H1018 • 2025

An Act updating the management of the Commonwealth's water resources

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Sponsor: Alice Hanlon Peisch
Last action: 2025-09-25
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act updating the management of the Commonwealth's water resources

An Act updating the management of the Commonwealth's water resources By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act updating the management of the Commonwealth's water resources By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1018) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to water resources and protecting the rights of municipalities and districts.
Environment and Natural Resources.
Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

2025-09-25 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2025-06-10 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act updating the management of the Commonwealth's water resources
By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1018) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to water resources and protecting the rights of municipalities and districts. Environment and Natural Resources.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill H.1018

SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 21G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the definition of “Permit” the following sentence:-

The permit program is intended to assist the department in the comprehensive management of the commonwealth’s water resources within its river basins in a manner that ensures an appropriate balance among competing water withdrawals and uses, as well as preservation of the water resource itself.

SECTION 2. Said section 2 of said chapter 21G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end of the definition of “Registration statement” the following sentence:-

The registration statement is intended to enable the department to document baseline water use in the commonwealth.

SECTION 3. Section 5 of said chapter 21G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

All properly filed water management act renewal registration statements shall entitle the registrants to their registered water use volumes without conditions excepting that the department may require proper metering or other means to accurately measure the volume of water withdrawn under a renewal registration statement. No regulations may be promulgated that would allow the imposition of any such conditions other than withdrawal volume measurement.

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