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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 (page 1 lines 17 to 20 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. Rest areas reopened; Pittsfield. The Department of Transportation shall reopen and maintain previously closed rest areas on Interstate 95 southbound and northbound in the Town of Pittsfield.’
Amend the bill by inserting at the end before the summary the following:
‘Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Maintenance and Operations 0330
 
Initiative: Provides funding to reopen and maintain the rest area in Pittsfield and to maintain for public use the Medway scenic overlook on a year-round basis.

HIGHWAY FUND	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$227,300	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$227,300	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation, strikes language directing the Department of Transportation to reopen and maintain the previously closed rest area on Interstate 95 southbound in the Town of Sidney. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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