# Maine LD 154: An Act to Amend the Transportation Laws Maine LD 154, An Act to Amend the Transportation Laws, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Lydia Crafts (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 66); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD154-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 154 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend the Transportation Laws - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-05-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 66 - Sponsor: Lydia Crafts (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT - POWERS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Highway Fund surplus flows to DOT: benefit, high. At each fiscal year end, leftover Highway Fund money above $100,000 can move into DOT programs. Funds can go to Highway and Bridge Capital, Highway Light Capital, Maintenance and Operations, and the Multimodal Transportation Fund, within legal program caps. The Transportation Commissioner can allot… - Per-mile payments set for roads: benefit, medium. For rural areas outside urban compacts, towns get $600 per lane mile per year for eligible roads and $300 for seasonal roads. In urban compact areas, summer maintenance on state and state‑aid highways pays $2,500 per lane mile for the first two lanes and $1,250 for each lane beyond the second. Wint… - Steady local road aid and targeting: benefit, medium. The Local Road Assistance Program provides fair financial help to communities to improve local roads and to maintain state roads in urban compact areas. Eligible recipients include municipalities, counties, and Indian reservations. Beginning July 1, 2014, 9% of the DOT’s Highway Fund allocation is… - Old road fund repealed, small cuts: cost, low. The law repeals the Secondary Road Program Fund, so it is no longer available in statute. It also cuts “All Other” Other Special Revenue Funds for Highway and Bridge Capital by $500 in fiscal year 2025‑26 and $500 in fiscal year 2026‑27. - Clearer state and local road duties: mixed, low. The State is responsible for roads that serve regional or statewide needs. Local governments keep responsibility for local roads. Municipalities and the State can partner to improve minor and major collector routes. These rules may shift which level of government pays for certain improvements. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lydia Crafts (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 66 - 2025-05-07: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-06: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-30: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-75) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-75), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-04-29: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-75).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-01-14: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-75), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0087&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0087&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0087&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-75), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0087&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0087&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0087&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD154-132 (as of 2026-10-17).