HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2527        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2698

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth I. Gordon

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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 protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/19/2017

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/2/2017

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

 

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

 

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

 

Dylan Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

 

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

 

Carlos González

10th Hampden

 

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

 

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

 

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

 

Stephen Kulik

1st Franklin

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Adrian Madaro

1st Suffolk

 

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

 

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

 

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

 

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

 

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

 

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

 

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

 

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

 

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

 

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

 

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

 

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

 

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

 

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

 

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

 

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2527        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2698

By Mr. Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2698) of Kenneth I. Gordon and others for legislation to prohibit companies from charging ratepayers for the construction or expansion of interstate gas infrastructure.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs.

 

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

Section 94A of chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, at the end the existing section, the following text:

Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, the department shall not approve any contract for the purchase of gas, gas pipeline capacity or liquefied gas storage where any contract costs would be recoverable from the ratepayers, if such contract requires any construction or expansion of interstate gas infrastructure.