HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3177        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2941

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul A. Schmid, III

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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 failed septic systems.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/20/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

2/1/2017

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/3/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/31/2017

Dylan Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/30/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/23/2017

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/24/2017

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

2/1/2017

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

1/30/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/26/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2017

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/24/2017

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/25/2017

RoseLee Vincent

16th Suffolk

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/27/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3177        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2941

By Mr. Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2941) of Paul A. Schmid, III and others relative to loans for failed septic systems.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 750 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 failed septic systems.

 

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

Subsection (a) of section 27A of chapter 21 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The department, for a system that has failed or is failing for lack of nutrient attenuation, may approve a loan for costs for: (i) a system deemed to be in a nitrogen impaired embayment, watershed or nitrogen sensitive area, or (ii) for a denitrifying waste water treatment project by small developers or homeowners owning 2 or more lots in nitrogen sensitive areas, provided that, the system does not sustain more than 10,000 gallons per day.