Bill > H4743

This bill authorizes the town of North Reading to receive water from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), a public authority responsible for providing water and sewer services to a large portion of Massachusetts. Specifically, it amends a previous law to include North Reading among the municipalities that can be supplied with water by the MWRA. However, the bill stipulates that the MWRA's board of directors must first vote to approve supplying water to North Reading, after making specific findings required by existing law and any other necessary determinations according to the MWRA's policies. This approval process also requires obtaining all other necessary regulatory approvals. The bill also clarifies that a specific section of the existing law, section 71 of chapter 372, will not apply in this instance, and the act takes effect immediately upon its passage.