1. Authority restricted. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a municipality or other political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance, regulation or procedure governing the operations of a transportation network company, driver or motor vehicle used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride or impose a tax or fee on or require a license for a transportation network company, driver or motor vehicle used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride, except as provided in subsection 2.

[PL 2019, c. 78, §1 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 1677

  • License: includes , but is not limited to, a nonresident operating privilege and the privilege of a person to apply for or obtain a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on railroad tracks, but does not include:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, bicycles and other conveyances either singly or together using public way for travel. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Vehicle: means a device for conveyance of persons or property on a way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
  • 2. Primary airports. A municipality or other political subdivision operating a public airport that receives scheduled passenger aircraft service and that had more than 20,000 passenger boardings in the previous year, may in a manner that is consistent with the airport’s regulation of other prearranged for?hire transportation services including but not limited to taxicabs and limousines:
    A. Regulate the parking and traffic flow of transportation network company drivers at the airport; and [PL 2019, c. 78, §1 (NEW).]
    B. Charge a transportation network company a reasonable fee for each trip to pick up a rider at the airport made by a driver for the transportation network company. [PL 2019, c. 78, §1 (NEW).]
    For the purposes of this subsection, the term “passenger boardings” means passenger boardings on an aircraft in service at the airport that generate revenue for an airline or the airport.

    [PL 2019, c. 78, §1 (NEW).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 2015, c. 279, §2 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 78, §1 (RPR).