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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 861 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3530
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Frank A. Moran and Marjorie C. Decker
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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 to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Frank A. Moran17th Essex1/13/2025Marjorie C. Decker25th Middlesex1/13/2025Steven Owens29th Middlesex2/27/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/27/2025Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/27/2025Vanna Howard17th Middlesex2/27/2025James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/3/2025Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk3/6/2025Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire3/6/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 861 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3530
By Representatives Moran of Lawrence and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3530) of Frank A. Moran, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the use of
contractors for repairing or performing work on public utility infrastructure.
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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 to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair.
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 2 of chapter 164, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition of the General Laws,
2is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraphs: -
3 All construction, reconstruction, installation, alteration, or repair not performed by gas or
4electric public utility employees on public infrastructure shall be performed and procured under
5sections 26 through 27F of chapter 149 inclusive and section 39M of chapter 30. The gas and
6electric utilities shall request from the department of labor standards prevailing wage rate sheets
7for each municipality they are working in once every six months.
8 The department, under chapter 30A and in consultation with all gas and electric utilities,
9shall within one year promulgate rules and regulations for the training and implementation of a
10certification program for contractors and their employees repairing or performing work on public
11infrastructure in the Commonwealth.