MA H1771

Bill

Authorizing the town of Barnstable to grant an easement to Vineyard Wind LLC

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/01/2019

Crossed Over
06/27/2019

Passed

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/31/2019

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to authorizing the town of Barnstable to grant a certain easement to Vineyard Wind LLC. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Barnstable to grant an easement to Vineyard Wind LLC, a renewable energy company, to construct and maintain subsurface high voltage electric power transmission lines and associated infrastructure on a portion of Covell's Beach. This is in connection with a wind generating facility that Vineyard Wind LLC is developing in federal waters south of Martha's Vineyard. The town manager is authorized to execute and record any necessary documents to effectuate the easement upon the passage of this act, which will take effect immediately.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (9)

Jennifer Benson (D), William Crocker (R), Julian Cyr (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Randy Hunt (R), Sarah Peake (D), Denise Provost (D), Mike Soter (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2019 (on 07/31/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1771

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1771
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1771.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2383	Authorizing James S. Armentrout to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H2695	Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant an easement in the town of Princeton	Accompanied a new draft, see H3990	Similar To
H3929	Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county	New draft substituted, see H5210	Similar To
H3951	Providing for the abandonment of a certain sewer line easement in West Roxbury	New draft substituted, see H4649	Similar To
H4007	Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne	New draft substituted, see H4805	Similar To
H4219	Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey an easement in certain land in the city of Peabody	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 240 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H748	Authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to release easements upon certain real property in the town of Stoneham	New draft substituted, see H4844	Similar To
S1496	Authorizing the Barnstable County Retirement Board to acquire real property in Barnstable County	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 267 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S1498	Relative to retirement benefits for municipal natural resource officers in Barnstable County	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S906	Relative to grandparents raising grandchildren	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2383

Authorizing James S. Armentrout to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 217 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H2695

Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant an easement in the town of Princeton

Accompanied a new draft, see H3990

Similar To

H3929

Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county

New draft substituted, see H5210

Similar To

H3951

Providing for the abandonment of a certain sewer line easement in West Roxbury

New draft substituted, see H4649

Similar To

H4007

Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant certain easements to the town of Bourne

New draft substituted, see H4805

Similar To

H4219

Authorizing the commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey an easement in certain land in the city of Peabody

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 240 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H748

Authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to release easements upon certain real property in the town of Stoneham

New draft substituted, see H4844

Similar To

S1496

Authorizing the Barnstable County Retirement Board to acquire real property in Barnstable County

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 267 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S1498

Relative to retirement benefits for municipal natural resource officers in Barnstable County

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S906

Relative to grandparents raising grandchildren

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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