HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4715
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 6, 2024.
The committee on Transportation, to whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3283) of Tackey Chan relative to establishing toll discounts on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Ted Williams Tunnel and the Tobin Bridge for persons sixty-five years of age or older; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3291) of Edward F. Coppinger relative to confidential registration plates for certain members of the judiciary; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3301) of David F. DeCoste and Michael J. Soter relative to preventing road rage incidents precipitated by slow or stopped vehicles; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3321) of Colleen M. Garry relative to commuter rail expansion; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3330) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to veterans' specialty license plates on leased vehicles; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3335) of Russell E. Holmes relative to changing the name of the American Legion highway to the American Legion parkway; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3353) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to parity with out-of-state driving citations processed in the Commonwealth; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3367) of David Paul Linsky for legislation to dedicate a portion of the Massachusetts Turnpike as the Bill Russell and Bob Cousy highway; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3374) of Adrian C. Madaro and Michelle M. DuBois that the Massachusetts Port Authority prepare and publish a strategy report containing policies with respect to the assessment and management of the current and future quality of air and noise levels in the East Boston section of the city of Boston; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3393) of Steven Owens, Manny Cruz and others relative to automated motor vehicle sensor devices that produce digital photographs of motor vehicles committing camera-enforceable violations; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3410) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., and Bud L. Williams relative to electric foot scooter operating requirements; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3413) of David Allen Robertson for legislation to allow for participation in community works programs for violations of certain motor vehicle laws; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3414) of David M. Rogers relative to testing for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3424) of Danillo A. Sena (by vote of the town) that the town of Harvard be authorized to establish and enforce speed limits on certain public ways in said town; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3456) of Steven Ultrino, Vanna Howard and Jason M. Lewis relative to the fees for application for certain drivers' licenses and state identification cards for non-drivers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3460) of Andres X. Vargas and others that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles establish a distinctive registration placard to exempt Purple Heart recipients from payment of municipal parking meter fees; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4118) of Dylan A. Fernandes, Kip A. Diggs and others relative to establishing year-round daily commuter rail service to Cape Cod, reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 4715) ought to be adopted.
For the committee,
WILLIAM M. STRAUS.
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4715
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Ordered, That the committee on Transportation be authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 3283, 3291, 3301, 3321, 3330, 3335, 3353, 3367, 3374, 3393, 3410, 3413, 3414, 3424, 3456, 3460 and 4118, relative to Transportation Planning.
Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2024.