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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2646 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3564
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Amy Mah Sangiolo and Greg Schwartz
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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 relative to infrastructure replacement projects.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Amy Mah Sangiolo11th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2646 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3564
By Representatives Sangiolo of Newton and Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3564) of Amy Mah Sangiolo relative to natural gas infrastructure replacement
projects. 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 relative to infrastructure replacement projects.
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 1. Subsection (b) of section 145 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as
2appearing in section 81 of chapter 239 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by inserting after
3the words “with the department” the following words:- and affected municipalities.
4 SECTION 2. Said subsection (b) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing,
5is hereby further amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:- The
6plan shall be for a minimum of 4 years and shall include a list of all street segments and priority
7rating of those segments.
8 SECTION 3. Said subsection (b) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing,
9is hereby further amended by inserting after the third sentence the following 2 sentences:- The
10affected municipality shall have 4 months to review and submit objections or recommendations
11for repair, retirement or other non-pipeline alternative. Notice of any objections shall become
12part of the approved plan. 2 of 2
13 SECTION 4. The first paragraph of subsection (c) of said section 145 of said chapter 164,
14as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the words “and (vii)” and inserting in
15place thereof the following words:- (vii) a list of all street segments and their priority rating for
16elimination; and (viii).
17 SECTION 5. Subsection (d) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is
18hereby further amended by striking out the words “department review” and inserting in place
19thereof the following words:- department and municipal review.
20 SECTION 6. Said subsection (d) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing,
21is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “request of a gas company” the following
22words:- or the municipality,.
23 SECTION 7. Subsection (e) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is
24hereby amended by inserting after the word “part” the following words:- only after any
25municipal objection has been resolved.
26 SECTION 8. Subsection (f) of said section 145 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is
27hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
28 Except for emergency conditions and other changes due to adjustments to pipe segment
29priorities, there shall be no plan reimbursement for any leak-prone pipe project that either was
30not listed in a plan in the past 2 years or that has received a municipal objection which had not
31been resolved either by agreement or department decision.