HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3545        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2965

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Nick Collins and Linda Dorcena Forry

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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 establishing a special commission on transportation in the city of Boston.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

1/16/2015

Linda Dorcena Forry

First Suffolk

1/20/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3545        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2965

By Representative Collins of Boston and Senator Forry, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2965) of Nick Collins and Linda Dorcena Forry for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to transportation in the South Boston Waterfront of the city of Boston.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act establishing a special commission on transportation in the city of Boston.

 

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.  There shall be a special commission established on transportation and transit improvements.  The commission shall examine current transportation and infrastructure in ward 6 and ward 7 of the city of Boston.  The commission shall recommend priorities for transportation improvement projects from funding allocated in line item 6622-1383 of chapter 79, acts of 2014 and shall report its findings, to the senate and house committees on ways and means no later than June 1, 2016.

SECTION 2:  Line item 6622-1382 of chapter 70 of the acts of 2014 is hereby amended by striking out the following language: "taking into consideration the recommendations of the 2014 South Boston Waterfront Transportation Plan".

SECTION 3.  The commission shall consist of ten members: the senator from the first Suffolk district; the representative from the fourth Suffolk district; one member from the Boston Transportation Department appointed by the mayor of Boston; the Boston city councilor from district two; one Boston city councilor elected at-large and appointed by the city council president; two members appointed by the secretary of the department of transportation, one from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and one from the Massachusetts Highway Department; the executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority; the executive director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority; and the Seaport TMA.