SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1270        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1207

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph A. Boncore

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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 reduce atmospheric pollution.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston

1 City Hall Square, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02201

1/17/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/1/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1270        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1207

By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1207) of Joseph A. Boncore, Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston, Michael O. Moore and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to reduce atmospheric pollution .  Public Health.

 

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 to reduce atmospheric pollution.

 

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 31c of chapter 111 as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph:-

Reasonable rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section may include imposition of a local surcharge on commercial parking spaces and/or a cap on the number of such spaces available in any city or town, or portion thereof.  The board of health or other legal authority shall consider and take account of any other limitations on parking established pursuant to other legal authority in said city or town.  Furthermore, said board of health or other legal authority may also vary the rate of surcharge based on the number of commercial spaces dedicated to zero emission vehicles.  All funds derived from such surcharges shall be paid directly to the city or town to be used solely for the purposes of air pollution abatement and improvements in transportation infrastructure.  

SECTION 2.This act shall take effect upon its passage.