By Mr. Sullivan of Fall River, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2383) of David B. Sullivan and others for legislation to regulate liquefied natural gas tanker import terminals.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

David B. Sullivan

Joan M. Menard

Michael J. Rodrigues

Robert Correia

Patricia A. Haddad

Stephen R. Canessa

Steven J. D'Amico

Robert M. Koczera

Matthew C. Patrick

Charles A. Murphy

Denise Provost

Robert L. Rice, Jr.

Cleon H. Turner

Pamela P. Resor

Edward M. Augustus, Jr.

Barbara A. L'Italien

John F. Quinn

Cory Atkins

Gloria L. Fox

Antonio F. D. Cabral

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

Alice Hanlon Peisch

Bruce J. Ayers

Jennifer M. Callahan

Walter F. Timilty

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act regulating liquefied natural gas tanker import terminals.

    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: Chapter 21E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 19 the following two sections:-

Section 20.  A LNG import terminal must have a minimum distance of 5,000 feet from the center of the LNG tank to the nearest residential home, elderly housing complexes, schools, hospitals, health care facilities, businesses or developments.

Section 21. A LNG tanker must have a 1,500 foot clearance along the shore, as it travels any Massachusetts waterway, from the hull to the nearest residential home, elderly housing complexes, schools, hospitals, health care facilities, businesses or developments.

SECTION 2: The provisions of this act shall apply to all LNG import terminals constructed after January 1, 2007.