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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kimberly N. Ferguson
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Kimberly N. Ferguson 1st Worcester 1/9/2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to municipal light plant emergency mutual aid.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 133 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2022
2 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding in the third paragraph at line 12 after the words
3 “plant.” The following sentence:
4 “Any municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid may sell, rent, or lease
5 equipment, fixtures, and goods of any description related to the provision of emergency mutual
6 aid”
7 And said section is further amended by adding after the fifth paragraph the following
8 sentence:
9 “Any employee of a municipal lighting plant providing emergency mutual aid, shall be
10 covered by the provisions of chapter thirty-two, sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive, as may
11 be amended from time to time, and shall have the same rights and privileges thereunder, as if
12 performing such duties within the scope of his employment including voluntary assignments
13 authorized by the employer.”
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14 And said section is further amended by adding in the sixth paragraph at line 27 after the
15 words “utility”, the following words:
16 “or its employees”
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