Bill Text: MA H3394 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Exempt veterans from the payment of fees for use of recreational facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Recreation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-20 - Reporting date extended to Wednesday, June 9, 2010 [H3394 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3394-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard J. Ross
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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 Veterans.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Scott P. Brown |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
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Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
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Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
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Christine E. Canavan |
10th Plymouth |
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Stephen L. DiNatale |
3rd Worcester |
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James Dwyer |
30th Middlesex |
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Elizabeth Poirier |
14th Bristol |
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Geraldo Alicea |
6th Worcester |
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Walter F. Timilty |
7th Norfolk |
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David B. Sullivan |
6th Bristol |
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Louis L. Kafka |
8th Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3619 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 Veterans.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 21 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 3E the following section: -
Veterans, as defined by clause Forty-Third, section 7 of Chapter 4, shall not be required to pay charges and fees, including day-use parking fees and recreation visitor fees, for entrance to public forest lands and public beaches under the control and care of the department of conservation and recreation.
Section 2D of chapter 132A is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “disabled veteran” and inserting in place thereof the following words: -
Veterans, as defined by clause Forty-Third, section 7 of Chapter 4.
