A(2)		 House, May 23, 1997
p. H-1113-H-1118

House, May 28, 1997
p. H-1226-H-1227		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1998 LD 726

An Act to Increase the Bonding Limits of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

H-922		 PL 1997, c. 646 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1968(2-B)

Amended:
23 MRS §1968(1)
23 MRS §1968(2)
23 MRS §1968(2-A)		 House, March 18, 1998
p. H-1755		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1998 LD 1956

An Act to Extend the Prevailing Wage Laws to the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

S-463		 PL 1997, c. 743, §1 Amended:
23 MRS §1966(2)		 House, March 5, 1998
p. H-1642-H-1643		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1999 LD 718

An Act Pertaining to Maturity Dates of Bonds of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A PL 1999, c. 132 Amended:
23 MRS §1968(3)(C)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1999 LD 1429

An Act to Add Members to the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

H-238		 PL 1999, c. 177 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1965(2)(A-1)
23 MRS §1965(2)(A-2)

Amended:
23 MRS §1965(2)(A)
23 MRS §1965(2)(B)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2001 LD 333

An Act to Allow the Maine Turnpike Authority to Construct Communications Facilities		 Enacted with amendment:

S-11		 PL 2001, c. 41 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1965(1)(D-1)

Amended:
23 MRS §1967(1)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2001 LD 1285

An Act to Make Supplemental Highway Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government...for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2003		 Enacted with amendment:

S-344		 PL 2001, c. 440, §I-1 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(I)		 House, June 13, 2001
p. H-1411-H-1415		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2001 LD 1353

An Act to Increase the Maine Turnpike Authority Bond Limit		 N/A PL 2001, c. 311 Amended:
23 MRS §1968(1)		 House, May 17, 2001
p. H-875-H-876		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2001 LD 1361

An Act to Allow the Maine Turnpike Authority to Levy an Administrative Fee against Toll Evaders		 Enacted with amendment:

S-82		 PL 2001, c. 154 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1980(2-A)(H)

Amended:
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(A)
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(B)
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(C)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2001 Revisor's Report   RR 2001, c. 2, §§B-39, B-58 Corrected:
23 MRS §1967(4)		      
2002 LD 1841

An Act to Allow Sharing of Information to Facilitate Interstate Cooperation Between Toll Agencies		 N/A PL 2001, c. 473 Amended:
23 MRS §1980(2-B)(B)
23 MRS §1982		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 603

An Act To Simplify the Bonding Limitations of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A PL 2003, c. 32 Amended:
23 MRS §1968(1)

Repealed:
23 MRS §1968(2)
23 MRS §1968(2-B)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 604

An Act To Allow the Maine Turnpike Authority To Benefit from Advantageous Interest Rates		 Enacted with amendment:

S-34		 PL 2003, c. 111 Enacted:
23 MRS §1983		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 906

An Act Pertaining to Trustee Services for the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A PL 2003, c. 152 Repealed and Replaced:
23 MRS §1970		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 1420

An Act To Allow the Maine Turnpike Authority To Allow the Purchase of Nontoll Services by Electronic Toll Collection Patrons		 N/A PL 2003, c. 311 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1965(1)(V)

Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(T)
23 MRS §1965(1)(U)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 1567

An Act To Implement Recommendations of the MCJUSTIS Policy Board Concerning the Drafting of Crimes and Civil Violations Pursuant to Resolve 1997, Chapter 105, as Amended		 Enacted with amendment:

H-557		 PL 2003, c. 452, §§L-4 to L-6 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1980(1-A)
 23 MRS §1980(4)

Amended:
23 MRS §1980(1)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2004 LD 605

An Act To Increase the Bond Limit of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

S-411		 PL 2003, c. 566 Amended:
23 MRS §1968(1)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2004 LD 1676

An Act To Allow Communications Towers on Land of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A PL 2003, c. 572 Amended:
3 MRS §1965(1)(D-1)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2004 LD 1705

An Act To Simplify the Maine Turnpike Authority's Enforcement Procedures for Toll Violations		 Enacted with amendments:

H-763
S-412		 PL 2003, c. 591 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1980(2-B)(C)

Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(V)

Repealed and Replaced:
23 MRS §1980(2-A)		 House, March 16, 2004
p. H-1359-H-1360		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2005 LD 202

An Act To Clarify Matters Relating to the Offices of Secretary and Treasurer of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 N/A PL 2005, c. 54 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(2)(B)
23 MRS §1965(2)(C)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2007 LD 320

An Act To Allow the Widening of a Portion of the Maine Turnpike		 Enacted with amendment:

S-150		 PL 2007, c. 270 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1965-B

Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(D)
23 MRS §1968(1)		 House, May 31, 2007
p. H-625-H-626

House, June 7, 2007
p. H-717		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2007 LD 321

An Act To Increase the Bonding Capacity of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

S-24		 PL 2007, c. 59 Amended:
23 MRS §1968		 House, April 3, 2007
p. H-309-H-310		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2008 LD 1959

An Act To Promote Tourism in Maine and the Purchase of Products Made in Maine		 N/A PL 2007, c. 480 Amended:
23 MRS §1967(1)		 Senate, January 24, 2008
p. S-1402		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 1480

An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine		 Enacted with amendments:

H-656     H-670
H-657     H-674
H-667    
H-668
H-669
 PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. H Amended:
23 MRS §1980(2-C)(B)
23 MRS §1980(2-C)(D)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 1538

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Turnpike Authority and To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Government Oversight Committee in the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability Report Concerning the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendments:

H-354
S-271		 PL 2011, c. 302 Enacted:
 23 MRS §1961(7)
23 MRS §1964(2-A)
23 MRS §1964(2-B)
 23 MRS §1964(7-A)
23 MRS §1964(7-B)
 23 MRS §1964-A
 23 MRS §1966(2-A)
 23 MRS §1966(2-B)
 23 MRS §1980(2-C)

Amended:
23 MRS §1961(2)
23 MRS §1961(6)
23 MRS §1964(4-A)
23 MRS §1965
23 MRS §1966(2)
23 MRS §1969(1)(A)
23 MRS §1974(6)
23 MRS §1977
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(G)
23 MRS §1980(2-B)(B)

Repealed:
23 MRS §1964(6-A)
 House, May 26, 2011
p. H-614-H-615

House, May 26, 2011
p. H-619

Senate, May 31, 2011
p. S-950-S-951

Senate, June 9, 2011
p. S-1225		 Report:  Office of Program Evaluation & Government Accountability. Maine Turnpike Authority - Strong Planning Process drives Bond and Toll Decisions; Some Contracting Practices and Expenditure Controls Should be Improved;... (Jan. 2011)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2012 LD 1623

An Act To Simplify Toll Discounts and Amend Certain Powers and Procedures of the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

S-373		 PL 2011, c. 476 Amended:
23 MRS §1961(7)
23 MRS §1963
23 MRS §1964(6)
23 MRS §1973(4)
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(C)
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(G)

Repealed:
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(H)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2014 LD 1788

An Act To Make Supplemental Allocations from the Highway Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government...for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015		 Enacted with amendment:

H-830		 PL 2013, c. 586, Pt. F Enacted:
23 MRS §1968(2-C)

Amended:
23 MRS §1969(1)(A)		 Senate, April 17, 2014
p. S-2282

 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2014 LD 1831

An Act To Allow Signs for Areas of Local, Regional and Statewide Interest on the Interstate System		 Enacted with amendment:

H-814		 PL 2013, c. 549, §4 Repealed and Replaced:
23 MRS §1967(1)		 House, April 10, 2014
p. H-1907-H-1911

Senate, April 11, 2014
p. S-2202-S-2205

Senate, April 15, 2014
p. S-2231-S-2232
 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. 		Yes
2015 LD 223

An Act To Eliminate Outdated Provisions of the Laws Governing the Maine Turnpike Authority		 Enacted with amendment:

H-9		 PL 2015, c. 5 Amended:
23 MRS §1965(1)(D)
23 MRS §1965(1)(P)
23 MRS §1969(1)(C)

Repealed:
23 MRS §1961(3)
23 MRS §1965-A
23 MRS §1966(4)
23 MRS §1974(3)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2015 LD 987

An Act To Suspend the Right of an Out-of-state Toll Violator To Operate a Motor Vehicle on Maine Roads		 Enacted with amendment:

H-148		 PL 2015, c. 159, §§1, 2 Amended:
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(C)
23 MRS §1980(2-A)(G)
 House, May 26, 2015
p. H-503

House, June 9, 2015
p. H-700-H-701

Senate, June 10, 2015
p. S-924		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2017 LD 905

An Act To Authorize the Construction of a Maine Turnpike Connector to Gorham		 Enacted with amendment:

H-61		 PL 2017, c. 68 Enacted:
23 MRS §1964(3-A)
23 MRS §1965(1)(D-2)
23 MRS §1965-C
23 MRS §1968(2-D)

Amended:
23 MRS §1973(3)		 House, May 17, 2017
p. H-513

Senate, May 18, 2017
p. S-668-S-669		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2020 LD 1861

An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2021		 Enacted with amendment:

H-673		 P&SL 2019, c.  16 Amended:
23 MRS §1968(1)		 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes