Bill Text: MA H732 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title: Flood storage areas in the Alewife Brook watershed in the cities of Cambridge and Somerville and in the towns of Arlington and Belmont

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-23 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H732 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H732-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to flood storage.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
Sean Garballey	23rd Middlesex

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to flood storage.

                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:  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council shall conduct a study of potential flood storage locations and water quality improvements in the Alewife Brook watershed in the Cities of Cambridge and Somerville, and in the Towns of Arlington and Belmont.

Within one hundred and eighty (180) days of passage of this act, the Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council shall submit a report to the clerks of the House and Senate detailing a plan concerning the implementation of said study.

SECTION 2:  A sum of $100,000 shall be appropriate for the purpose of funding the study required by SECTION 1."