HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3446        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3554

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John Barrett, III

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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 establishing time limits for idling trains.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

1/18/2019

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/31/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/31/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/31/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

1/31/2019

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/25/2019

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/1/2019

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/1/2019

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/1/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/1/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

2/26/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/26/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

2/26/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/26/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/26/2019

Norman J. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/28/2019

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

2/28/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/28/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

2/28/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/28/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

3/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

3/1/2019

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

3/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3446        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3554

By Mr. Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3554) of John Barrett, III and others for legislation to establish idling time limits for trains.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

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 establishing time limits for idling trains.

 

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

Chapter 21A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 28. No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit a locomotive train engine to idle longer than 30 minutes. The department of environmental protection shall investigate all reported cases of train idling in excess of 30 minutes.  During its investigation, the department shall conduct emission tests to determine the level of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxides, and sulfur dioxide being released from the train.

Emission levels shall not exceed those of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trains as previously determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  If it is determined that these emission levels have been exceeded, the violator shall be fined no less than $5,000 for each violation.