Bill Text: MA S1492 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title:
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 4/1 at 2:00 PM in Hearing Room A2 [S1492 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1492-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jennifer L. Flanagan
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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 to Provide Emergency Relief for Electric Customers.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Jennifer L. Flanagan |
Worcester and Middlesex |
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William F. Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth |
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Stephen L. DiNatale |
3rd Worcester |
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Jennifer Benson |
37th Middlesex |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Susan C. Fargo |
Third Middlesex |
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Robert L. Rice, Jr. |
2nd Worcester |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Provide Emergency Relief for Electric Customers.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Be it enacted:
Section 1 subsection (7) of section 1F of Chapter 164 of the General Laws appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the fifth and sixth and seventh sentences as so appearing beginning at line 237 and inserting in place thereof the following:
Any person, firm, electric or generation company, supplier, or other corporation doing business in the commonwealth who violates any provisions of said code or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the department pursuant to sections 1A to 1H, inclusive, or any provision of chapter 93A, pursuant to authority established by section 102C, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500,000 for each violation for each day that the violation persists. Any person or entity shall have the right to a hearing on the fine assessed; provided however if the department determines that an emergency exists because of a violation or series of violations which has interrupted service, the department may with notice immediately impose daily fines or in an appropriate case order another supplier or entity to provide service or repair facilities and impose further consequential damages.
