By Mr. Marzilli of Arlington, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3579) of J. James Marzilli, Jr. that the Highway Department be required to evaluate highway lighting and determine possible cost savings of replacing such lighting with lower-wattage full cut off fixtures or eliminating such lighting.  Transportation.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

J. James Marzilli, Jr.

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act requiring the Massachusetts Highway Department to evaluate lighting.

    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. The Massachusetts Highway Department shall evaluate highway lighting statewide to explore how money can be saved by replacing existing fixtures with lower-wattage full cut off fixtures or eliminating lighting altogether where appropriate and report back to DOER annually beginning on August 31, 2007.