HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 712 FILED ON: 1/27/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3553
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian W. Murray
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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 prohibiting the practice of coal rolling.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 1/27/2021 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 2/15/2021 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/16/2021 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/17/2021 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 2/24/2021 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 2/25/2021 |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 2/25/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 712 FILED ON: 1/27/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3553
By Mr. Murray of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3553) of Brian W. Murray and others relative to the emission of soot, smoke or other particulates by diesel-powered vehicles. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3097 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act prohibiting the practice of coal rolling.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 16B, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, the following section:-
Section 16C. (a) No person shall retrofit a diesel-powered vehicle with a device, smoke stack or other equipment that enhances the vehicle’s capacity to emit soot, smoke or other particular emissions.
(b) No person operating a diesel-powered vehicle shall intentionally release significant quantities of soot, smoke, or other particulate emissions into the air, onto roadways or other vehicles in a manner that obstructs or obscures another person's view of the roadway, other users of the roadway, or a traffic control device or otherwise creates a hazard to a driver.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $1000.