HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2490        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3026

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Peter V. Kocot

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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 improving passenger rail service between Springfield and Boston.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/15/2015

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

1/25/2015

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/26/2015

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/21/2015

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/16/2015

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

1/16/2015

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/22/2015

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

1/20/2015

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

2/2/2015

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

1/21/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/29/2015

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/21/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2490        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3026

By Mr. Kocot of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3026) of Peter V. Kocot and others relative to improving passenger rail service between Springfield and 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 relative to improving passenger rail service between Springfield and 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.  Section 10 of Chapter 6C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:-

"The office of transportation planning shall convene a working group, not later than October 1, 2015, for the purpose of expediting the improvement of passenger rail service between Springfield, Worcester and Boston, including the establishment of high speed passenger rail service between those communities along the so-called "Inland Route", connecting with the "Knowledge Corridor" high speed rail line and connecting with north/south rail services in Boston.  Said working group shall include, but not be limited to elected officials, including the Congressional delegation, representing communities along the Inland Route, and rail lines connecting to it, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, and existing rail service stakeholders, including Amtrak, PanAm, the MBTA and CSX Railways.  Said working group shall interface with the planning process authorized for funding in item 6622-1384 of section 2F, chapter 79 of the Acts of 2014 and include the goals contained in the departmental document entitled "Transforming the Rail Network for Economic and Community Development"."