HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1973        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3349

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan Meschino

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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 conservation and natural gas infrastructure.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

2/16/2021

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/18/2021

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

2/25/2021

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/25/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/26/2021

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/15/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1973        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3349

By Ms. Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3349) of Joan Meschino and others relative to conservation and natural gas infrastructure.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2899 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to conservation and natural gas infrastructure.

 

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

Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 146. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, prior to adding new capacity for natural gas to a system, a gas company shall recapture an equivalent volume of natural gas lost from the system by repairing identified gas leaks within the same municipality.  If all identified leaks in a municipality have been repaired, the gas company shall pursue alternative conservation measures within the municipality or repair identified gas leaks within the region.

The department shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section and shall oversee and monitor company repairs.