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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1778 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3437 |
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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 | | Thomas P. Walsh |
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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 |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve establishing a commission on infrastructure resilience. |
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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:Thomas P. Walsh12th Essex1/15/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1778 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3437 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 3437) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Thomas P. Walsh for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | General Court) relative to infrastructure resilience. State Administration and Regulatory |
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| 22 | 22 | | Oversight. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3128 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | Resolve establishing a commission on infrastructure resilience. |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Resolved, (a) There shall be a special commission on infrastructure resilience for the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2purpose of studying utility and water supply resilience in the commonwealth and shall include |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3but not be limited to: identifying gaps in security and developing a strategic plan to address |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4specific shortcomings, better protect existing infrastructure assets, and improve coordination |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5between state and local agencies, utilities, and emergency responders relevant to infrastructure |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6resilience in the commonwealth. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 (b)The commission shall: (i) investigate the current status of infrastructure resilience in |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8the commonwealth; (ii) identify and assess gaps in security and vulnerabilities present in our |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9infrastructure; (iii) develop a plan and timeline to conduct a statewide infrastructure resilience |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10needs assessment, which shall be under the direction of the executive office of public safety and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11security; (iv) explore best practices gleaned from industry trade groups, government bodies, and 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12experts; (v) assess current sector capacity for implementation of recommendations (vi) report on |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13other matters as the commission shall determine to be of relevance and priority. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 (c) The commission shall consist of thirteen members: the secretary of the executive |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15office of public safety and security or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the house and senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16chairs of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities, and energy or their designees, the |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17executive director of the American Petroleum Institute or a designee; the president of ISO-New |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18England or a designee; the chair of the Massachusetts department of public utilities or a |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19designee; three members to be appointed by the governor, provided that one member be from the |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20petroleum or natural gas pipeline industry; two members to be appointed by the speaker of the |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21house, provided that one appointee shall be a representative from the telecommunications |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22industry; and two members to be appointed by the president of the senate, provided that one |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23appointee shall be a representative from the electricity generating industry. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24 The commission may consult with relevant experts to support the commission’s |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25objectives and the production of its report. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 26 (d)The commission shall file its report and recommendations with the clerks of the senate |
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| 57 | 57 | | 27and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means, the joint |
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| 58 | 58 | | 28committee on telecommunications, utilities, and energy not later than July 31, 2026. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 29 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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