HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1123        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2020

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce J. Ayers

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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 protecting neighboring communities from deleterious construction.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

1/18/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1123        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2020

By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2020) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to certain construction projects occurring in municipalities within 1,500 feet of a border of another municipality.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2134 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act protecting neighboring communities from deleterious construction.

 

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

Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 70. Any major construction project occurring in a municipality within 1,500 feet of another municipalities’ border shall contain an area of land between the 2 municipalities to provide for a buffer zone to prevent harm to a neighboring municipality from another municipalities’ allowance of major construction. For the purposes of this section the term major construction project shall mean any public or private construction totaling in excess of $5,000,000, road or highway construction or erection of any bridge over navigable or tidal waters.

The buffer zone shall include, but not be limited to: parks, gardens, trails, wetlands open space, or a specific protected area, where restrictions on resource use and development measures are undertaken in order to enhance the open space or conservation use of the protected area.