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LD 1359

Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Transportation To Develop Practices Regarding Public Transit

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Dan Ankeles and 4 co-sponsors

Directs MaineDOT to develop public transit practices and report progress implementing the Public Transit Advisory Council's recommendations, affecting DOT staff and providers.

Signed by Governor
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Bill Summary · LD 1359

Summary — LD 1359 (2025)

Resolve, To Direct the Department Of Transportation To Develop Practices Regarding Public Transit

Purpose

LD 1359 directs the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to develop practices related to public transit and to report progress made toward implementing recommendations from the 2025 Public Transit Advisory Council report. The resolve is intended to translate advisory council recommendations into actionable agency practices and to provide the Legislature with an update on implementation progress.

Key provisions

  • Directs MaineDOT to develop practices regarding public transit. (The final engrossed language emphasizes reporting progress on implementing recommendations from the 2025 Public Transit Advisory Council.)
  • Requires MaineDOT to produce a progress report on how it is implementing the advisory council’s recommendations. (The bill was enacted as a Resolve, not an appropriation measure — it instructs agency action and reporting.)
  • Committee Amendment “A” (H-302) was adopted during the legislative process; the engrossed/ amended version was the version passed and signed.

(Note: The bill text itself is not provided here; the summary is based on the bill title, fiscal notes, and legislative actions.)

Who is affected

  • MaineDOT staff: assigned to develop practices and prepare the mandated report.
  • Public transit providers and local/regional stakeholders: likely subjects of or partners in the practices MaineDOT develops.
  • State budget/Highway Fund: minimal, one-time staff cost to complete the work.

Fiscal impact

  • One-time increase to the Highway Fund in the current biennium.
  • MaineDOT estimates approximately 40 hours of staff time to complete the study/report, at an estimated cost of $3,000 to $3,500.
  • The department notes that allocating this staff time means those staff would not be available for some other priorities. No ongoing or large capital costs are identified in the fiscal notes.

Procedural history / timeline

  • Introduced: March 28, 2025; referred to the Transportation Committee.
  • Committee work and amendment: Work session and voted OTP‑AM; Committee Amendment “A” (H‑302) adopted.
  • Passed both chambers (final passage May 29, 2025; concurrence actions May 28–29).
  • Signed by the Governor: June 20, 2025 (enacted).

If you want, I can locate and summarize the final resolve text to pull exact reporting deadlines, required report recipients, or any more specific directive language.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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