An Act relative to pipeline siting

This bill prohibits the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources from approving new pipeline capacity or gas storage contracts if the proposed infrastructure would be built on land protected by Article 97 of the state constitution. It directly affects developers seeking to build gas lines on constitutionally protected areas and the state agency responsible for reviewing such projects. Under this law, any future approval of gas infrastructure on protected land would automatically invalidate existing contracts for pipeline capacity or gas storage related to that site. The measure aims to prevent the creation of new gas infrastructure on lands already designated for conservation under the state constitution.