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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 102 FILED ON: 1/10/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1830 |
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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 | | Anne M. Gobi |
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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 establishing the Snowmobile Trail Maintenance Fund. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Anne M. GobiWorcester and Hampshire 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 102 FILED ON: 1/10/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1830 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1830) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation |
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| 19 | 19 | | to establish the Snowmobile Trail Maintenance Fund. Revenue. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 1870 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act establishing the Snowmobile Trail Maintenance Fund. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2RRRR the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2following section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 2XXX. There shall be established and set upon the books of the commonwealth a |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4separate fund to be known as the Snowmobile Trail Maintenance Fund, the funds of which shall |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5be administered and expended by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6Environmental Affairs for the grooming, maintaining, and repairing of publicly-owned trails |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7marked and designated for use by snow vehicles as defined in section 20 of Chapter 90B. The |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall contract with an |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9organization promoting snowmobile safety and working toward the development, maintenance, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10and expansion of an interconnected snowmobile trail system throughout Massachusetts to 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11expend these funds, provided that revenues retained not exceeding 5 per cent be expended by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12Secretary for law enforcement and administrative costs associated with the administration and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13implementation of this fund. Said contract shall be issued annually, and at a time of year to be |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14determined by Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15 The Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall report |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16annually to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17environment, natural resources and agriculture on income received into the fund and sources of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18that income, any expenditure from the fund and their purposes, and fund balances. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19 The Snowmobile Trail Maintenance Fund may receive monies from: (1) gifts, grants and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20donations from public or private sources; (2) federal reimbursements and grants-in-aid; (3) fines |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21collected pursuant to section 27F of Chapter 90B; and (4) any interest earned from the fund. The |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22state treasurer shall receive, deposit and invest funds held in such a manner as to ensure the |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23highest interest rate available consistent with the safety of the fund. The books and records of the |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24fund shall be subject to an annual audit by the state auditor. The Secretary of the Executive |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs may expend such funds and no expenditure from the |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26fund shall cause it to be in deficiency at the close of a fiscal year. Monies deposited in the fund |
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| 56 | 56 | | 27that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be |
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| 57 | 57 | | 28available for expenditure in the subsequent year and shall not be subject to section 5C of chapter |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2929. |
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