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23 §72. Acceptance of Metropolitan Planning Funds

§72. Acceptance of Metropolitan Planning Funds The Policy Committees as established to carry out comprehensive transportation planning activities in urbanized areas are authorized to receive and administer Federal and State Transportation Planning Funds for such planning activities. Said Policy Committees may contract with various state, local and regional agencies to carry out the provisions of […]

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 §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 §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, […]