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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1867 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2390 |
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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 R. Feeney |
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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 |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve establishing the roadside litter prevention and cleanup task force. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and NorfolkSteven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable2/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1867 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2390 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 2390) of Paul R. Feeney and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Steven George Xiarhos that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a task force |
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| 21 | 21 | | relative to roadside litter prevention and cleanup. Transportation. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2234 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | Resolve establishing the roadside litter prevention and cleanup task force. |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Resolved, there shall be established within the highway division of the Massachusetts |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Department of Transportation, a litter prevention and cleanup task force. The task force shall |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3consist of: the secretary of transportation or a designee, who shall serve as chair, the executive |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4director of the Massachusetts office of travel and tourism or a designee, the secretary of public |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5safety and security or a designee, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs or a designee |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6and the executive director of Keep Massachusetts Beautiful, Inc.. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7 The task force shall: (i) create a consistent, memorable, Massachusetts-themed anti- |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8littering slogan and branding, and shall develop a litter prevention advertising campaign suitable |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9for use across multiple platforms including, but not limited to, television and radio broadcast, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10print, social media, state-controlled messaging boards, billboards and signs; and (ii) conduct an |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11analysis on the annual costs associated with the cleanup of highway and roadside litter, the 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12funding sources currently used for litter cleanup and the areas most impacted by litter; provided |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13however, that in conducting its work, the task force shall consider the current enforcement and |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14fine statutes and regulations related to littering in the commonwealth. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15 The task force shall issue a report with recommendations on: (i) potential funding needed |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16for litter cleanup along our highways and roadsides; (ii) litter enforcement among motorists and |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17vehicles with improperly covered loads, including but not limited to, best practices for law |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18enforcement; (iii) whether additional funding is needed for enforcement; and (iv) whether the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19current fine structure is adequate. The report shall be filed with the governor, the clerks of the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on transportation, the joint |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21committee on tourism, arts and cultural development and the joint committee on environment, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22natural resources and agriculture not later than December 31, 2026. |
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