HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1718        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2772

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Maria Duaime Robinson and Rebecca L. Rausch

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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 promote cost savings through the use of public water.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/17/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/1/2019

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1718        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2772

By Representative Robinson of Framingham and Senator Rausch, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2772) of Maria Duaime Robinson, Rebecca L. Rausch and others relative to the use of state funds to purchase single-use plastic bottles.  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 promote cost savings through the use of public water.

 

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

Chapter 29 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016 official edition is hereby amended by adding after section 71 the following section:-

Section 72.  State funds shall not be used to purchase single-use plastic bottles containing 64 ounces or less of non-carbonated water for use in facilities that are served by public water supplies or potable well water, except when required for safety, health, or emergency situations.