HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4004        FILED ON: 7/8/2015

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sarah K. Peake and Daniel A. Wolf

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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 authorizing the town of Orleans to use certain land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts under the control of the department of transportation highway division for wastewater disposal.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

7/8/2015

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

7/9/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4004        FILED ON: 7/8/2015

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By Representative Peake of Provincetown and Senator Wolf, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sarah K. Peake and Daniel A. Wolf (by vote of the town) that the town of Orleans be authorized to use certain parcels of state owned land for wastewater purposes.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act authorizing the town of Orleans to use certain land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts under the control of the department of transportation highway division for wastewater disposal.

 

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 to the contrary, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Transportation may authorize the town of Orleans to use certain parcels of land currently under the care and control of the department of Department of Transportation Highway Division for the purpose of the underground discharge of treated wastewater effluent. The land to be used by the town is located within the layout of the Mid-Cape Highway Route 6 Exit 12 Interchange.  The use of the land shall be subject to the terms and conditions as the Department of Transportation Highway Division may prescribe.

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the town of Orleans  shall be responsible for all costs and expenses including, but not limited to, costs associated with any engineering, surveys, appraisals, and document preparation related to the use agreement  authorized in section 1 as such costs may be determined by the Department of Public Works.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.