HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1080        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1875

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jerald A. Parisella

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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 study to modernize road repair.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jerald A. Parisella

6th Essex

1/18/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

 

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/30/2017

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

 

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

 

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

 

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

 

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1080        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1875

By Mr. Parisella of Beverly, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1875) of Jerald A. Parisella and others relative to requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on road repair.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act establishing a study to modernize road repair.

 

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.  Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the department of transportation, in collaboration with the department of public utilities shall study methods to improve road repair after excavation by utility companies, private contractors or others performing excavation on a public way. The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) recommending methods to improve road repair; (ii) identifying the barriers to enacting uniform road repair procedures or regulations; and (iii) examining the feasibility, costs and benefits of implementing uniform procedures to ensure all public ways are repaired to equal or better condition and improve road repair in the commonwealth. The secretary of the department of transportation shall report the findings of this study and any actions taken pursuant this section to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on transportation, the joint committee of telecommunications, utilities and energy and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate not later than July 1, 2019.