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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 973 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2158 |
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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 | | John F. Keenan |
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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 municipal light plants. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John F. KeenanNorfolk and PlymouthRobyn K. KennedyFirst Worcester3/10/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 973 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2158 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2158) of John F. Keenan and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Robyn K. Kennedy for legislation relative to municipal light plants to expand protection for |
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| 20 | 20 | | other plant services, telecommunications and cable services. State Administration and |
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| 21 | 21 | | Regulatory Oversight. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to municipal light plants. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 164 is hereby amended by striking out section 47D, as appearing in |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2the 2022 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 47D. A municipal lighting plant created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4or any special law shall be exempt from the public record requirements of section 10 of chapter |
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| 34 | 34 | | 566 and the open meeting requirements of section 20 and 21 of chapter 30A in those instances |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6when necessary for protecting trade secrets, confidential, competitively sensitive or other |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7proprietary information provided in the course of proceedings conducted pursuant to this chapter |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8when such municipal lighting plant board or its designee determines that such disclosure will |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9adversely affect the plant's customers or its ability to conduct business. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10 SECTION 2. Said chapter 164 is hereby further amended by inserting after subsection |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11134(b), as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, the following new subsection:- 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12 (c) Trade secrets or competitively-sensitive or other proprietary information provided in |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13the course of activities conducted as a municipal aggregator or by a cooperative consisting of |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14governmental entities organized pursuant to this section, when such municipal aggregator or |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15cooperative determines that such disclosure will adversely affect its ability to conduct business in |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16relation to other entities making, selling or distributing electric power and energy shall not be |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17public subject to disclosure under chapter 66; provided, however, that this clause shall not |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18exempt a public entity from disclosure required of a private entity so licensed. |
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