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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 475 FILED ON: 1/16/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2039 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Patrick M. O'Connor |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to competition for specification of alternative types of culvert pipes. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 475 FILED ON: 1/16/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2039 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2039) of Patrick M. O'Connor for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to competition for specification of alternative types of culvert pipes. State |
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| 20 | 20 | | Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2094 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to competition for specification of alternative types of culvert pipes. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Chapter 30 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2following new section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 38B. Competition for Specification of Alternative Types of Culvert Pipes. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 State and municipal agencies shall have the autonomy to determine culvert and storm |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5sewer material types to be included in the construction of state funded roadways provided that |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6the pipe material selected (i) is designed using the latest revision of the American Association of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)’s Load Resistance Factor Design |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8Specifications, or any future design methodology accepted as the prevailing AASHTO |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9specification, using a product performance life of not less than 75 years, (ii) is constructed to, 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10and inspected for structural integrity, using as a minimum the current AASHTO installation |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11details and post-installation testing requirements prior to final acceptance, (iii) is manufactured |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12from non-combustible and non-toxic materials and is not susceptible to hydrostatic flotation |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13forces when located within Evacuation Route Right-of-Ways, and (iv) maintains hydraulic |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14design capacity for the project design life. |
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