SENATE, No. 2023

By Mr. Baddour, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2023) of Steven A. Baddour for legislation relative to illegal parking in bus stops. Transportation.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT relative to illegal parking in bus stops

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. Chapter 161A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition,  is hereby amended by striking section 46 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new sectionthe language noted below:

Section 46: The directors may promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the parking of motor vehicles in any posted Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Bus Stops, termilals, stations, ….Section 46. The directors may promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the parking of motor vehicles in any terminals, stations, garages, yards, shops, parking lots, or parking garages owned or operated by the authority.  The authority shall not promulgate rules and regulations concerning any streets, ways, highways, roads and parkways; provided, however, that the authority may promulgate rules and regulations concerning any posted authority bus stops. The authority may, by a vote of the directors, adopt the provisions of section 20A of chapter 90; provided, however, that the directors establish rules and regulations creating regional districts throughout the authority consisting of contiguous cities or towns within which the parking clerk shall regularly conduct hearings; and, provided, further, fifty percent of the fines imposed under this section shall be paid to the general fund of the massachusetts bay transportation authority and fifty percent shall be paid to the municipality in which the violation occurred.