HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1219        FILED ON: 2/2/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3351

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Frank A. Moran and Marjorie C. Decker

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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 ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

2/2/2021

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/10/2021

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/16/2021

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

2/24/2021

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

2/26/2021

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

2/26/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

3/4/2021

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

3/4/2021

David Biele

4th Suffolk

3/4/2021

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

3/5/2021

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

3/8/2021

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/8/2021

Peter Capano

11th Essex

3/10/2021

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

3/10/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

3/12/2021

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

3/12/2021

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

3/17/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

4/2/2021

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

4/8/2021

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

9/7/2021

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/1/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1219        FILED ON: 2/2/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3351

By Representatives Moran of Lawrence and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3351) of Frank A. Moran, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the use of contractors for repairing or performing work on public utility infrastructure.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

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 to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair.

 

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. Section 2 of chapter 164, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraphs: -

All construction, reconstruction, installation, alteration, or repair not performed by gas or electric public utility employees on public infrastructure shall be performed and procured under sections 26 through 27F of chapter 149 inclusive and section 39M of chapter 30. The gas and electric utilities shall request from the department of labor standards prevailing wage rate sheets for each municipality they are working in once every six months.

The department, under chapter 30A and in consultation with all gas and electric utilities, shall within one year promulgate rules and regulations for the training and implementation of a certification program for contractors and their employees repairing or performing work on public infrastructure in the Commonwealth.