SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1996        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 748

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard J. Ross

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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 affordable housing and water infrastructure.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1996        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 748

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 affordable housing and water infrastructure.

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. Section 21 of chapter 40B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words “or building materials” in line 17 and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “building materials, or water or sewer infrastructure”

SECTION 2. Said section 21 of chapter 40B, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-

“Applications to build low and moderate income housing units using a comprehensive permit may be denied if municipal water and sewer infrastructure is not available. No application that relies on the use of private water and wastewater infrastructure that is not subject to the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §300f et seq., may be approved unless the infrastructure is subject to mandated periodic testing.”