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Committee hears testimony on LD 164 to exempt authorized emergency vehicles from tolls
Summary
Representative Matthew McIntyre asked the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation on March 28, 2025, to consider LD 164, which would exempt authorized emergency vehicles from turnpike tolls when operating in an official capacity.
Representative Matthew McIntyre presented LD 164 to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation on March 28, 2025, asking the committee to consider an exemption from turnpike tolls for authorized emergency vehicles when operating in an official capacity.
"This proposal, while seemingly very minor in the grand scheme, represents one small step in the right direction," McIntyre said, citing conversations with fire and EMS providers in his district and pointing to Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, Part 1, subsection 1973(3) and (5) as background on toll authority and existing exemptions for military use.
Multiple witnesses…
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