Amendment ID: S2073-11-R1

Redraft Amendment 11

Repairs of Gas Leaks During Certain Projects

Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Creem, Mr. Pacheco, Ms. Jehlen and Ms. Chang-Diaz move to amend the amendment in section 2, by inserting after the word “replaced”, in line 31, the following words:- “; provided, however, that Grade 3 leaks shall be repaired or replaced during significant projects on public ways exposing confirmed natural gas infrastructure, under subsection (c)”; and

in said section 2, in proposed section 144 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

“(c) Upon the undertaking of a significant project on a public way exposing confirmed natural gas infrastructure, a municipality or the commonwealth shall submit written notification of the project to a gas company. The gas company shall survey the project area for the presence of gas leaks and set repair and replacement schedules for all known or newly detected leaks. The gas company shall ensure that any shut off valve in the significant project area has a gate box installed upon it or a reasonable alternative that would otherwise ensure continued public safety, and that any critical valve that has not been inspected and tested within the past twelve months is verified to be operational and accessible.  The gas company shall provide the repair and replacement schedule of gas leaks to the municipality or the commonwealth.”.