Bill Text: MA S966 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to process piping.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/9 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B2 [S966 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S966-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Morrissey, Michael (SEN)
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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 process piping.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Morrissey, Michael (SEN) |
Norfolk and Plymouth |
Martin J. Walsh |
13th Suffolk |
Paul J. Donato |
35th Middlesex |
Pam Richardson |
6th Middlesex |
John A. Hart, Jr. |
First Suffolk |
Anthony D. Galluccio |
Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex |
Steven A. Tolman |
Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
Thomas P. Kennedy |
Second Plymouth and Bristol |
Kevin G. Honan |
17th Suffolk |
Stephen Stat Smith |
28th Middlesex |
Robert J. Nyman |
5th Plymouth |
Thomas M. McGee |
Third Essex and Middlesex |
Mark V. Falzone |
9th Essex |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
16th Suffolk |
Geraldine Creedon |
11th Plymouth |
Brian P. Wallace |
4th Suffolk |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. |
12th Worcester |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. |
12th Hampden |
The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act
relative to process piping.
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. The eleventh paragraph of section eighty-one of chapter one hundred forty-six of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “pumping equipment” the following:-
, vacuum and pneumatic systems, oil and petroleum products, ice making machinery, air conditioning equipment, and piping systems used for the conveyance and storage of liquids and industrial type gases used in processes, including, but not limited to, biopharama and semi-conductor manufacturing,
SECTION 2. Section eighty-nine of said chapter one hundred forty-six is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:
Whoever prevents or attempts to prevent any inspector from entering on any premises in the discharge of his duty with respect to section eight-one shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Any person who permits an unlicensed person to operate engage in pipefitting, as defined in section eighty-one, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.