Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-402
TRP 402
Pau X. Tivnan Drive
Ms. Chandler moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after SECTION ___, the following new section:-
"Section ___. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Paul X. Tivnan Drive located in the towns of Boylston and West Boylston shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts department of highway for continued maintenance and upkeep."
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-404
TRP 404
ACTIVE DUTY LICENSE PLATES
Messrs. Tarr, Knapik and Richard T. Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after Section __, the following new Section:-
“SECTION ___. Section 7 of Chapter 4 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph-:
Fifty-ninth, “Active Duty” as used in Section 2 of Chapter 90 shall mean full-time duty in active military service of the United States, provided that this term shall include the period during which a person in active military service is absent from duty as result of illness, being wounded, being on leave, or other lawful cause.
SECTION 2. Section 2 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 official edition is hereby amended by inserting, as a new paragraph, after the word “registration.” in line 423 the following language-:
The registrar shall furnish, upon request, to owners of private passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles who are residents of the state and serving in active duty as defined in clause Fifty-nine of section seven of chapter four and upon presentation of evidence deemed satisfactory by the registrar, a distinctive emblem to be affixed to the plate which identifies the branch of the armed services in which such owner serves. The registrar may charge a fee directly attributable to the cost of issuance of such emblem, provided however this fee is not in excess of $20.”
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-406
TRP 406
REGISTRY USE OF MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
Messrs. Tarr, Hedlund and Knapik moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after Section __, the following new Section:-
“SECTION ___. The Registrar of Motor Vehicles is hereby authorized and directed to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing municipally owned buildings and the facilities therein for the provision of those services currently available at branch offices of the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
Such evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, the consideration of the geographic dispersion of such buildings, the potential to increase access and convenience to those served by the registry by deploying services in them, the potential cost savings which may result from relocating services to such buildings from leased or rented facilities, and any benefits which may accrue to municipalities, including rental income from payments otherwise expended on private buildings and facilities.
In conducting such evaluation, the registrar shall solicit information from each city and town as to the availability and potential cost of buildings and facilities, and shall conduct not less than two public hearings to receive testimony on the feasibility of providing services as described herein.
The registrar shall submit a report containing the results of said evaluation, together with any legislative recommendations resulting therefrom, to the clerks of the House and Senate not later than May 31, 2012."
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-409-R2
2nd Redraft TRP 409
Brain Injury Trust
Ms. Chandler moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after Section ___, the following new Section:-
“SECTION ___. SECTION X. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the comptroller shall transfer $750,000 from the General Fund to the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund established pursuant to section 59 of chapter 10 of the General Laws.
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-410
TRP 410
STORROW DRIVE
Mr. Tolman moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new section: -
SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the department of conservation and recreation shall return the west bound striping on storrow drive, in the City of Boston, surrounding the bowker overpass to the condition it was on January 1, 2008.
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-411
TRP 411
MassDOT Operating Transfer
Messrs. Rosenberg and Welch moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2E, in item 1595-6368, by striking out the figure “$198,030,962” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$203,233,728”.
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-412
TRP 412
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PROGRAM TRUST ACCOUNT
Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 18 by inserting after the words “the Worcester Regional Transit Authority” the following words:- “Cape Ann Transportation Authority”.
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-416
TRP 416
Return Hearing Fee for Motor Vehicle Violations
Mr. McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after Section_______, the following new Section:-
"SECTION ______: Section 57 is hereby amended by striking out the section and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Paragraph (4) of subsection (A) of section 3 of chapter 90C of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 16 of chapter 359 of the acts of 2010, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-
If a violator is found not responsible after a noncriminal hearing for all civil motor vehicle infractions, the violator shall be entitled to a return of the $25 court filing fee. The trial court department shall return the full amount of the fee to the violator within 30 days of entering a finding of not responsible."
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-417-R3
3rd Redraft TRP 417
Improving Representation of Indigent Defendants 1
Mr. McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 79 , in proposed section 2½ of chapter 211D, by striking out subsection (h) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
“(h) The clerk of the court shall, within 60 days of appointment of counsel, report to the department of revenue, the department of transitional assistance and the registry of motor vehicles the amount of any legal counsel fee owed by the person for whom counsel was appointed under this chapter. The department of revenue shall intercept payment of such fee from tax refunds due to persons who owe all or a portion of such fee. The department of transitional assistance may deduct the fee in weekly or monthly increments from persons who have not paid the fee or a portion of the fee. The registry of motor vehicles shall not issue or renew a person’s driver’s license or motor vehicle registration for any vehicle subsequently purchased by such person until it receives notification from the clerk of the court that the fee has been collected or worked off in community service."
Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-418-R1
Redraft TRP 418
EMBEZZLEMENT OF FARES
Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after Section__, the following new Section:-
"Nothwstanding any special or general law to the contrary who ever produces with the intent of obtaining funds by fraud an unauthorized counterfeit ticket, pass or other instrument for the purchase or payment on behalf of any transportation agency or authority of the commonwealth shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100,000 or by imprisonment in a jail or house of corrections for not more than 10 years."