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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2401 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 299
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul R. Feeney
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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 economic development and infrastructure in the Stadium Area of Route 1.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2401 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 299
By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 299) of Paul R. Feeney for
legislation relative to economic development and infrastructure in the Stadium Area of Route1.
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
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 economic development and infrastructure in the Stadium Area of Route 1.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
revise forthwith the parking fee requirement in the towns of Sharon, Walpole and Wrentham,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public convenience.
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. Section 7 of chapter 16 of the acts of 1999 is hereby amended by inserting
2after paragraph (1) the following paragraph:-
3 (1 ½) There shall be a regional economic development fund to be known as the Route 1
4Stadium Area Economic Development and Infrastructure Fund, to be administered by the town
5of Foxborough for the purposes of promoting economic development and infrastructure
6improvements along the Route 1 corridor and adjacent neighborhoods in the towns of Sharon,
7Walpole, Wrentham and Foxborough. There shall be credited to the fund: (i) any funds that may
8be appropriated or transferred for deposit into the fund; (ii) any revenue derived from the parking
9fees collected pursuant to paragraph (2); and (iii) all other amounts credited or transferred into 2 of 2
10the fund from any other source; provided, however, that amounts credited to the fund shall not be
11subject to appropriation. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert
12to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.
13 SECTION 2. Paragraph (2) of said section 7 of said chapter 16 of the acts of 1999 is
14hereby amended by striking out the words “returned to the commonwealth for deposit in the
15general fund” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- transferred to the Route 1
16Stadium Area Economic Development and Infrastructure Fund established under paragraph
17(1½).
18 SECTION 3. Said paragraph (2) of said section 7 of said chapter 16 of the acts of 1999 is
19hereby further amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding section 8 of this act
20or any other general or special law to the contrary, the annual aggregate amount of the
21administrative parking fees to be collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be reduced in
22accordance with the following schedule: by 20 per cent in 2027; by 40 per cent in 2028; by 60
23per cent in 2029; by 80 per cent in 2030; and by 100 per cent in 2031.