HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3124        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3313

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Shaunna L. O'Connell and Joan B.  Lovely

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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 motorcycle parking.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

1/16/2015

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

3/17/2015

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

8/13/2019

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

8/13/2019

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

8/13/2019

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

8/13/2019

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

8/13/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

8/13/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

8/13/2019

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

3/17/2015

Robert L. Hedlund

Plymouth and Norfolk

3/17/2015

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

3/21/2015

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

3/19/2015

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

3/21/2015

Rick Gleason

Massachusetts Motorcycle Association PO Box 378 Brimfield, MA  01010-0378

6/15/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3124        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3313

By Representative O’Connell of Taunton and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3313) of Shaunna L. O’Connell, Joan B. Lovely and others relative to motorcycle parking.  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 motorcycle parking.

 

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

Chapter 6C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 76. (a) The department and any city, town, district or other political subdivision of the commonwealth shall allocate reasonable space and accommodations for motorcycle parking in all transportation facilities, parking facilities, and related projects undertaken or operated by them, where any federal, state or local public funds have been used to plan, design, construct, equip, operate or maintain such facility or project.  The department and any city, town, district or other political subdivision may satisfy the requirement of this subsection by sectioning off portions of an area which does not meet spacing requirements for the parking of full-size motor vehicles to be used for motorcycle parking.

(b) The department and any city, town, district or other political subdivision of the commonwealth shall not impose a prohibition or a requirement that applies only to a motorcycle, motorcycle operator or motorcycle passenger, the primary purpose of which is to restrict or inhibit access of a motorcycle, motorcycle operator or motorcycle passenger to any highway, bridge, tunnel, public way or transportation facility.

(c) The department and any city, town, district or other political subdivision of the commonwealth shall not develop any general or fiscal policy, promulgate any regulations, allocate any funds, or plan, design, construct, equip, operate or maintain any transportation facility, parking facility, or related structure throughout the commonwealth in a manner that discriminates against motorcycles, motorcycle operators or motorcycle passengers.