HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 970        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1814

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel Cullinane

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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 the composition of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Port Authority.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

1/18/2017

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

1/23/2017

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/30/2017

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/27/2017

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

 

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 970        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1814

By Mr. Cullinane of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1814) of Daniel Cullinane and others relative to the composition of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Port Authority.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3540 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the composition of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Port Authority.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith modify the composition of the Massachusetts Port Authority, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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. The second paragraph of section 2 of chapter 465 of the acts of 1956, most recently amended by section 54 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2013, is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sentences:- The Authority shall consist of 8 members. Seven members shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be nominated by the mayor of the city of Boston. One member shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee in accordance with this act and according to the by-laws of said Committee.

SECTION 2. Said section 2 of said chapter 465 hereby further amended by striking out, in line 15, the word “four” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 5

SECTION 3. The second paragraph of said section 2 of said chapter 465 is hereby amended by striking out the sixth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- Each member of the Authority appointed by the governor or by the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee may be removed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for misfeasance, malfeasance or willful neglect of duty but only after reasonable notice and a public hearing unless the same are in writing expressly waived. The member of the Authority nominated by the mayor of the city of Boston and appointed by the governor may be removed by the governor, in consultation with the mayor of the city of Boston, for misfeasance, malfeasance or willful neglect of duty but only after reasonable notice and a public hearing unless the same are in writing expressly waived.

SECTION 4. The fifth paragraph of said section 2 of said chapter 465 is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- Five members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of 5 members shall be necessary for any action taken by the Authority.