HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1318        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2763

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Smitty Pignatelli

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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 to increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/16/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1318        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2763

By Mr. Pignatelli of Lee, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2763) of Smitty Pignatelli for legislation to increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants.

 

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

Subsection (j) of section 44D½ of chapter 149, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:-

Said regulations and procedures established for prequalifying contractors for work on water treatment plants shall require a general contractor to have experience constructing, modifying or repairing a water treatment plant within the past 10 years to maximize the number of qualified contractors for such work.