Bill > S461

This bill amends Section 10B of Chapter 21A of the General Laws, which likely outlines the powers and duties of environmental police officers. The key change is the insertion of language that *exempts* environmental police officers from enforcing traffic laws on specific major roadways, including the state highway system, metropolitan highway system, the turnpike (which refers to the Massachusetts Turnpike, a major toll road), and any other state or federal highways within the Commonwealth. This means that while environmental police may have general traffic enforcement powers, this bill carves out an exception for these significant highway systems, suggesting that enforcement on these particular roads will be handled by other designated law enforcement agencies.