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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 354 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2238 |
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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 | | Jeffrey Rosario Turco |
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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 rate fairness for water and sewer ratepayers under the jurisdiction of the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey Rosario Turco19th Suffolk1/8/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 354 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2238 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2238) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Jeffrey Rosario Turco for legislation to require the State Auditor to audit cities and towns for |
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| 21 | 21 | | certain assessments charged for the furnishing of sewer or water services. Mental Health, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Substance Use and Recovery. |
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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-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to rate fairness for water and sewer ratepayers under the jurisdiction of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 Section 10A as section 10A of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984, as inserted by section 244 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2of chapter 110 of the acts of 1993 is amended by inserting the following: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 Section 10B. Any city or town which elects to include in such assessments and charges, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4costs actually incurred in the furnishing of sewer or water services as provided in Section 10A |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5shall be audited, for such assessments and charges, by the Office of the State Auditor not less |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6than every three years. Such audit shall include but not be limited to a review of all chargebacks |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7and expenses as well as a staffing analysis which shall determine whether a substantial majority |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8of each employee's time is a cost actually incurred in the furnishing of sewer or water services as |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9opposed to unrelated municipal services. |
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