Bill Text: MA H3277 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulate the operation of motor vehicles in the vicinity of snow removal equipment
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/1 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3277 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3277-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harold P. Naughton, 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 relative to the operation of motor vehicles in the presence of snow removial equipment.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Harold P. Naughton, Jr. |
12th Worcester |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3587 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the operation of motor vehicles in the presence
of snow removal equipment.
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. Chapter 89 Section 7 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:-
Section 7C - All motor vehicles shall remain at a distance of 500 feet from any piece of snow/ice removal equipment when said piece of equipment is traveling upon a public way and in the process of clearing snow and/or ice. Furthermore this Section shall apply to the aforementioned equipment whether publicly or privately operated and shall include but not be limited to: any vehicle affixed with equipment for the purpose of clearing snow, any vehicle affixed with equipment for the purpose of spreading sand and/or salt.
