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By Mr. Atsalis of Barnstable, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 714) of Demetrius J. Atsalis relative to cables in ocean sanctuaries. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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By Mr. Atsalis of Barnstable, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 714) of Demetrius J. Atsalis relative to cables in ocean sanctuaries. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PETITION OF:
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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 16 of chapter 132A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “energy” and before the semi-colon in line 15, the following words:— , provided, however, that cables which do not connect existing or new facilities located on physically separate land areas whether on the same or different coastlines which produce, deliver, or otherwise provide electric, gas, water, sewage, transportation, or telecommunications services to the public are prohibited, unless the executive office of environmental affairs makes a determination that the facility utilizing such cables does not present a coastal hazard, create adverse economic or aesthetic impacts, or significantly alter or otherwise endanger the ecology or the appearance of the ocean, the seabed or the subsoil thereof.
SECTION 2. Said section 16 of said chapter 132A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “department” and before the semi-colon in line 20 the following words:— , provided, however, that a project authorized under chapter 91 and which involves an activity, use or facility associated with the generation, transmission or distribution of electrical power and which is a pipeline, aqueduct, conduit, cable, or wire including associated vertical support structures which are located under or over the water, and which does not connect existing or new facilities located on physically separate land areas whether on the same or different coastlines is prohibited, unless the executive office of environmental affairs makes a determination that the project does not present a coastal hazard, create adverse economic or aesthetic impacts, or significantly alter or otherwise endanger the ecology or the appearance of the ocean, the seabed or the subsoil thereof.