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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3747 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3327
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rodney M. Elliott
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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 designating a certain structure on the state house grounds as the Ranger
Joanne Croken guard house.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3747 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3327
By Representative Elliott of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3327) of
Rodney M. Elliott relative to designating a certain structure on the State House grounds as the
Ranger Joanne Croken guard house. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to designating a certain structure on the state house grounds as the Ranger
Joanne Croken guard house.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. The guard house located on the State House grounds at the corner of
2Bowdoin Street and Mount Vernon Street in the city of Boston shall be designated and known as
3the "Ranger Joanne Croken Guard House" in recognition of Department of Conservation and
4Recreation Ranger Joanne Croken's longtime service to the commonwealth and to the state
5capitol.
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7 SECTION 2. The superintendent of the Bureau of the State House is hereby authorized
8and directed, after consultation with the state house art commission as to size and content, to
9install and maintain a plaque on the exterior of the guard house bearing this designation.