SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1224 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 466
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce E. Tarr
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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 requiring local approval for low level radioactive waste sites.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Donald F. Humason, Jr. | Second Hampden and Hampshire |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1224 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 466
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 466) of Bruce E. Tarr, Denise Provost, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Richard J. Ross and others for legislation to require local approval for low level radioactive waste sites. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 405 OF 2013-2014.]
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 requiring local approval for low level radioactive waste sites.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 27 of chapter 111H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
(g) Within sixty days of the selection of an operator under subsections (c) or (d), the city or town, or if the site is in more than one community, each city or town, shall hold an election for the purpose of approving the site. Unless sixty percent of the voters casting ballots approve the site, the selection shall be void.