SECTION 1: The general court shall have the power to oversee and approve the sighting and licensing of any natural gas compressor stations within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SECTION 2: The Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Public Utilities, and any other agency of the Commonwealth responsible for issuing permits for the construction of a natural gas compressor station shall not do so unless these permits are approved and enacted by a two thirds vote, taken by the yeas and nays, of each branch of the general court. The legislation to approve the permits and construction of a natural gas compressor station must be sponsored and approved by a member(s) of the general court.
SECTION 3: Any permits issued prior to the enactment of this legislation shall be deemed invalid, and must be submitted before the legislature for approval by a two thirds vote, taken by the yeas and nays, of each branch of the general court.
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