HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 794 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1914
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
RoseLee Vincent
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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 exempting certain elderly persons from paying tolls.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
RoseLee Vincent | 16th Suffolk | 1/17/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 794 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1914
By Ms. Vincent of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1914) of RoseLee Vincent that the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority be prohibited from charging tolls to certain persons seventy years of age or older. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3112 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 exempting certain elderly persons from paying tolls.
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. Subsection (a) of section 10 of chapter 81A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:— The authority shall not charge or collect a toll for transit over the turnpike and the different parts and sections thereof by private passenger vehicles registered to persons 70 years of age or older. The authority shall issue passes or stickers to carry out the provisions of this paragraph.
SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of section 10 of chapter 81A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:— The authority shall not charge or collect a toll for transit through the Callahan Tunnel, the Sumner Tunnel or the Ted Williams Tunnel by private passenger vehicles registered to persons 70 years of age or older. The authority shall issue passes or stickers to carry out the provisions of this paragraph.