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H497 • 2025

An Act relative to rail-trail construction

An Act relative to rail-trail construction

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Sponsor
Margaret R. Scarsdale
Last action
2026-03-19
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5252 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to rail-trail construction

An Act relative to rail-trail construction By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to rail-trail construction By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 497) of Margaret R.
  • Scarsdale for legislation to authorize nonprofit organizations to apply for rail-trail construction project grants.
  • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-19 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5252 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-05-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/05/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to rail-trail construction
By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 497) of Margaret R. Scarsdale for legislation to authorize nonprofit organizations to apply for rail-trail construction project grants. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.497

SECTION 1.

Section 3I of chapter 23A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “municipalities”, in line 4, the following:- or nonprofit organization

SECTION 2.

Said section 3I of chapter 23A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, after the word “municipality”, in line 15, the following:- or nonprofit organization

SECTION 3.

Said section 3I of chapter 23A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, after the words “city or town”, in line 28, the following:- or nonprofit organization.

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