Maine § 23 §1966 Obligations of the authority

Maine Statutes

§ 23 §1966 — Obligations of the authority

Maine § 23 §1966

Title 23TRANSPORTATION

Part 1STATE HIGHWAY LAW

Ch. 24MAINE TURNPIKE

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 23, § 23 §1966 (2026).

Text

The authority shall operate as follows.

1.General. All expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, and no liability or obligation may be incurred under this chapter beyond the extent to which money shall have been provided under the authority of this chapter.

2.Coordination between authority and department on construction or reconstruction. Construction or reconstruction of the turnpike and its connecting tunnels and bridges, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges and toll facilities must be coordinated with the department and performed in a fashion generally consistent with applicable department standards under oversight of professional engineers registered in the State. The department shall coordinate with

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The authority shall operate as follows.
1.
General.
All expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, and no liability or obligation may be incurred under this chapter beyond the extent to which money shall have been provided under the authority of this chapter.
2.
Coordination between authority and department on construction or reconstruction.
Construction or reconstruction of the turnpike and its connecting tunnels and bridges, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges and toll facilities must be coordinated with the department and performed in a fashion generally consistent with applicable department standards under oversight of professional engineers registered in the State. The department shall coordinate with the authority on all department projects that are likely to affect turnpike projects and operations.
2-A.
Contracts for goods and services.
Except as otherwise permitted by law, contracts for goods and services must be awarded by the authority through a competitive procurement process. The requirement for competitive procurement may be waived:
2-B.
Contracts for engineering services.
When bond indentures require the authority to appoint an engineering consultant who may thereby gain a disproportionate advantage when competing for other design and inspection contracts, the authority shall adopt policies to mitigate this advantage and promote a fair distribution of the available work among qualified competing applicants.
3.
Bonds not to be pledges of State.
Turnpike revenue bonds issued under this chapter, including any notes or other evidences of indebtedness or obligations defined to be bonds under this chapter, shall not be deemed to be a debt of the State or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State, but these bonds shall be payable exclusively from the fund provided in this chapter for that purpose from tolls or other operating revenues. All these bonds shall contain a statement on their face that the State shall not be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon and that the faith and credit of the State shall not be pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest or premium on such bonds. The issuance of bonds or refunding bonds under this chapter shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the State to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for the payment thereof or the interest or premium thereon.
4.
Semiannual report.
5.
Fair practices; affirmative action.
The authority is subject to and shall comply with Title 5, chapter 65.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 595, §3 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 457, §4 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 435, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 743, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 302, §§11-13 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 5, §6 (AMD).