S3160 • 2025

An Act relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District

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Sponsor: Durant, Peter J.
Last action: 2026-07-08
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District

An Act relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District Senate, July 2, 2026 -- Substituted as a new draft (Senator Durant) for the Senate Bill relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District (Senate, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District Senate, July 2, 2026 -- Substituted as a new draft (Senator Durant) for the Senate Bill relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District (Senate, No.
2505).
Status: Referred to House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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Bill History

2026-07-08 House
Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-07-02 Senate
New draft (Durant) of S2505
2026-07-02 Senate
Passed to be engrossed

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District
Senate, July 2, 2026 -- Substituted as a new draft (Senator Durant) for the Senate Bill relative to the dissolution of the Holmes Park Water District (Senate, No. 2505).
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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Bill S.3160

SECTION 1. Chapter 788 of the acts of 1963 is hereby repealed.

SECTION 2. (a)

The town of Westminster shall assume the rights, duties and responsibilities of the Holmes Park Water District established under chapter 788 of the acts of 1963 to supply water to inhabitants within the boundaries of the district for all purposes set forth in said chapter 788. All infrastructure, equipment, facilities, funds, assets, liabilities and property of the district shall be assumed by the town of Westminster and the infrastructure shall become part of the town's water supply system under the care, custody and control of the town's public works commission; provided, however, that if any real property interests of the district are subject to Article 97 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, such Article 97

purpose shall continue to be held by the town of Westminster.

(b) All rates, taxes or other charges due and owing to the district by any inhabitants of the district shall become due and payable to the town of Westminster. The town, through its public works commission, shall have all legal rights of enforcement and collection of such rates, taxes and other charges.

(c) Any funds held by the district on the effective date of this act shall be transferred to the custody and control of the town of Westminster. Such funds shall be used to pay all outstanding debts of the district. After payment of those debts, any excess funds shall be credited to the town's water enterprise fund established pursuant to section 53F1/2 of chapter 44 of the General Laws and shall be used for purposes of the water enterprise fund.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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