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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 296 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3528
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joan Meschino
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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 encouraging advanced leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy
infrastructure.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Joan Meschino3rd Plymouth1/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 296 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3528
By Representative Meschino of Hull, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3528) of Joan
Meschino relative to advanced natural gas leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy
infrastructure. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3191 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act encouraging advanced leak repair technology and renewable thermal energy
infrastructure.
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 13 of Chapter 188 of the Session Laws of 2016 is hereby amended by striking out
2the last sentence and inserting in place the following sentence:
3 The department of public utilities shall provide for the recovery of expenses incurred for
4use of advanced leak repair technology and utility-scale non-emitting renewable thermal energy
5infrastructure as part of the most cost-effective timeline under a plan submitted under section 145
6of chapter 164 of the General Laws, without a reduction to the recovery for eligible pipe
7replacement.