{"data":{"id":"us-me/23-m.r.s.-1","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"23 M.R.S. §1","heading":"Objectives","body":"The objectives of chapters 1 to 19 are to establish a Department of Transportation; to provide for an interlocking system of state and state aid highways; to furnish state aid for county and town highways and bridges; to provide for the continuous maintenance of all highways and bridges to the improvement of which the State has contributed or shall hereafter contribute unless otherwise provided by law; to provide for the equitable distribution of the proceeds of state bonds issued for the construction of highways and bridges; and to cooperate with the Federal Government in the construction of highways and bridges.","path":["TITLE 23: TRANSPORTATION","PART 1: STATE HIGHWAY LAW","CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/23/title23sec1.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:32Z","sha256":"4a6928a01b5a3c89d81e177891ef843be3f8ea2c17170e14ed40aca0813723c5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/22-a-m.r.s.-216","next":"us-me/23-m.r.s.-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}