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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
11/25/2020
11/25/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to ensure gas safety and consumer fairness. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
AI Summary
This bill aims to ensure gas safety and consumer fairness. It has several key provisions:
1. It disallows the allocation to ratepayers of the cost of lost and unaccounted for gas from leaking infrastructure by January 1, 2023.
2. It requires gas companies to notify fire departments and law enforcement within an hour of detecting Grade 2 and Grade 3 gas leaks.
3. It sets stricter timelines and requirements for the repair of different grades of gas leaks, including those near schools, hazardous trees, and with significant environmental impact.
4. It mandates the annual reporting of detailed data on gas leaks and infrastructure by gas companies, which will be made publicly available.
5. It requires the Department of Public Utilities to establish standards for winter surveillance and patrol of cast iron pipes prone to cracking and leaks due to frost.
6. It requires gas companies to file plans to address aging or leaking natural gas infrastructure to reduce leaks and lost gas, with specific requirements for the content of those plans.
7. It requires the Department to send approved gas infrastructure replacement plans to the municipalities whose service territories are covered by those plans.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (10)
Lori Ehrlich (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Paul Feeney (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Harold Naughton (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
Bruce Tarr (R),
Dean Tran (R),
Last Action
Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 11/25/2020)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1959 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1959.pdf |
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