MA H1780

Bill

To ensure safe maintenance of utility poles and wires

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 ensure safe maintenance of utility poles and wires. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure the safe maintenance of utility poles and wires. It proposes two key provisions: 1) For municipalities where utility companies participate in a program to coordinate the removal, replacement, or installation of utility poles and wires, the municipality shall have unrestricted access to view the utility records and information for the entire municipality. 2) Any wire that is disconnected from a residential or business service location and remains attached to a utility pole must be reported by the utility to a notification system within 14 days. The wire must also be permanently secured at least 15 feet from the base of the pole, and the utility that disconnected the wire is responsible for its maintenance until it is either disconnected from the pole or attached to a new service location.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (7)

Tackey Chan (D), Marjorie Decker (D), James Dwyer (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), David Linsky (D), Leonard Mirra (R), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4651 (on 06/25/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1780

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1780
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1780.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1198	Promoting HMO billing flexibility	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
H1660	Relative to state contracting	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
H1749	Relative to double poles	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H1855	Relative to bridge maintenance transparency and accountability	Accompanied a study order, see H4537	Similar To
H2702	Relative to the purchase of utility poles by a municipality	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H2946	Relative to solid waste disposal facilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H3218	Relative to the maintenance of private roads, beaches and amenities in municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H4590	Similar To
H404	Reestablishing the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4532	Similar To
H4149	Authorizing the city of Haverhill to assess fines for failure to relocate or remove utility poles and wires	Accompanied a study order, see H4684	Similar To
H4651	House matters before the committee	No further action taken	Replaced by
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

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