HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1425 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 752
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Linda Dean Campbell
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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 requiring reserve electric power at wastewater treatment facilities.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Linda Dean Campbell | 15th Essex | 1/16/2019 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 1/28/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Lenny Mirra | 2nd Essex | 1/24/2019 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 1/23/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1425 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 752
By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 752) of Linda Dean Campbell and others relative to requiring reserve electric power at wastewater treatment facilities. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
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 requiring reserve electric power at wastewater treatment facilities.
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. Chapter 21 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 43 the following section:-
Section 43A. Any publicly owned wastewater treatment facility shall have an on-site reserve source of electric power available when there is failure to receive adequate electric power from a utility or other primary source. Such reserve source shall have the capability to generate as needed, electric power of sufficient capacity for the full operation of the facility during a power failure, independent of any local utility, regional electrical grid or other primary source.
The operator of the facility shall conduct regular tests of the reserve power source to assess its proper operation, at least once each annual quarterly period.
On and after January 1, 2022, every publicly owned wastewater treatment facility shall have and maintain an on-site reserve source of electric power that complies with this section, and any applicable regulation and requirement, including under an approved facility operations plan or permit, of the department of environment protection.