SENATE DOCKET, NO. 342        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1250

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Timilty

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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 relative to process piping..

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

James E. Timilty

 

Stephen Stat Smith

28th Middlesex

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

John F. Keenan

 

John Hart, Jr.

 

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

16th Suffolk

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

Geraldine M. Creedon

11th Plymouth

Katherine M. Clark

Fifth Middlesex

Joyce A. Spiliotis

12th Essex

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

Michael O. Moore

 


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 342        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1250

By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1250) of James E. Timilty, Stephen Stat Smith, Nick Collins, John F. Keenan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to process piping.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 966 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to process piping..

 

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. The eleventh paragraph of section eighty-one of chapter one hundred forty-six of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “pumping equipment” the following:-

, vacuum and pneumatic systems, oil and petroleum products, ice making machinery, air conditioning equipment, and piping systems used for the conveyance and storage of liquids and industrial type gases used in processes, including, but not limited to, biopharama and semi-conductor manufacturing,

                SECTION 2. Section eighty-nine of said chapter one hundred forty-six is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:

                Whoever prevents or attempts to prevent any inspector from entering on any premises in the discharge of his duty with respect to section eight-one shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.

                Any person who permits an unlicensed person to operate engage in pipefitting, as defined in section eighty-one, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.