HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 866        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2879

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul A. Schmid, III

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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 landscape sprinkler systems.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

 

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 866        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2879

By Mr. Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2879) of Paul A. Schmid III and others for legislation to require landscape sprinkler systems to be constructed with rain sensor devices with automatic shutoff valves.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1747 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to landscape sprinkler 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.  Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the state board of building regulations and standards shall amend the state building code to include rain sensor devices for newly installed or renovated residential outdoor landscape sprinkler systems.  The board shall promulgate rules and regulations for the installation of sprinkler systems and the rain sensor device to override and suspend the operation of the system during periods of rainfall and shall specify the amount of rainfall required to activate a rain sensor.