HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 157        FILED ON: 1/7/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3172

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Martha M. Walz

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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 MBTA's Copley and Science Park Stations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

1/7/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 157        FILED ON: 1/7/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3172

By Ms. Walz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3172) of Martha M. Walz relative to the renaming of the "Copley Station" and the "Science Park Station" by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1819 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 MBTA's Copley and Science Park Stations.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to rename two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority stations, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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

Chapter 161A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 48 the following section:-

Section 49. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall rename the “Copley Station”, so-called, the “Copley/Boston Public Library Station” or the “Copley/BPL Station” and shall rename the “Science Park Station”, so-called, the “Science Park/West End Station.”  The authority shall promptly replace all existing interior and exterior station name signage with signage that includes the expanded station name and shall update maps and other printed material with the expanded station names in the ordinary course of business.