SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1687 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1748
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.
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PETITION OF:
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Robert L. Hedlund |
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Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex |
Anne M. Gobi | 5th Worcester |
Joyce A. Spiliotis | 12th Essex |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden |
Bruce E. Tarr |
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Michael R. Knapik |
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George T. Ross | 2nd Bristol |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol |
Christine E. Canavan | 10th Plymouth |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable |
James B. Eldridge |
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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1687 FILED ON: 1/21/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1748
By Mr. Hedlund, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1748) of Robert L. Hedlund, Marc T. Lombardo, Anne M. Gobi, Joyce A. Spiliotis and other members of the General Court for legislation to clarify the definition, testing regulations and enforcement of motorcyle sound emissions. Transportation. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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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.