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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1934 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 528 |
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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 | | Paul W. Mark |
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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 to establish a free snowmobile weekend. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and |
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| 16 | 16 | | Hampshire 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1934 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 528 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Mark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 528) of Paul W. Mark for legislation |
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| 20 | 20 | | to establish a free snowmobile weekend. 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 to establish a free snowmobile weekend. |
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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 Chapter 90B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 22 the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2following section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section XX. “In conjunction with the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts, or its |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4successor organization, a three-day “free snowmobile weekend” shall be established annually by |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5the Massachusetts Office of Law Enforcement on a mutually agreeable weekend during the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6winter snowmobiling season. For the purposes of this section a “free snowmobile weekend” is |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7defined as Friday, Saturday, Sunday during which Massachusetts snowmobile registration and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8Trail Pass provided by the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts or its appendant clubs is |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9not required for non-residents to operate snowmobiles on public lands, or private lands under |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10agreement with the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts or its appendant clubs, provided |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11said non-resident has proof of a valid registration in any state or Canadian province”. |
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