HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1993        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 702

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to the sustainable development of water infrastructure..

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. Chapter 29C, section 3, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-

(d) In its administration of the federal state revolving loan program as provided in this chapter, the board of trustees shall be guided by the sustainable development principles of the commonwealth, which include: concentrate development and mix uses; advance equity; make efficient decisions; protect land and ecosystems; use natural resources wisely; expand housing opportunities; provide transportation choice; increase job and business opportunities; promote clean energy, and plan regionally. 

SECTION 2.  Section 1 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1984, is hereby amended by inserting after clause (b)(iii) the following clause:-

(iv) smart and sustainable development of water and wastewater infrastructure that abides by the sustainable development principles of the commonwealth, which include: concentrate development and mix uses; advance equity; make efficient decisions; protect land and ecosystems; use natural resources wisely; expand housing opportunities; provide transportation choice; increase job and business opportunities; promote clean energy; and plan regionally.