SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1723 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 410 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Bruce E. Tarr _______________ 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 wastewater facilities. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1723 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 410 By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 410) of Bruce E. Tarr and Carolyn C. Dykema for legislation relative to wastewater facilities. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An act relative to wastewater facilities.
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 other general or special law to the contrary, the department of environmental protection shall evaluate the feasibility, cost, advantages and disadvantages of obtaining from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to the extent permitted by federal law, delegated authority over National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) programs. The department shall file a report detailing its findings, together with any legislative recommendations necessary to obtaining such authority, with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives not later than August 1, 2013. |
