Bill Text: MA H3277 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulate the operation of motor vehicles in the vicinity of snow removal equipment
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/1 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3277 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3277-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the operation of motor vehicles in the presence of snow removial equipment.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Harold P. Naughton, Jr. |
12th Worcester |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3587 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the operation of motor vehicles in the presence
of snow removal equipment.
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it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.� Chapter 89 Section 7 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:-
Section 7C -� All motor vehicles shall remain at a distance of 500 feet from any piece of snow/ice removal equipment when said piece of equipment is traveling upon a public way and in the process of clearing snow and/or ice.�� Furthermore this Section shall apply to the aforementioned equipment whether publicly or privately operated and shall include but not be limited to: any vehicle affixed with equipment for the purpose of clearing snow, any vehicle affixed with equipment for the purpose of spreading sand and/or salt.
