Blue Ribbon Commission to Study and Recommend Funding Solutions for the State’s Transportation System
(Resolve 2019, c.97)

Final Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission To Continue Studying and Recommend Funding Solutions for the State’s Transportation Systems, March 2020 (prepared by the Maine Department of Transportation)

The Commission has completed its work and has issued its final report:

Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission To Study and Recommend Funding Solutions for the State’s Transportation Systems

Meeting Dates:

• Meeting, Wednesday, December 18^th @ 10:00am in State House Room 126 (Transportation Committee Room)
  • Fifth Meeting Handout – Rep. Martin

• Subcommittee Meeting
  Monday, December 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
  Room 126 of the State House (Transportation Committee Room) 
• Subcommittee Meeting, Monday, December 2, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. 
  Room 126 of the State House (Transportation Committee Room)
• Monday, November 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
  Roomm 126 of the State House (Transportation Committee Room)
  • Meeting Agenda
  • AAA Presentation on “Gas Prices“
  • NRCM Presentation, “Putting Fuel Consumption and Vehicle Efficiency in Context”
    
  • Summary of October 24, 2019 Meeting 
• Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
  Rm 405 in the  Tower Bldg.
  Central Maine Community College, Auburn, Maine
• • 10/1/2019 Meeting Agenda
  • Summary of 10/1/2019 Meeting
  • Info Requests from 10/1/2019 Meeting
  • FHWA Tolling and Pricing Info Sheet
  • Testimony of Brian Bouchard of H.O. Bouchard, Inc.
  • Testimony of Sandy Buchanan
  • Info from NCSL
  • OFPR Historical Chart
  • Dr. Patricia Hendren on Mileage Based User Fees
  • MaineDOT Public Transit Advisory Council Biennial Report to the Governor and Legislature April 2019
  • Maine Motor Transport Association Fast Facts
  • Mileage Based User Fee:  I-95 Corridor Coalition
    
    
  • Meeting Materials Provided by MaineDOT
    • Annual Shortfall
    • NCSL Funding Options
    • Sales Tax by Business Code
    • OFPR General Fund Highway Fund History 
• Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
  Maine Turnpike Authority at 2360 Congress Street, Portland 
  • KPMG Toll Benchmarking Study 2019
  • IBTTA Info Graphic Why Toll Roads
  • ITS International – IBTTA’s Jones sees Turbulant Times and a Bright Fugure for Tolling
  • Jones Remarks to Maine Blue Ribbon Commission delivered 10/1/1
  • TRB Special Report 2019 — Renewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System
    
    
  • Meeting Agenda
  • AASHTO Maine BRC 10.1.19
  • NCSL Presentation
  • Presentations Related to Tolling
• Tuesday, September 17, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  Room 126, State House in Augusta 
  • Meeting Agenda
  • Infrastructure Overview Presentation
  • Customer Feedback 2019
  • Maine State Transportation Funding 101

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Additional Task Force Information:

Blue Ribbon Commission Members

Blue Ribbon Commission Staff:

Sam Prawer, OPLA Analyst

Karen Nadeau, OPLA Analyst

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