SENATE, No. 1933

By Mr. Hart, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1933) of John A. Hart, Jr. for legislation relative to the monitoring of natural gas. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

AN ACT relative to the monitoring of natural gas

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 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:- Section 70B.  The Department of Telecommunications and Energy shall require local distribution companies to survey their gas piping system for leak detection.  Upon finding a natural gas leak, the leak must be investigated, graded and monitored.  The surveying, investigating, grading and monitoring of these leaks shall be done by employees of local distribution companies and reported to the Department of Telecommunications and Energy.