Bill Text: MA H3290 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: That tolls paid by motorists be used only for the road, highway or bridge on which the toll or fee is charged or collected
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/15 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3290 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3290-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alice Hanlon Peisch
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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 Tolls.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Alice Hanlon Peisch |
14th Norfolk |
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Mary E. Grant |
6th Essex |
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David P. Linsky |
5th Middlesex |
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John D. Keenan |
7th Essex |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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William Smitty Pignatelli |
4th Berkshire |
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Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
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Tom Sannicandro |
7th Middlesex |
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John W. Scibak |
2nd Hampshire |
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Steven M. Walsh |
11th Essex |
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Danielle W. Gregoire |
4th Middlesex |
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Thomas P. Conroy |
13th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to Tolls.
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 10 of chapter 81A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking out clause (b) of the first sentence and replacing it with the following:-
(b) the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and the interest on notes or bonds relating to that portion of the turnpike on which the tolls are collected as the same shall become due or payable, but shall not be used to pay any costs attributable to the Central Artery Project and/ or the third harbor tunnel project, and to create and maintain reserves established for any of the authority’s corporate purposes.
SECTION 2. Said chapter 81A is hereby further by adding the following section:-
Section 10A. Any tolls or fees charged to users of any road, highway, or bridge, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall be used only for the limited purposes of operating, maintaining, reconstructing, and/ or expanding the road, highway or bridge on which the toll or fee is charged or collected.
