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 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:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/17/2013

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2013

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 motorcycle sound emissions.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1748 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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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.