HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2497        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3038

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jonathan Hecht and Sean Garballey

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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 relative to the transportation impacts of new developments.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/17/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/29/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/29/2019

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

1/31/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/29/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2497        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3038

By Messrs. Hecht of Watertown and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3038) of Jonathan Hecht, Sean Garballey and others relative to transportation management of certain developments.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1843 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the transportation impacts of new developments.

 

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. Chapter 30 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 62I the following section:-

Section 62J.

All buildings and developments that require an Environmental Impact Report and will generate 1,000 or more daily trips or result in the construction of 300 or more new more parking spaces shall be required to join and participate in the local Transportation Management Association (TMA) if there is a TMA serving the municipality. Membership must be ongoing and in good standing while the building or development is occupied.