Bill Text: MA H204 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Include car sharing as a principle for land development in smart growth planning
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-01 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H204 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H204-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act incorporating carsharing in smart growth planning.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. |
34th Middlesex |
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Martha M. Walz |
8th Suffolk |
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. |
26th Middlesex |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Karen E. Spilka |
Second Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Ellen Story |
3rd Hampshire |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act incorporating carsharing in smart growth planning.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of Chapter 40R, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following definition:-
“Carsharing organization,” means a corporation or cooperative that owns a fleet of one or more cars parked in common areas and retains a membership base that has exclusive access to the fleet on a timed basis. The registrar of motor vehicles shall promulgate regulations to further define “carsharing organization” as necessary.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of said chapter is hereby amended by inserting after the word “choices,” on line 9 the following words:-
“including carsharing,”
