23 §73. Transportation policy
§73. Transportation policy 1. Short title. This section may be known and cited as the “Sensible Transportation Policy Act.” [IB 1991, c. 1, §1 (NEW).] 2. Purposes and findings. The people of the State find that decisions regarding the State’s transportation network are vital to the well-being of Maine citizens, to the economic health […]
23 §58. Supplies from Federal Government
§58. Supplies from Federal Government The department is authorized and empowered to obtain from the Federal Government or any agency thereof, through purchase or gift, supplies, materials and equipment which is adaptable to highway maintenance and construction. Such supplies, materials and equipment may be sold, leased or given by the department to the several towns […]
23 §73-A. Transportation planning incentive funding (REPEALED)
§73-A. Transportation planning incentive funding (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 208, §1 (NEW). PL 2013, c. 36, §4 (RP).
23 §59. — uniform numbering system
§59. — uniform numbering system The department is authorized to cooperate with the Federal Government in formulating and adopting a uniform system of numbering or designating roads of interstate character within this State, and in the selection and erection of uniform danger signals and safety devices for the protection and direction of traffic on said […]
23 §74. Freight transportation advisory council
§74. Freight transportation advisory council 1. Purpose; membership. The Commissioner of Transportation shall establish a freight transportation advisory council to facilitate discussion and provide insight into issues pertaining to freight transportation in the State. The commissioner shall invite no fewer than 9 people from the private sector to participate as members of the council. Membership […]
23 §60. Town cooperation
§60. Town cooperation Towns are authorized to enter into agreements with the Department of Transportation for the expenditure of town funds for maintenance and repair of town roads. The department is authorized, when requested by towns, to accept town funds for expenditure under its direction. [PL 1971, c. 593, §22 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL […]
23 §75. Rail corridor use advisory councils
§75. Rail corridor use advisory councils 1. Purpose. Upon petition by one or more governmental entities that represent communities along a state-owned rail corridor in which the department controls the right-of-way requesting the department to review a nonrail recreational or nonrecreational transportation use of that rail corridor, the Commissioner of Transportation, for each petition received, […]
23 §61. Vacation, sale or lease of acquired land
§61. Vacation, sale or lease of acquired land 1. Land acquired may be vacated. The Department of Transportation may vacate any land or part of land or rights in land which have been taken or acquired for transportation purposes by executing and recording a deed, and that action shall vest the title to the lands […]
23 §62. Record of locations and changes
§62. Record of locations and changes Whenever the department shall establish and locate or change the location of a state highway or state aid highway, or any town shall establish and locate or change the location of a highway that was designated as a 3rd class highway at the time that the 3rd class highway […]
23 §63. Confidentiality of records held by the department and the Maine Turnpike Authority
§63. Confidentiality of records held by the department and the Maine Turnpike Authority 1. Confidential records. The following records in the possession of the department and the Maine Turnpike Authority are confidential and may not be disclosed, except as provided in this section: A. Records and correspondence relating to negotiations for and appraisals of […]