Bill > S2291

This bill proposes to modify Section 94A of Chapter 164 of the Massachusetts General Laws by preventing the state's department of public utilities from approving any contracts for purchasing gas, gas pipeline capacity, or liquefied gas storage that would pass costs onto ratepayers if the contract requires constructing or expanding interstate gas infrastructure. In practical terms, this means that utility companies would be prohibited from charging consumers for the costs of building new gas pipelines or expanding existing pipeline networks. The legislation aims to protect ratepayers from bearing the financial burden of gas infrastructure projects, effectively placing the financial risk of such expansions on the gas companies and their shareholders rather than on individual consumers. By inserting this new provision into existing law, the bill seeks to create a financial disincentive for gas infrastructure expansion and potentially encourage alternative energy investments.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2291