HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 59        FILED ON: 1/4/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1147

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Josh S. Cutler

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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 radiological emergency response funds.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/4/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

1/6/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

1/23/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/2/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/23/2017

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/9/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/17/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/3/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

2/3/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 59        FILED ON: 1/4/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1147

By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1147) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to radiological emergency response funds under the control of the Department of Public Health.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to radiological emergency response funds.

 

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

Section 5K of Chapter 111 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:

The licensee of each existing and proposed nuclear power plant in the Commonwealth, shall fully fund offsite radiological emergency response expenses incurred by the Commonwealth or a municipality post closure until all the reactor's spent fuel is removed from the spent fuel pool and placed in dry casks. No monies from any Decommissioning Trust Fund shall be used to satisfy this obligation.