HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4976        FILED ON: 7/18/2018

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4801

 

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 authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the town of Burlington.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

7/17/2018

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

7/19/2018


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4976        FILED ON: 7/18/2018

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4801

By Mr. Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4801) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Cindy F. Friedman (by vote of the town) that the town of Burlington be authorized to receive water from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the town of Burlington.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to authorize the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the town of North Reading, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health.
 

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.  Paragraph (d) of section 8 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 12 of the acts of 2009, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "Brookline", in line 3, the following words:- , Burlington.

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding section 1, the provision of water services by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to the town of Burlington shall commence only after the board of directors of the authority has voted approval after having first made the findings as required by clauses (1) to (6), inclusive, of paragraph (d) of section 8 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 and having made such other determinations in accordance with applicable policies of the authority and after all required approvals have been received including, as applicable, other regulatory bodies where required and the advisory board of the authority, but section 71 of said chapter 372 shall not apply.