MA S2593

Bill

Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to NSTAR electric company d/b/a Eversource Energy in return for NSTAR releasing or modifying easements for the benefit of the Commonwealth

Introduced
06/28/2018

In Committee
07/09/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to NSTAR electric company d/b/a Eversource Energy in return for NSTAR releasing or modifying easements for the benefit of the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to NSTAR Electric Company, doing business as Eversource Energy, in return for Eversource releasing or modifying easements that it currently holds over Commonwealth property. The bill requires Eversource to compensate the Commonwealth for the fair market value or value in use of the easements granted, and to assume all associated costs. Any money received by the Commonwealth must be deposited in the general fund. The bill also provides for a temporary license to Eversource to access the easement areas until the conveyances take effect, and includes provisions to ensure the easements are used solely for the purposes described in the bill and revert to the Commonwealth if they are no longer used for those purposes.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Viriato deMacedo (R), Dave Vieira (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2603 (on 07/16/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2593

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2593
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2593.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1402	Relative to the retirement benefits of John P. Cummings	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3918	Amending the charter of the town of Bourne	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4020	Authorizing the Silver Lake Regional School District to convey drainage easements to the town of Kingston	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2264	Designating certain bridges in the town of Bourne as the U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Pucino Memorial Bridges	New draft substituted, see S2316	Similar To
S2316	Designating certain bridges in the town of Bourne as the U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Pucino Memorial Bridges	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 125 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S2603	Authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to grant easements to NSTAR electric company d/b/a Eversource Energy in return for NSTAR releasing or modifying easements for the benefit of the Commonwealth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 216 of the Acts of 2018	Replaced by

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