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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 861 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2138 |
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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 | | Patricia D. Jehlen |
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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 protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patricia D. JehlenSecond MiddlesexRebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex1/25/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex2/10/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth2/24/2023John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth3/6/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 861 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2138 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2138) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Rebecca |
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| 19 | 19 | | L. Rausch, Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Marc R. Pacheco and others for legislation to protect |
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| 20 | 20 | | ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act protecting ratepayers from gas pipeline expansion costs. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 94A of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the final paragraph the following new |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3paragraph:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, the department shall not approve any contract |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5for the purchase of gas, gas pipeline capacity or liquefied gas storage where any contract costs |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6would be recoverable from the ratepayers, if such contract requires any construction or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7expansion of interstate gas infrastructure. |
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