SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1737        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2156

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Julian Cyr

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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 improving reliability and resiliency of electricity distribution infrastructure.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1737        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2156

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1944 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 improving reliability and resiliency of electricity distribution infrastructure.

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

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, upon the undertaking of a significant project on a public way exposing wastewater infrastructure, and with sufficient notice, a municipality or the commonwealth shall submit written notification of the project to the electrical utility. The utility shall survey the project area for the reliability of electrical distribution lines and review repair and replacement schedules for electrical lines in the project area. The utility shall also assess the resiliency of electrical transmission lines relative to climate resiliency, including but not limited to impacts from coastal storms. The electrical utility shall provide the repair and replacement schedule of transmission lines to the municipality or the commonwealth.