Amendment ID: H5103-2

Amendment 2

Local Option to Reduce Speed Limits

Ms. Comerford moves to amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the following section:-

“SECTION 9A. Section 17 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “hour”, in line 16, the following words:- ; provided, that in setting a speed regulation, the city council, the transportation commission of the city of Boston, the board of selectmen, park commissioners, or the traffic commission or traffic director of a city or town may reduce the limit determined as reasonable and proper by the department by 5 miles per hour; provided further, a speed regulation shall not be reduced unless the city council, the transportation commission of the city of Boston, the board of selectmen, park commissioners, or the traffic commission or traffic director of a city or town has first informed the appropriate district office of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation of its intent to reduce a speed regulation 30 days prior to implementing the change; and provided further, that the Department may provide comment on this planned reduction”.”