SENATE DOCKET, NO. 455        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1993

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 protecting municipal authority relative to airports.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/24/2017

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

2/1/2017

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

3/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 455        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1993

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1993) of Bruce E. Tarr, William Smitty Pignatelli and Adam G. Hinds for legislation to protect municipal authority relative to airports.  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 protecting municipal authority relative to airports.

 

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. Section 39B of Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended in the fifth paragraph thereof by striking the last sentence and replacing it with the following:-

“Such rules and regulations, ordinances or by-laws, if pertaining to commercial private use, shall be submitted to the commission, and shall not take effect until approval by the commission.

Such rules and regulations, ordinances, or by-laws, if pertaining to non-commercial private use, shall not require approval by the commission, but shall be submitted to the commission for comment prior to approval by a municipality, provided that nothing herein shall require such comment on any other action from the commission prior to such rules and regulations, ordinances or by-laws taking effect.”