Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-37-R1

Redraft OTH 37

Massport Police Jurisdiction

Messrs. Hart, Joyce and Brownsberger moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

SECTION XX. Section 110 of Chapter 205 of the Acts of 1996 is hereby amended in the first sentence by inserting after the words “Massachusetts Port Authority properties” the following:-

“provided, however the Boston Police Department shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the department of the state police in all Massachusets Port Authority properties located within the city of Boston except those properties exclusive to maritime and aviation operations, and a memorandum of understanding shall be executed, as appropriate and in the interest of public safety, upon consultation with the Massachusetts Port Authority, between the Massachusetts Port Authority,  department of state police and the Boston Police Department that shall include, but not limited to, procedures involving; (i) assignment of officers; (ii) first responder calls and E911 dispatch; (iii) emergencies occuring on Massachusetts Port Authority properties; (iv) criminal investigations of incidents and crimes; (v) arrests and processing of individuals taken into custody"