SENATE DOCKET, NO. 190        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1702

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Karen E. Spilka

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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 to grant authority to the secretary of the executive office of transportation and public works to charge and collect tolls at the borders of the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Karen E. Spilka

Second Middlesex and Norfolk

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 190        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1702

By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1702) of Karen E. Spilka and Chris Walsh for legislation to grant authority to the secretary of the executive office of transportation and public works to charge and collect tolls at the borders of the Commonwealth.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1792 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act to grant authority to the secretary of the executive office of transportation and public works to charge and collect tolls at the borders of the Commonwealth.

 

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

         Subsection (c) of section 30 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after clause 11 the following new clause :- 

         “; and (12) fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect tolls for transit over the following roadways:  interstate Route 90 at the Commonwealth’s border with New York, interstate Route 84 at the Commonwealth’s border with Connecticut, interstate Route 93 at the Commonwealth’s border with New Hampshire; interstate Route 95 at the Commonwealth’s borders with New Hampshire and Rhode Island; interstate Route 91 at the Commonwealth’s borders with Connecticut and Vermont, interstate Route 395 at the Commonwealth’s border with Connecticut; interstate Route 295 at the Commonwealth’s border with Rhode Island; Route, 24 at the Commonwealth’s border with Rhode Island; Route 3, at the Commonwealth’s border with New Hampshire, Route 7 at the Commonwealth’s borders with Connecticut and Vermont and Route 146 at the Commonwealth’s border with Rhode Island."