SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1368        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1872

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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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 pipeline siting.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1368        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1872

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1872) of Marc R. Pacheco, James B. Eldridge and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to pipeline siting.  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 relative to pipeline siting.

 

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 amended by inserting, at the end thereof, the following paragraph:

The department shall not approve any pipeline capacity contract or gas storage contract where new capacity is proposed to be created through the installation of gas infrastructure in land that, at the time the contract is submitted to the department for approval, is protected under Article 97 of the Articles of Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth.  Subsequent siting approvals of gas infrastructure in such constitutionally protected land shall void departmental approval of related pipeline capacity or gas storage contracts.