HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3226 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 708
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sean Garballey
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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 flood storage.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/18/2013 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3226 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 708
By Mr. Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 708) of Sean Garballey that the Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council be directed to conduct a study of potential flood storage at the site of the former Metropolitan District Commission’s Skating Rink bordering the towns of Arlington and Belmont. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act relative to flood storage.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general special law to the contrary, the Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council shall conduct a study of potential flood storage at the site of the former Metropolitan District Commission’s Skating Rink located adjacent to the Route 2 Eastbound Lake Street off-ramp bordering the towns of Arlington and Belmont.
Within one-hundred-and-eighty (180) days of the passage of this Act, the Boston Metropolitan Planning Area Council shall submit a report to the Clerks of the House and Senate detailing a plan concerning implementation of such study.
SECTION 2. A sum of one-hundred-thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be appropriate for the purpose of funding the study required by Section 1.