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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1509         FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1807

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Vincent A. Pedone

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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 passage of the accompanying:

An Act relative to buses
.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Vincent A. Pedone

15th Worcester


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1509        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1807

By Mr. Vincent  A. Pedone of Worcester, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 01807) of Vincent  A. Pedone relative to lane restrictions on buses on multi-lane highways. Joint Committee on Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
                                HOUSE
                            , NO. 3286 OF 2009-2010.]


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 

 

An Act relative to buses
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              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

              SECTION 1.  Section 4C of chapter 89 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word “except” and inserting in place thereof the following word:-and.

              SECTION 2.  Said section 4C of said chapter 89, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-

              For purposes of this section, bus shall be defined as any motor vehicle operated upon a public way in any city or town for the carriage of the passengers for hire in such a manner as to afford a means of transportation similar to that afforded by a railway company by indiscriminately receiving and discharging passengers along the route on which the vehicle is operated or may be running, or for transporting passengers for hire as a business between fixed and regular termini, or transporting passengers for hire under a charter license, special service or school service permit issued by the department.
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