1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1467 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3185 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: John J. Lawn, Jr. _________________ 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 relative to replacement plans. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John J. Lawn, Jr.10th Middlesex1/18/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/7/2023 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1467 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3185 By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3185) of John J. Lawn, Jr. and Vanna Howard relative to alternate gas meter replacement plans. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act relative to replacement plans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 Section 115A of Chapter 164 of the general laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by 2adding, in the first paragraph after the words "in accordance with law", the following:-; provided 3however, that a gas company or municipal lighting plant may petition the department for 4approval of an alternate gas meter replacement plan and the department may approve such an 5alternate gas meter replacement plan and the department may approve such an alternate plan 6upon a determination that the plan is consistent with the public interest.