HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 214        FILED ON: 1/10/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1903

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Aaron Vega

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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 to improve recycling along our state highways.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/10/2017

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/10/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/2/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/3/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/26/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/28/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 214        FILED ON: 1/10/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1903

By Mr. Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1903) of Aaron Vega and others for legislation to provide expenditures from the Transportation Trust Fund to promote recycling along state highways.  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 to improve recycling along our state highways.

 

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

Section 4 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 17 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014, is hereby further amended by striking out subsections (i) and (j) and inserting in place thereof the following 3 subsections:-

(i) for expenditure for highway field services and transportation support programs including, but not limited to, state police highway patrols and accident teams;

(j) for expenditure to provide and maintain recycling bins for the collection of recyclable paper, plastic, glass and metal at each tourist information center owned, operated, or maintained by the department along the state highways; and

(k) for any other expense of the department necessary to carry out its purposes.