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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1215 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2304
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Walter F. Timilty
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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 protecting residents from hazardous traffic conditions.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Walter F. TimiltyNorfolk, Plymouth and Bristol 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1215 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2304
By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2304) of Walter F. Timilty for
legislation to protect residents from hazardous traffic conditions. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2385 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 protecting residents from hazardous traffic conditions.
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 21C is hereby amended by inserting after section 12 the following section:-
2 Section 13. No facility governed by section 150A or 150A1/2 of chapter 111 shall be
3constructed unless said facility is constructed in a municipality that has direct access to a road
4designated as an expressway by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and no
5building permit shall be issued for such a facility unless the applicant has demonstrated such
6direct access.