Massachusetts HD 1219: An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1219 FILED ON: 2/2/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3351

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Frank A. Moran and Marjorie C. Decker
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Frank A. Moran 17th Essex 2/2/2021
Marjorie C. Decker 25th Middlesex 2/10/2021
Mindy Domb 3rd Hampshire 2/16/2021
Christina A. Minicucci 14th Essex 2/24/2021
Natalie M. Blais 1st Franklin 2/26/2021
Jessica Ann Giannino 16th Suffolk 2/26/2021
Marcos A. Devers 16th Essex 3/4/2021
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. 28th Middlesex 3/4/2021
David Biele 4th Suffolk 3/4/2021
Tommy Vitolo 15th Norfolk 3/5/2021
Steven Ultrino 33rd Middlesex 3/8/2021
Thomas M. Stanley 9th Middlesex 3/8/2021
Peter Capano 11th Essex 3/10/2021
Paul W. Mark 2nd Berkshire 3/10/2021
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf 17th Worcester 3/12/2021
Daniel J. Ryan 2nd Suffolk 3/12/2021
Walter F. Timilty Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth 3/17/2021
Maria Duaime Robinson 6th Middlesex 4/2/2021

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Michelle M. DuBois 10th Plymouth 4/8/2021
Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester 9/7/2021
Erika Uyterhoeven 27th Middlesex 2/1/2022

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1219 FILED ON: 2/2/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3351
By Representatives Moran of Lawrence and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3351) of Frank A. Moran, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to the use of
contractors for repairing or performing work on public utility infrastructure.
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act to ensure safety and transparency in pipeline repair.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 164, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition of the
2 General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraphs: -
3 All construction, reconstruction, installation, alteration, or repair not performed by gas or
4 electric public utility employees on public infrastructure shall be performed and procured under
5 sections 26 through 27F of chapter 149 inclusive and section 39M of chapter 30. The gas and
6 electric utilities shall request from the department of labor standards prevailing wage rate sheets
7 for each municipality they are working in once every six months.
8 The department, under chapter 30A and in consultation with all gas and electric utilities,
9 shall within one year promulgate rules and regulations for the training and implementation of a
10 certification program for contractors and their employees repairing or performing work on public
11 infrastructure in the Commonwealth.