HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 866 FILED ON: 1/15/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2879 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Paul A. Schmid, III _______________ 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: An Act relative to landscape sprinkler systems. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol | Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin | Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 866 FILED ON: 1/15/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2879 By Mr. Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2879) of Paul A. Schmid, III and others for legislation to require landscape sprinkler systems to be constructed with automatic shutoff valves with rain sensor devices. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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, NO. 1747 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to landscape sprinkler systems.
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, rule or regulation to the contrary, the state board of building regulations and standards shall amend the state building code to include rain sensor devices for newly installed or renovated residential outdoor landscape sprinkler systems. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations for the installation of sprinkler systems and the rain sensor device to override and suspend the operation of the system during periods of rainfall and shall specify the amount of rainfall required to activate a rain sensor. |
