Bill Text: MA S1962 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Grant authority to the secretary of the executive office of transportation and public works to charge and collect tolls at the borders of the Commonwealth

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-08 - Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the Senate Committee On Ethics and Rules [S1962 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1962-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Karen E. Spilka

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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 to grant authority to the secretary of the executive office of transportation and public works to charge and collect tolls at the borders of the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Karen E. Spilka	Second Middlesex and Norfolk
Tom Sannicandro	7th Middlesex
David P. Linsky	5th Middlesex
Pam Richardson	6th Middlesex

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to grant authority to the secretary of the executive office of transportation and public works to charge and collect tolls at the borders of the Commonwealth.

                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 19 of Chapter 6A as appearing in the 2006 official edition is hereby amended at line 57 after the word “law” by inserting the following:

“; and (12) fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect tolls for transit over the following roadways:  interstate Route 90 at the Commonwealth’s border with New York, interstate Route 84 at the Commonwealth’s border with Connecticut, interstate Route 93 at the Commonwealth’s border with New Hampshire; interstate Route 95 at the Commonwealth’s borders with New Hampshire and Rhode Island; interstate Route 91 at the Commonwealth’s borders with Connecticut and Vermont, interstate Route 395 at the Commonwealth’s border with Connecticut; interstate Route 295 at the Commonwealth’s border with Rhode Island; Route, 24 at the Commonwealth’s border with Rhode Island; Route 3, at the Commonwealth’s border with New Hampshire, Route 7 at the Commonwealth’s borders with Connecticut and Vermont and Route 146 at the Commonwealth’s border with Rhode Island.