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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3042 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 797 |
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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 | | Dylan A. Fernandes |
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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 removing barriers to beach access. |
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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:Dylan A. FernandesBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket1/17/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3042 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 797 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 797) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Dylan A. Fernandes and Michelle M. DuBois relative to beach access and parking fees. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Environment and Natural Resources. |
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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 removing barriers to beach access. |
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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. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2is hereby amended by adding the following section: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 72. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 “Excessive parking fees”, any fee that exceeds beach parking fees for residents of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6commonwealth set by the department of conservation and recreation. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 (b) No state agency or state authority shall make expenditures involving state monies to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8beaches that restrict access to residents or renters of the municipalities that control said beaches |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9only. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 (c) No state agency shall make expenditures involving state monies to beaches that |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11charge excessive parking fees in parking lots dedicated to such beaches. 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 (d) A city or town shall not be eligible for any state or federal funds or grants |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13administered by the commonwealth until such time as the municipality has provided for access to |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14municipal beaches pursuant to subsection (b) and reduced excessive parking fees to an amount |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15no greater than the highest beach parking charged by the commonwealth for residents of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16commonwealth. |
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