SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1001        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2195

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John F. Keenan

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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 wifi and cellular infrastructure along rail lines.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1001        FILED ON: 2/9/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2195

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1982 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 relative to wifi and cellular infrastructure along rail lines.

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

Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or its successors, including but not limited to the Division of Public Transit in the Massachusetts Surface Transportation Authority shall be prohibited from constructing, erecting, placing and/or maintaining any monopoles or antennae to support wi-fi or cellular service within the City of Quincy and the towns of Braintree, Holbrook, Abington, and Rockland, without approval from the local governing authority, which in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the city council, in a city not having such a charter by vote of the city council, subject to the provisions of the charter of such a city, and in a town by a majority vote of the board of selectmen.