SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1674        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1855

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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:

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/26/2017

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/26/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/26/2017

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

1/27/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/27/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/30/2017

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2017

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

1/31/2017

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/1/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/1/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/2/2017

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

2/2/2017

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

2/2/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/2/2017

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/2/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/2/2017

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

2/3/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

2/3/2017

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

2/3/2017

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/3/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/7/2017

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

2/10/2017

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

3/3/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/23/2017

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

6/16/2017

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

10/26/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

10/26/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1674        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1855

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1855) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Kenneth I. Gordon, Carmine L. Gentile, Denise Provost and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs.  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 thereof the following:-

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.