HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2573        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2961

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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 the purchase of nuclear energy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/17/2013

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

1/29/2013

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

2/1/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2573        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2961

By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2961) of Paul W. Mark, Denise Andrews and Stephen Kulik for legislation to prohibit purchase agreements for electricity supplied by noncertified nuclear energy generation facilities.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to the purchase of nuclear energy.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Subsection (b) of section 1B of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word department, in line 46, the following:-

“provided however, that any purchase agreement that includes electricity supplied by nuclear energy generation facilities shall only include such facilities that have received federal certification as well as any applicable state certification from the state in which the facility is located”