SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1812 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2107
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Eric P. Lesser
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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 study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Pittsfield and Boston via Springfield.
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PETITION OF:
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Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire |
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Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
James T. Welch | Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 1/29/2019 |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | Second Hampden and Hampshire | 2/1/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | 2/1/2019 |
Daniel R. Carey | 2nd Hampshire | 2/1/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 2/12/2019 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1812 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2107
By Mr. Lesser, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2107) of Eric P. Lesser, Anne M. Gobi, James T. Welch, Adam G. Hinds and other members of the General Court for legislation to study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Pittsfield and Boston via Springfield. Transportation. |
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 study the feasibility of high-speed rail access between Pittsfield and Boston via Springfield.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall conduct a feasibility study relative to high-speed rail access between the cities of Pittsfield and Boston via Springfield.
The study shall examine and evaluate the costs and economic opportunities related to establishing high-speed rail service between the cities of Pittsfield and Boston via Springfield, including, but not limited to: (i) the projected capital costs; (ii) the projected operating costs and revenue estimates; (iii) the projected ridership levels; (iv) the prospect of operating high-speed rail service on existing rights of way and other operational issues, including upgrades to the at-grade crossings in the towns of Ashland and Framingham; (v) the environmental and community impact estimates; (vi) the availability of federal, state, local and private sector funding sources; and (vii) the resulting economic, social and cultural benefits to Western Massachusetts, the greater Springfield region, and the Commonwealth as a whole.
The department shall file the report with the clerks of the house and senate, the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on transportation not later than December 1, 2019.