SENATE DOCKET, NO. 919        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1935

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eric P. Lesser

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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 study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Springfield and Boston.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

 

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/25/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

1/25/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

2/3/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/25/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/26/2017

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

1/30/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/31/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/31/2017

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/31/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/1/2017

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

2/1/2017

James T. Welch

Hampden

2/2/2017

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

2/2/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

2/3/2017

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

2/3/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/3/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/3/2017

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

2/3/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

2/10/2017

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

4/25/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 919        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1935

By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1935) of Eric P. Lesser, Adam G. Hinds, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Thomas M. McGee and other members of the General Court for legislation to study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Springfield and Boston.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1849 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 to study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Springfield and Boston.

 

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

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall conduct a feasibility study relative to high-speed rail access between the cities of Springfield and Boston.

The study shall examine and evaluate the costs and economic opportunities related to establishing high-speed rail service between the cities of Springfield and Boston, including but not limited to: (i) the projected capital costs; (ii) the projected operating costs and revenue estimates; (iii) the projected ridership levels; (iv) the prospect of operating high-speed rail service on existing rights of way and other operational issues; (v) the environmental and community impact estimates; (vi) the availability of federal, state, local and private sector funding sources; and (vii) the resulting economic, social and cultural benefits to the greater Springfield region and the commonwealth as a whole.

The department shall file the report with the clerks of the house and senate, the chairs of the house and senate committee on ways and means and the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on transportation not later than December 1, 2016