HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1645        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 924

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Susannah M. Whipps

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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 establish a free snowmobile weekend.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/17/2023

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

10/10/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

10/16/2023

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

10/16/2023

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

10/19/2023

Peter J. Durant

6th Worcester

10/19/2023

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

10/25/2023

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

11/2/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

11/13/2023

Norman J. Orrall

12th Bristol

11/13/2023

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

11/17/2023

Daniel R. Carey

2nd Hampshire

12/4/2023

Smitty Pignatelli

3rd Berkshire

12/15/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1645        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 924

By Representative Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 924) of Susannah M. Whipps relative to non-residents operating snowmobiles during a free snowmobile weekend.  Environment and Natural Resources.

 

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 to establish a free snowmobile weekend.

 

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

Chapter 90B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 22 the following section:-

Section XX. “In conjunction with the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts, or its successor organization, a three-day “free snowmobile weekend” shall be established annually by the Massachusetts Office of Law Enforcement on a mutually agreeable weekend during the winter snowmobiling season.   For the purposes of this section a “free snowmobile weekend” is defined as Friday, Saturday ,Sunday during which Massachusetts snowmobile registration and Trail Pass provided by the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts or its appendant clubs is not required for non-residents to operate snowmobiles on public lands, or private lands under agreement with the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts or its appendant clubs, provided said non-resident has proof of a valid registration in any state or Canadian province”.