HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2479        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2725

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Angelo L. D'Emilia

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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 clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/19/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/27/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

 

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

 

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

 

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

 

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

 

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/3/2017

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/2/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/2/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/3/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

2/3/2017

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2479        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2725

By Mr. D'Emilia of Bridgewater, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2725) of Angelo L. D'Emilia and others for legislation to clarify the definition, testing regulations and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2973 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 clarification for the definition, testing regulations, and enforcement of motorcycle sound emissions.

 

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

Section 16 of chapter 90, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition and amended September 1, 2007, is hereby amended following the sentence ending with:

(2) with an exhaust system which has been modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the exhaust.

by appending the new sentence/clause:

In determining if a motorcycle is in compliance, the definitions, testing regulations, and maximum sound levels as defined in Chapter 90, Sections 7T, 7S, and 7U, will be applied.