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H5109 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Falmouth to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in future sewer service areas

An Act authorizing the town of Falmouth to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in future sewer service areas

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Sponsor
David T. Vieira
Last action
2026-05-04
Official status
Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act authorizing the town of Falmouth to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in future sewer service areas

An Act authorizing the town of Falmouth to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in future sewer service areas By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the town of Falmouth to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in future sewer service areas By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 5109) of David T.
  • Vieira (by vote of the town) the town of Falmouth be authorized to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in future sewer service areas in said town.
  • Municipalities and Regional Government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-04 Senate

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  2. 2026-04-30 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  3. 2026-04-06 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  4. 2026-04-06 House

    Rules suspended

  5. 2026-04-06 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  6. 2026-03-12 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  7. 2026-03-03 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  8. 2026-02-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222

  9. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Senate concurred

  10. 2026-02-12 House

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Falmouth to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in future sewer service areas
By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5109) of David T. Vieira (by vote of the town) the town of Falmouth be authorized to expend funds to offset certain costs associated with the installation of low pressure pumps on private property in future sewer service areas in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.5109

SECTION 1.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Select Board of the Town of Falmouth may expend a sum of money from any source as appropriated by Town Meeting for the purpose of reimbursing certain property owners in any Town Sewer Service Area constructed in the future for any costs associated with the purchase and installation of low pressure pumps on private property necessary to connect to the Town’s sewer or wastewater system. The Select Board shall determine the amount of the payments provided that said payments shall be the same for each private property and payments shall follow installation and inspection of the low pressure pump by the town wastewater superintendent.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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