HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2208 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3039
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo L. D'Emilia and Robert L. Hedlund
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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:
An Act relative to the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth |
Robert L. Hedlund | Plymouth and Norfolk |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex |
Stephen L. DiNatale | 3rd Worcester |
Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2208 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3039
By Representative D'Emilia of Bridgewater and Senator Hedlund, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3039) of Angelo L. D'Emilia, Robert L. Hedlund and others for legislation to clarify the definition, testing regulations and enforcement of motorcyle sound emissions. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 1748 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 16 of chapter 90, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition and amended September 1, 2007, is hereby amended following the sentence ending with:
(2) with an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust.
by appending the new sentence/clause:
In determining if a motorcycle is in compliance, the definitions, testing regulations, and maximum sound levels as defined in Chapter 90, Sections 7T, 7S, and 7U, will be applied.
