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. Paragraph (d) of section 8 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2001, is hereby further amended by striking out the word "Dedham", in line 4, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Dedham-Westwood Water District.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding section 1, the provision of water services by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to Dedham-Westwood Water District shall commence only after the Massachusetts water resources authority board of directors has voted approval after making findings as required in clauses (1) to (6), inclusive, of paragraph (d) of section 8 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 and other determinations in accordance with its applicable policies, and after all required approvals have been received, including other regulatory bodies where required and the advisory board of said authority, but section 71 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984 shall not apply.