SENATE DOCKET, NO. 661        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1949

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

_________________

PRESENTED BY:

Thomas M. McGee

_________________

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 establishing a motorcycle safety fund.

_______________

PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/25/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/30/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/30/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/1/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/1/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

2/1/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/2/2017

Thomas P. Walsh

12th Essex

2/3/2017

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

2/3/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 661        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1949

By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1949) of Thomas M. McGee, Louis L. Kafka, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., William Crocker and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a motorcycle safety fund.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1855 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

_______________

In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

_______________

 

An Act establishing a motorcycle safety fund.

 

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

Section 34 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking the words “(i) $2 from every motorcycle registration issued pursuant to section 2 shall be deposited into the General Fund and used solely for the purpose of promoting and advancing motorcycle safety;” and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(i) $2 from every motorcycle registration issued pursuant to section 2 shall be deposited monthly into a separate fund known as the Motorcycle Safety Fund for the purpose of promoting and advancing motorcycle safety; provided, however, that the registrar shall provide rebates of not less than $150 to persons under the age of 21 who successfully complete a motorcycle basic rider course approved by the registrar pursuant to section 8 and that the total of such rebates shall not exceed 20 per cent of the funds so deposited. All revenues credited under this section shall remain in the Motorcycle Safety Fund to administer a motorcycle safety program, which shall include, but not be limited to, funding registrar approved rider education courses and instructor training, maintaining a policy manual that shall provide minimum requirements for instructors and businesses that offer approved rider education courses in the commonwealth, and public awareness efforts. The State Treasurer shall not deposit such revenues in, or transfer such revenues to, the General Fund or any other fund other than the Motorcycle Safety Fund. The State Treasurer shall produce quarterly, an accounting report detailing income and expenditures relating to said Motorcycle Safety Fund, deliverable to the Chairman of the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA).