Massachusetts H 3382: An Act establishing a cultural highway

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2158 FILED ON: 2/16/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3382

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Meghan Kilcoyne
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing a cultural highway.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Meghan Kilcoyne 12th Worcester 2/16/2021

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2158 FILED ON: 2/16/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3382
By Ms. Kilcoyne of Northborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3382) of
Meghan Kilcoyne relative to establishing a cultural highway along state highway Route 62 in the
towns of Hudson, Berlin, Clinton, Sterling, Princeton, Stow and Maynard. Tourism, Arts and
Cultural Development.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2944 OF 2019-2020.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act establishing a cultural highway.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 Chapter 132A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby
2 amended by adding the following section:-
3 Section 19. There is hereby established along state highway route 62 in the towns of
4 Hudson, Berlin, Clinton, Sterling, Princeton, Stow, and Maynard, a cultural highway, which shall
5 ensure the preservation of the economic, cultural, historical, agricultural and scenic aspects
6 unique to the route and its host municipalities. The secretary of energy and environmental affairs
7 shall establish the exact meets and bounds of the cultural highway and shall develop a program
8 to protect those resources within the cultural highway. Such program may include, but is not
9 limited to, the implementation of conservation restrictions, preservation restrictions, agricultural

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10 preservation restrictions, watershed preservation restrictions, and the establishment of historical
11 districts.