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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3679 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3707 |
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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 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
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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 strengthening transit infrastructure security. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/17/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3679 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3707 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3707) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the procurement of rolling stock for the use of public |
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| 20 | 20 | | transportation by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Transportation. |
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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-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act strengthening transit infrastructure security. |
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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 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Bay |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Transportation Authority shall not enter, renew or renegotiate any contract or subcontract for the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3procurement of rolling stock for the use of public transportation if the manufacturer of the rolling |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4stock: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 (a) is incorporated in or has manufacturing facilities in the United States; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 (b) is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7financially to a corporation based in a country that: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 (i) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as defined in section 771(18) of the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this subsection; 2 of 2 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 (ii) was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the most recent report |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11required by section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign country |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 (iii) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative under section 306 of the Trade |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416). |
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