Amendment #679 to H4400

Open Spaces

Mr. Hunt of Boston moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 294, the word “and”.

SECTION 2. Said section 3 of said chapter 6C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following 2 subclauses:-

(49) sell, lease or otherwise contract for advertising, including in or on the facilities of the department; provided, that advertising appearing on the exterior of the facility, including billboards, signs and other advertising devices, shall be consistent with local ordinances or by laws; and

(50) exercise all the powers and duties formerly exercised by the outdoor advertising  board under chapter 93.

SECTION 3. Section 29 of chapter 93, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 2 sentences:-

For the purposes of this section, a public park or reservation shall include a parkway under the jurisdiction of the department of conservation and recreation. Such rules and regulations shall require that said billboards, signs, and other advertising devices: (i) shall not be located within 500 feet of a public park or reservation without local approval; (ii) shall not  obstruct the view of any location listed on the national register of historic places without local approval; (iii) shall be restricted on particular premises as necessary to promote the protection of  open space.

SECTION 4. Paragraph (n) of section 3 of chapter 161A, as so appearing, is hereby  amended by inserting after the word “authority”, in line 120, the following words:- ; provided,  that outdoor advertisements shall be subject to local zoning and approval.

SECTION 5. Clause (50) of section 3 of chapter 6C, as inserted by section 1 of this act, shall take effect as of November 1, 2009.