Bill Text: MA S1498 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced

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Bill Title:

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/9 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S1498 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1498-Introduced.html

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John A. Hart, Jr.

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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 Providing for Enhanced Protection in the Marking of Underground Utility Lines.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:	District/Address:
John A. Hart, Jr.	First Suffolk

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01930 OF 2007-2008.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act providing for enhanced protection in the marking of underground utility lines.

                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 40 of chapter 82 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of the third paragraph:-

            In providing the designations required by this section, the company shall not utilize personnel other than the company’s own permanent employees who have been trained to perform such work.