HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3492        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 972

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and Brendan P. Crighton

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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 authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Lynnfield Center Water District within the town of Lynnfield.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2025

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

1/17/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3492        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 972

By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Crighton, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 972) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and Brendan P. Crighton that the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority be authorized to supply water to the Lynnfield Center Water District in the town of Lynnfield.  Environment and Natural Resources.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Lynnfield Center Water District within the town of Lynnfield.

 

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.  Paragraph (d) of section 8 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 112 of the acts of 2019, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “Lynn”, in line 5, the following words:- , Lynnfield Center Water District within the town of Lynnfield

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding section 1, the provision of water services by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to the Lynnfield Center Water District within the town of Lynnfield shall commence only after the board of directors of the authority has voted approval after having first made the findings as required by clauses (1) to (6), inclusive, of paragraph (d) of section 8 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 and having made such other determinations in accordance with applicable policies of the authority and after all required approvals have been received including, as applicable, other regulatory bodies where required and the advisory board of the authority, but section 71 of said chapter 372 shall not apply.