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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1368 FILED ON: 1/16/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2045
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Sarah K. Peake and Ann-Margaret Ferrante _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius. _______________ PETITION OF:
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1368 FILED ON: 1/16/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2045
An Act increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Subparagraph (1) of Paragraph (B) of Section 5K of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:- The monitoring stations shall be set throughout a 20 mile radius of the nuclear power plant, which shall also include cities and towns located in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties, as well as in the area known as Cape Ann in Essex county. SECTION 2. Paragraph (F) of Section 5K of Chapter 111 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The department of public health shall stockpile thyroid-blocking agents according to regulations promulgated by the department for cities and towns located within a 20 mile radius of a nuclear power plant, which shall also include cities and towns located in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties, as well as in the area known as Cape Ann in Essex county. SECTION 3. Section 5K of Chapter 111 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- (I) The plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone, as defined in 44 C.F.R. section 350.2, shall be the area located within a 20 mile radius of the nuclear power plant, which shall also include cities and towns located in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties, as well as in the area known as Cape Ann in Essex county. Predetermined protective action plans shall be in place for the Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone which shall include sheltering and evacuation details. SECTION 4. The shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of sections 1 to 3 inclusive within 180 days of the effective date of this act. |