Bill Text: MA H2205 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Inspection requirements for certain refrigeration and air conditioning units
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-24 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H2205 Detail]
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael A. Costello
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to inspection requirements for certain refrigeration and air conditioning units.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Michael A. Costello |
1st Essex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2347 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to inspection requirements for certain refrigeration and air conditioning units.
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. Section 45A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following new paragraph:-
No person shall operate or cause to be operated a refrigeration or air conditioning system, or any appurtenance thereof, excepting refrigeration or air conditioning systems in railway trains, motor vehicles, private residences, apartment houses of less than five apartments, refrigeration and air conditioning systems located on property under the jurisdiction of the United States government, refrigeration and air conditioning systems used exclusively for agricultural, horticultural or floricultural purposes, refrigeration and air conditioning systems having less than twenty tons capacity, and refrigeration and air conditioning systems that provide cooling for human comfort or process environment air conditioning and that meet all of the following criteria: (a) has a capacity of less than 100 horsepower, (b) is a totally enclosed, factory-assembled complete unit, (c) is pad- or skid-mounted, (d) is located in an area that is separate from the space it cools, or on the roof of a commercial or industrial property, (e) has a unit enclosure containing the motor, compressor, condenser, receiver and associated piping, controls and safety devices, and (f) has an evaporator that is contained within the unit or is in the air.
