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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2302 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 982 |
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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 | | Meghan K. Kilcoyne |
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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 right of entry to prevent environmental violations. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Meghan K. Kilcoyne12th Worcester1/16/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2302 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 982 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Kilcoyne of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 982) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Meghan K. Kilcoyne relative to right of entry of solid waste disposal facilities to prevent |
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| 20 | 20 | | environmental violations. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to right of entry to prevent environmental violations. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 150A of the Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 22020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence in the twenty-first |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3paragraph the following sentences:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 Personnel or authorized agents of the department may at all reasonable times enter any |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5premises, public or private, for the purpose of investigating, sampling or inspecting any records, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6condition, equipment, practice or property relating to activities subject to this section, and may at |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7any time enter such premises for the purpose of protecting the public health or safety, or to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8prevent damage to the environment. For the purposes of such entries no warrant shall be required |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9provided, however, that upon demand by the owner or person in control of such premises, a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10warrant authorizing such entry and inspection shall be sought after such demand. Any court, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11judge, or justice authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases may issue such warrants. |
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