Amendment ID: S3143-7

Amendment 7

Mutual Aid

Mr. Finegold moves that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following sections:-

SECTION XX. Section 47B of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Any municipality acting by and through its municipal light board may provide services and assistance to any municipal or state utility, tribal utility as defined in 25 CFR § 169.2, or any other publicly-owned or operated utility, whether located inside or outside of the commonwealth, and governmental units as defined in section 4A of chapter 40, to construct, install, alter, operate, maintain or repair utility poles and conduit, wires, cables, equipment, streetlights and traffic signals to the same extent such municipality acting by and through its municipal light board may provide such services within its service territory. Any such municipality acting by and through its municipal light board may sell, rent or lease merchandise, equipment, fixtures, utensils and chattels of any description related to the provision of such services. Any employee providing such services entered into between the municipality acting by and through its municipal light board and such other public entity shall be subject to sections 1 to 28, inclusive, of chapter 32, and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if performing the same duties within the scope of his employment including voluntary assignments.

SECTION XX. Section 133 of said chapter 164, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the definition of “Emergency mutual aid” by inserting after the first sentence the following 2 sentences:- Any municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid may sell, rent or lease equipment, fixtures and goods of any description related to the provision of emergency mutual aid. Any employee of a municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid shall be covered by sections 1 to 28, inclusive, of chapter 32 and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if performing such duties within the scope of their employment, including voluntary assignments authorized by the employer.

SECTION XX. Said section 133 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “utility”, in line 27, the following words:- or its employees.