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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 372 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1355 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Lenny Mirra |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to wildlife management areas and 40B structures. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Lenny Mirra2nd Essex1/11/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 372 FILED ON: 1/12/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1355 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1355) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Lenny Mirra for legislation to prohibit construction of certain structures within 500 feet of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | border of wildlife management areas. Housing. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to wildlife management areas and 40B structures. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 21 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word "consultants", in lines 20 and 21, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3the following:- ", provided however, the board of appeals shall not issue said comprehensive |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4permit for any structures that are within 500 feet of Wildlife Management Areas, as defined by |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5Chapter 131 and Chapter 131A.” |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 SECTION 2. Section 23 of said chapter 40B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7inserting after the words "local needs", in line 8, the following:- ", and structures located within |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8500 feet of an area designated by the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, or subdivisions thereof |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9as a Wildlife Management Area, as defined by Chapter 131 and Chapter 131A.” |
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