HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 718 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1758
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc T. Lombardo
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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 double poles.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex | 1/17/2017 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 1/18/2017 |
Peter J. Durant | 6th Worcester |
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James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
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Leonard Mirra | 2nd Essex |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 718 FILED ON: 1/17/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1758
By Mr. Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1758) of Marc T. Lombardo and others for legislation to authorize cities and towns to prohibit the use of double poles by utility companies for longer than ninety days. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2894 OF 2015-2016.]
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 double poles.
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. Section 34B of chapter 164 of the Genera l Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “pole;” in line 5, the following:
"provided further, that a city or town may enforce this section by the enactment of a local ordinance or bylaw prohibiting double poles beyond the ninety days authorized by this section, violation of which may be punishable by a fine not to exceed a maximum two hundred dollars per occurrence, per day."