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  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  Margaret R. Scarsdale and John J. Cronin
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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 designating the Marion Stoddart riverwalk.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:  DATE ADDED:
Margaret R. Scarsdale  1st Middlesex  9/3/2025
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  HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5104  FILED ON: 9/3/2025
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    By Representative Scarsdale of Pepperell and Senator Cronin, a joint petition (subject to Joint
    Rule 12) of Margaret R. Scarsdale that the Department of Conservation and Recreation be
    authorized to designate a certain trail in the J. Harry Rich State Forest in the town of Groton as
    the Marion Stoddart riverwalk. Environment and Natural Resources.
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
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    An Act designating the Marion Stoddart riverwalk.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
    of the same, as follows:
1  The accessible trail located along the Oxbow of the Nashua River in the J. Harry Rich
2   State Forest in the Town of Groton shall be designated and known as the Marion Stoddart
3   Riverwalk in recognition of Marion Stoddart's contributions to restoring the Nashua River,
4   spearheading the passage of the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, founding the Nashua River
5   Watershed Association, and inspiring generations to safeguard the river and its surrounding
6   ecosystems through community-driven conservation education. The Department of Conservation
7   and Recreation shall erect suitable markers bearing such designation in compliance with the
8   standards of the department
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