HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1728        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 239

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Stephen Kulik

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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 to maintain public water systems.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

1/17/2013

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

2/1/2013

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

1/31/2013

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/31/2013

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

2/1/2013

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2013

Anne M. Gobi

5th Worcester

1/25/2013

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

2/1/2013

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/31/2013

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/31/2013

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

1/28/2013

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

1/31/2013

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/31/2013

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2013

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/30/2013

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2013

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/28/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1728        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 239

By Mr. Kulik of Worthington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 239) of Stephen Kulik and others for legislation to exempt certain public water system employees from sprinkler fitters examining and licensing requirments.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act to maintain public water systems.

 

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.  Chapter 146 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by inserting a new Section 88A: Sprinkler Fitters, inapplicability of provisions, as follows:

Chapter 146: Section 88A. Sprinkler Fitters, inapplicability of provisions

Section 88A.  The provisions of sections eighty-one to eighty six, inclusive, relative to the examining and licensing of sprinkler fitters shall not apply to sprinkler fitting performed by a person regularly in the employ of a public water system for work related to the installation, repair, testing and maintenance of hydrants and appurtenant pipes and valves that are within the jurisdiction of the public water system. Said non-applicability shall apply only to work related to hydrants and appurtenant pipes and valves and shall not include work on any other component of a fire protection sprinkler system.