MA H2899

Bill

Relative to conservation and natural gas infrastructure

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to conservation and natural gas infrastructure. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 164 of the General Laws to require gas companies, prior to adding new natural gas capacity to their systems, to first recapture an equivalent volume of natural gas lost from the system by repairing identified gas leaks within the same municipality. If all identified leaks in a municipality have been repaired, the gas company must then pursue alternative conservation measures within the municipality or repair identified leaks within the region. The bill also requires the Department of Public Utilities to promulgate regulations to implement this new requirement and to oversee and monitor the company's repairs.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (10)

Ruth Balser (D), Dan Cahill (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Joan Meschino (D), James Murphy (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4405 (on 02/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2899

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2899
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2899.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2808	Promoting local energy investment and infrastructure modernization	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H2828	To modernize our natural gas infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H2901	For field safety in gas infrastructure	Accompanied a new draft, see H4555	Similar To
H3146	Relative to transportation infrastructure value capture	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3687	Financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H4039	Similar To
H4405	JR10 Study Order	Reported, in part, by H2881	Replaced by
H731	Relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S1944	Relative to improving reliability and resiliency of electricity distribution infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S1982	Relative to wifi and cellular infrastructure along rail lines	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2007	Relative to local energy investment and infrastructure modernization	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S460	Improving municipal water infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see S2540	Similar To
S579	Establishing the Massachusetts infrastructure bank	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

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