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Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a

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Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 1

Massachusetts Turnpike Authority; construction as public instrumentality . Section 1. There is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be known as the Massachusetts ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 2

Members of authority; officers; quorum; salaries and benefits; indemnity . [Text of section effective until July 1, 2007. For text effective July 1, 2007, ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 3

Definitions . Section 3. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 4

Powers of authority . Section 4. The authority is hereby authorized and empowered: (a) to adopt by-laws for the regulation ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 5

Issuance of notes or bonds; registration system . Section 5. (a) For the purposes of this section, (i) the term “cost” shall mean any or ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 6

Securing of notes or bonds by bond resolution, trust agreement, or other agreement . Section 6. In the discretion of the authority, the notes or ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 7

Protection and enforcement of rights by holders of notes or bonds . Section 7. Any holder of notes or bonds issued under the provisions of ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 8

Exemption from taxation . Section 8. The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 9

Designation of notes or bonds issued by authority as securities . Section 9. Notes or bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 10

Turnpike tolls; metropolitan highway system tolls . Section 10. (a) The authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect and from time to time fix ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 11

Trust funds . Section 11. All moneys received by the authority, whether as proceeds from the sale of notes or bonds or as revenues, shall ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 12

Transfer of facilities from highway department to turnpike authority; participation of port authority . Section 12. (a) For the purposes of this section, the word ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 13

Power of eminent domain . Section 13. The authority may take by eminent domain in accordance with the provisions of chapter seventy-nine or any alternative ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 14

Taxation of property leased, used or occupied in connection with a business . Section 14. Real property of the authority other than property leased pursuant ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 15

Leasing of air rights; taxation . Section 15. In addition to any other power the authority may have to make leases, the authority may lease ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 16

Leasing of land; taxation . Section 16. In addition to any other power the authority may have to make leases, the authority may lease at ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 17

Reports . Section 17. The secretary of the executive office of transportation and construction and the chairman of the authority shall submit a report to ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 18

Local tourism grant program . Section 18. The authority shall establish and implement for the turnpike a local tourism grant program for the benefit of ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 19

Weight rules and regulations; enforcement; defense of claims arising from weighing of vehicles; penalties for violations of provisions of this section . Section 19. No ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 20

Liability of authority; penalties for refusing to pay toll or hitchhiking; sale of unclaimed property; annual report to governor and general court; audit . Section ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 21

Deferred compensation program for employees . Section 21. The authority may contract with an employee to defer a portion of such employee’s compensation and may, ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 22

IRA accounts for employees . Section 22. The authority may contract with an employee to make contributions for and in the name of such employee ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 23

Duration of authority . Section 23. The authority and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law; provided, however, that no such law shall ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 24

Reimbursement of retirement costs to commonwealth . Section 24. The authority is hereby authorized and directed to reimburse the commonwealth for the amount of retirement ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 25

Effectiveness of contracts and other obligations . Section 25. All contracts, agreements, licenses, leases and other obligations of the authority duly made under the authority ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 26

Transfer of turnpike to highway department . Section 26. The turnpike may be transferred to the highway department and shall thereafter be operated and maintained ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 27

Submission of documents to metropolitan highway system advisory board . Section 27. The authority shall submit to the metropolitan highway system advisory board, pursuant to ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 28

Metropolitan highway system advisory board to the authority . Section 28. (a) There shall be a metropolitan highway system advisory board to the authority to ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 29

Submission of documents to turnpike advisory board . Section 29. The authority shall submit to the turnpike advisory board, pursuant to section thirty, all contracts, ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 30

Turnpike advisory board to the authority . Section 30. (a) There shall be a turnpike advisory board to the authority to consist of nine members, ...

Massachusetts General Laws - The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Metropolitan Highway System - Chapter 81a, Section 31

Construction of chapter . Section 31. This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect ...

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