Amendment #290 to H4707

Feasibility Study

Mr. Saunders of Belchertown moves to amend the bill by inserting the following new section:

"SECTION XX: Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no later than December 31, 2024 the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority shall complete a Water System Expansion Evaluation of the Westfield River Basin communities, Chicopee River Basin communities, Connecticut River Basin communities, and Millers River Basin communities in a manner consistent with the Evaluation of Ipswich River Basin completed by the Authority in October 2022; provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8 through 8D, inclusive, of chapter 21 of the General Laws, the Water Resources Commission shall not approve any interbasin transfer of water from the Quabbin Reservoir until said evaluation has been completed. The evaluation shall be made available on the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's website and a copy shall be filed with the clerks of the house and senate and the house and senate chairs of the committee on environment, natural resources, and agriculture."

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Feasibility Study