By Mr. Eldridge of Acton, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 737) of James B. Eldridge that the Department of Environmental Protection be authorized to promulgate rules relative to the clean-up of oil spills.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

James B. Eldridge

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act Relative to Bioremediation of Oil Spills.

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

Section 4 of chapter 21E of the General Laws is hereby

amended by inserting at the end of the second paragraph the

following: The department shall promulgate regulations relative to

bioremediation of spills or other discharges of oil and petroleum

products that shall prohibit bioaugmentation and require biostimulation

except where site specific requirements would make biostimulation

less effective than bioaugmentation.