HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 449 FILED ON: 1/13/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3538
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
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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 authorizing the city of Pittsfield to prohibit heavy commercial vehicles on Hancock Road.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 1/13/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 449 FILED ON: 1/13/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3538
By Ms. Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3538) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Pittsfield be authorized to prohibit the use of certain commercial vehicles on Hancock Road. Transportation. [Local Approval Received.] |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act authorizing the city of Pittsfield to prohibit heavy commercial vehicles on Hancock Road.
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 provisions of General Laws Chapter 85, Section 2, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the Pittsfield City Council is hereby authorized to prohibit heavy commercial vehicles from entering upon or onto Hancock Road. Said prohibition shall not apply to the following:
1. Heavy commercial vehicles going to or from premises situated on a street or portion thereof named or referred to in this
section, from or to which vehicular access cannot be had by means of a public way, except by use of such street or portion
thereof;
2. heavy commercial vehicles belonging to the City of Pittsfield or operated by or in connection with City departments; or such
vehicles belonging to or operated by public service corporations, public utility corporations, or private corporations in
performance of contractual service to the City or in connection with work required to be done on such street or portions
thereof;
3. and police or fire department vehicles, ambulances, or other emergency vehicles;
4. and vehicles engaged in collecting or distributing United States mail;
5. and heavy commercial vehicles owned or operated by the federal government or instrumentality thereof, or vehicles engage in the interstate commerce, so far as the City does not have the legal right to regulate or control the operation of such vehicles, or to exclude them from the use of such street or portion thereof.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.