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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2791 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3785 |
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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 | | Todd M. Smola |
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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 establishing a special commission to identify, preserve and commemorate historic |
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| 13 | 13 | | roadways in Massachusetts. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Todd M. Smola1st Hampden1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2791 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3785 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3785) of Todd |
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| 20 | 20 | | M. Smola for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General |
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| 21 | 21 | | Court) relative to identifying, preserving and commemorating historic roadways in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | Commonwealth. Transportation. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3426 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act establishing a special commission to identify, preserve and commemorate historic |
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| 31 | 31 | | roadways in Massachusetts. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there is hereby |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2established a special commission to identify, preserve and commemorate historic roadways in |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3Massachusetts to consist of 2 members of the Senate, one to be appointed by the Senate |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4President and one to be appointed by the minority leader; 2 members of the House of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5Representatives, one to be appointed by the Speaker and one to be appointed by the minority |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6leader; the secretary of the Massachusetts department of transportation or his designee; a |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7representative of the Massachusetts historical commission, who shall serve as chair; the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation or his designee; 1 representative |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9of the Massachusetts municipal association; 1 representative of the American planning 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10association Massachusetts chapter; and 1 representative to be appointed by the Governor who is |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11an expert in Massachusetts history. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12 SECTION 2. The commission shall identify historic roadways in Massachusetts as well |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13as means for preserving and commemorating said roadways. The commission shall report the |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14results of its study, along with legislative recommendations if necessary, to the clerks of the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 15senate and house of representative no later than December 31, 2026. |
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