Bill > H2267

This bill modifies Section 3A of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide an exemption from MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) community designations for municipalities that do not have a rail, subway, or ferry station. The MBTA community designation requirements, which were likely related to zoning and housing development, will now exclude communities without public transportation infrastructure. This change means that towns or cities without rail, subway, or ferry stations will not be obligated to meet the zoning or housing density requirements that would otherwise apply to MBTA communities. The bill appears to offer flexibility for more rural or less transit-connected communities that may have found it challenging to comply with the original MBTA community designation rules.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2267