Bill Text: MA H3541 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Discount tolls for certain motorists who participate in the fast lane toll program
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/15 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room B1 [H3541 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3541-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul K. Frost
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act entitling residents west of Route 128 to discounted to the Massachusetts Turnpike.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Paul K. Frost |
7th Worcester |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3483 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act entitling residents west of Route 128 to discounted to the
Massachusetts Turnpike.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 10 of chapter 354 of the Acts of 1952 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence:— The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is hereby directed to develop and institute a program providing discounted toll rates to residents who reside in communities that host any portion of the Massachusetts Turnpike west of Route 128, or communities adjacent to host communities, and who participate in the Fast Lane Toll program set forth by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, when they use the Massachusetts Turnpike. Such a discount shall be set at a rate which is not less than a ten percent discount off the maximum percentage toll provided by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority to the residents of any other community in the Commonwealth.
