Amendment #3 to H3987

Kingsbury Pond

Mr. Dooley of Norfolk moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XX. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Department of Environmental Protection shall perform a study of Kingsbury Pond in the Town of Norfolk. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the water levels of the pond, the effect nearby public wells have on the pond’s water levels, and any and all environmental factors that are affected by significantly increasing or decreasing water levels of the pond.

(b) The Department shall report the results of the study by filing a report with the Clerk of the Senate; the Clerk of the House of Representatives; the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs; and the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture no later than one year after passage of this act.”