MA H4245

Bill

MA H4245

Establishing a cultural highway

Introduced
05/05/2016

In Committee
01/03/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Establishing a cultural highway

AI Summary

This bill establishes a "cultural highway" along a specific section of state highway route 62, passing through the towns of Hudson, Berlin, Clinton, Sterling, Princeton, Stow, and Maynard, with the goal of preserving the unique economic, cultural, historical, agricultural, and scenic qualities of the area. The Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs will be responsible for defining the precise boundaries of this cultural highway and creating a program to protect its resources, which could involve measures like conservation restrictions, preservation restrictions, agricultural preservation restrictions, watershed preservation restrictions, and the creation of historical districts.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Transportation (Joint)

Last Action

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (on 01/03/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4245

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4245
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4245.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3543	Establishing a cultural highway	Accompanied a new draft, see H4245	Replaces
H3613	For a reliable, sustainable Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3692	Relative to carriers of property by motor vehicle	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2032	To prohibit the use of mobile telephones while operating a motor vehicle	New draft substituted as amended, see S2093	Similar To
S2088	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2178	Establishing an autism spectrum disorder designation on driver’s licenses and identification cards and criminal justice training relative to autism spectrum disorders	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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