MA S1143

Bill

To mandate setbacks in home construction near high pressure gas pipelines

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to mandate setbacks in home construction near high pressure gas pipelines. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill aims to mandate setbacks in home construction near high-pressure gas pipelines. It amends Chapter 41 of the General Laws to require the boards of health to review and hold public hearings on proposed residential subdivisions located within certain distances of high-pressure gas transmission pipelines. The bill sets minimum setback requirements based on the pipeline's maximum operating pressure, and allows boards of health to adopt even greater setback requirements. The goal is to improve safety and prevent natural gas pipeline explosions near residential areas.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Barbara L'Italien (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2342 (on 03/15/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1143

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1143
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1143.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1005	Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction	No further action taken	Similar To
H1649	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	No further action taken	Similar To
H1656	Creating the state guarantee fund for default on public construction surety bond payments	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1702	Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H1703	Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
H2078	Relative to the construction and rehabilitation of senior centers	Accompanied a new draft, see H4495	Similar To
H2501	Relative to construction and rehabilitation of public safety facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H3953	Relative to the sewer construction and private way maintenance and improvement fund in the town of Barnstable	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4987	Relative to the sewer construction and water quality maintenance and improvement fund in the town of Mashpee	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H668	To expedite multifamily housing construction	Accompanied a new draft, see H3844	Similar To
H671	Relative to single-family home construction	No further action taken	Similar To
H729	Relative to private construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H753	Relative to construction defect claims by condominium owners	Accompanied a new draft, see H4236	Similar To
S1019	Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1281	Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1708	Relative to timely decisions by awarding authorities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1744	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1866	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S1889	Relative to the safety and protection of utility work and construction sites	Accompanied a study order, see S2498	Similar To
S2342	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to municipalities matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1005

Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction

No further action taken

Similar To

H1649

Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects

No further action taken

Similar To

H1656

Creating the state guarantee fund for default on public construction surety bond payments

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

H1702

Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

H1703

Relative to default insurance programs for certain public construction projects

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

H2078

Relative to the construction and rehabilitation of senior centers

Accompanied a new draft, see H4495

Similar To

H2501

Relative to construction and rehabilitation of public safety facilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H3953

Relative to the sewer construction and private way maintenance and improvement fund in the town of Barnstable

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4987

Relative to the sewer construction and water quality maintenance and improvement fund in the town of Mashpee

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H668

To expedite multifamily housing construction

Accompanied a new draft, see H3844

Similar To

H671

Relative to single-family home construction

No further action taken

Similar To

H729

Relative to private construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H753

Relative to construction defect claims by condominium owners

Accompanied a new draft, see H4236

Similar To

S1019

Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1281

Resolve providing for investigating construction practices and their impact on firefighter deaths

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1708

Relative to timely decisions by awarding authorities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1744

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S1866

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2498

Similar To

S1889

Relative to the safety and protection of utility work and construction sites

Accompanied a study order, see S2498

Similar To

S2342

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to municipalities matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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