By Mr. Walsh of Boston, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2408) of Thomas M. Menino and others for legislation to provide funding for hazardous materials preparedness and response teams in the cities of Boston, Cambridge and Springfield.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Thomas M. Menino

Martin J. Walsh

Gloria L. Fox

Elizabeth A. Malia

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act to provide funding for hazardous materials preparedness and response teams in the cities of boston, cambridge, and springfield.

    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 2 of Chapter 22D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:-

“The department shall create a hazardous material response team reimbursement program for the purpose of reimbursing the cities of Boston, Cambridge and Springfield for the cost of staffing, equipping and maintaining individual hazardous material response teams within each city.”