HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 390        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3699

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kimberly N. Ferguson

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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 plant emergency mutual aid.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/12/2023

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/24/2023

Adam J. Scanlon

14th Bristol

1/24/2023

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

1/24/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/25/2023

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/25/2023

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/25/2023

Kelly W. Pease

4th Hampden

1/25/2023

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2023

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

1/26/2023

Meghan K. Kilcoyne

12th Worcester

1/27/2023

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/27/2023

Edward R. Philips

8th Norfolk

2/9/2023

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

3/1/2023

Kristin E. Kassner

2nd Essex

4/11/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 390        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3699

By Representative Ferguson of Holden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3699) of Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

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 plant emergency mutual aid.

 

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 133 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding in the third paragraph at line 12 after the words “plant.” The following sentence:

“Any municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid may sell, rent, or lease equipment, fixtures, and goods of any description related to the provision of emergency mutual aid”

And said section is further amended by adding after the fifth paragraph the following sentence:

“Any employee of a municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid,  shall be covered by the provisions of chapter thirty-two, sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, as may be amended from time to time, and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if performing such duties within the scope of his employment including voluntary assignments authorized by the employer.”

And said section is further amended by adding in the sixth paragraph at line 27 after the words “utility”, the following words:

“or its employees”