SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 145 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 81 of chapter 239 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “with the department” the following words:- and affected municipalities.

SECTION 2. Said subsection (b) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- The plan shall be for a minimum of 4 years and shall include a list of all street segments and priority rating of those segments.

SECTION 3. Said subsection (b) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the third sentence the following 2 sentences:- The affected municipality shall have 4 months to review and submit objections or recommendations for repair, retirement or other non-pipeline alternative. Notice of any objections shall become part of the approved plan.

SECTION 4. The first paragraph of subsection (c) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and (vii)” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (vii) a list of all street segments and their priority rating for elimination; and (viii).

SECTION 5. Subsection (d) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “department review” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- department and municipal review.

SECTION 6. Said subsection (d) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “request of a gas company” the following words:- or the municipality,.

SECTION 7. Subsection (e) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “part” the following words:- only after any municipal objection has been resolved.

SECTION 8. Subsection (f) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Except for emergency conditions and other changes due to adjustments to pipe segment priorities, there shall be no plan reimbursement for any leak-prone pipe project that either was not listed in a plan in the past 2 years or that has received a municipal objection which had not been resolved either by agreement or department decision.