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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Walter F. Timilty

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act Relative to a Commission on Advertisements.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1453        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 522 OF 2009-2010.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act Relative to a Commission on Advertisements.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

There is hereby established a special commission to study the feasibility of permitting private sector advertising on city and town school buses.  The Commission shall study and analyze whether private sector advertising on state websites is a practicable initiative to generate revenue.

The Commission shall consist of 3 members of the Senate, 5 members of the House of Representatives, and 3 persons to be appointed by the governor.

Said study shall include, but not be limited to, the issue of fair market compensation for use of state property, the ability to screen advertisements and the authority of state agencies to sell advertising space.

The Commission shall issue a report no later than 270 days after its first organizational meeting.