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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 744 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3664
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William C. Galvin
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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 establishing a pilot program allowing for in-person payment of daily parking fees at
certain commuter rail stations operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:William C. Galvin6th Norfolk1/13/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 744 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3664
By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3664) of
William C. Galvin relative to establishing a pilot program for the payment of parking fees at
certain commuter rail stations. Transportation.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3316 OF 2023-2024.]
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 establishing a pilot program allowing for in-person payment of daily parking fees at
certain commuter rail stations operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall create and administer an 18-month
2pilot program allowing for the in-person payment of daily parking fees without the use of a
3mobile telephone at the parking lots owned and operated by the authority at the Canton Junction,
4Canton Center and Stoughton commuter rail stations. To administer the program, the authority
5shall install and maintain for at least 18 months, at each location, 2 automated payment machines
6that allow customers to make in-person payment for daily parking fees by cash or credit card
7without the use of a mobile telephone or any other portable electronic device.
8 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority shall file a report on the efficacy of the
9pilot program with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the house and senate 2 of 2
10chairs of the joint committee on transportation. The report shall include an estimate of the
11percentage of parking fees collected at each location under the pilot program and make
12recommendations, if any, for the need to install and maintain similar automated payment
13machines at other parking lots owned and operated by the authority. The report shall be filed no
14sooner than 12 months after initiation of the pilot program but not later than 18 months after
15initiation.