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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ruth B. Balser and Byron Rushing

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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 renaming the Yawkey commuter rail station on the Worcester–Framingham line.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

7/6/2017

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

7/6/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

7/7/2017

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

7/6/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

 

Evandro C. Carvalho

5th Suffolk

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

 

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

 

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

 

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

 

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4114        FILED ON: 7/6/2017

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By Representatives Balser of Newton and Rushing of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Ruth B. Balser, Byron Rushing and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to renaming the Yawkey commuter rail station.  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 renaming the Yawkey commuter rail station on the Worcester–Framingham line.

 

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 general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall eliminate the designation Yawkey from the Yawkey commuter rail station on the Worcester–Framingham line.

SECTION 2.  (a) There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority regarding a new name for the Yawkey commuter rail station on the Worcester–Framingham line that is consistent with and reflects the values of the commonwealth.  The commission shall consist of the following members or their designees: the Secretary of Transportation, or her designee, who will serve as the Commission’s chairperson; 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House; 2 members appointed by the Senate President; the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on transportation; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and 3 members appointed by the governor: 1 of whom shall be an expert in the history of the commonwealth with a particular expertise in racial justice; 1 of whom shall be a member of the community of the Fenway section of the city of Boston; and 1 of whom shall be an expert in the history of sports; the Owner of the Red Sox Organization or his designee; the President of the Boston Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or her designee; the President of the Boston Landmarks Commission, or her designee. 

(b) The commission may hold public meetings and fact-finding hearings as it considers necessary; provided, that the commission shall consider: (1) the commonwealth’s values of equal rights and social and economic justice and (2) individuals, communities, and organizations which advocate for said values.  The commission shall file its report and recommendations with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority not later than July 1, 2018.