HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1371        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3142

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

F. Jay Barrows

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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 municipal light plants.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/17/2023

Adam Scanlon

14th Bristol

1/18/2023

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/18/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/19/2023

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/19/2023

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/19/2023

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

1/19/2023

Paul W. Mark

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

1/24/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/24/2023

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

1/24/2023

Kelly W. Pease

4th Hampden

1/25/2023

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/31/2023

Edward R. Philips

8th Norfolk

2/9/2023

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

2/10/2023

Jacob R. Oliveira

Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester

2/10/2023

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos

14th Essex

2/10/2023

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/14/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

2/14/2023

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

2/16/2023

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

2/24/2023

Jennifer Balinsky Armini

8th Essex

2/26/2023

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/28/2023

Shirley B. Arriaga

8th Hampden

2/28/2023

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

3/1/2023

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

3/17/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

3/28/2023

Robyn K. Kennedy

First Worcester

4/3/2023

John C. Velis

Hampden and Hampshire

4/6/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1371        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3142

By Representative Barrows of Mansfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3142) of F. Jay Barrows and others relative to municipal light plants.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3257 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to municipal light plants.

 

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 4A of Chapter40 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by deleting in line 8 after the word “selectmen” the words “, and ”

SECTION 2. Said section of said chapter is hereby further amended by adding in line 9 after the word “committee” the following words: , in a municipal light plant by the board or commission;

SECTION 3. Said section of said chapter is further amended by deleting in line 28 the word “or”

SECTION 4. Said section of said chapter is further amended by deleting in line 29  “.” and by adding the following words: , or a municipal light plant established under chapter 164 or by special law.

Section 4. Section 47B of Chapter 164 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding subsection 47b as follows:

(b) Any municipality acting by and through its municipal light board may provide services and assistance to any municipal or state utility, tribal utility as defined in 25 CFR § 169.2, or any other publicly-owned or operated utility, whether located inside or outside of the Commonwealth, and governmental units as defined in section 4A of chapter 40, to construct, install, alter, operate, maintain or repair utility poles and conduit, wires, cables, and equipment, and streetlights and traffic signals to the same extent such municipality acting by and through its municipal light board may provide such services within its service territory.  Any such municipality acting by and through its municipal light board may sell, rent, or lease merchandise, equipment, fixtures, utensils and chattels of any description related to the provision of such services.  Any employee providing such services entered into between the municipality acting by and through its municipal light board and such other public entity shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-two, sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if performing the same duties within the scope of his employment including voluntary assignments.