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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2500 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2768
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kip A. Diggs
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to embarkation fees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kip A. Diggs2nd Barnstable1/17/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2500 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2768
By Representative Diggs of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2768) of Kip
A. Diggs relative to the imposition of embarkation fees from ferry services operated within the
Hyannis Fire District. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2873 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to embarkation fees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2004 hereby amended by the following:-
2 Section 1. Section 11 of Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2003, as amended by sections 44-47 of
3Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2004 is hereby further amended by adding the following section:
4Section 11A. The Hyannis Fire District of the Town of Barnstable is hereby authorized to collect
5a voter approved embarkation fee from the ferry services that operate in the Hyannis Fire
6District. Said fee will be $.25 per passenger per ticket sold for all passenger ferry trips in the
7Hyannis Fire District. Such Fire District is authorized to establish a separate fund to be known as
8the Embarkation Fee Fund, which shall be kept separate and apart from other revenues of the
9Hyannis Fire District by the Treasurer of the Hyannis Fire District. Fees collected from
10passengers departing and returning to the Hyannis Fire District ports shall be remitted to the 2 of 2
11Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue. The Commissioner shall deposit collected fees to the
12Embarkation Fee Fund of the Hyannis Fire District. Funds from the Embarkation Fee Fund shall
13be used for fire and public safety services provided by the Hyannis Fire District.