HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3483        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3056

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia A. Haddad

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act clarifying the eligibility of fuel cells for class one renewable portfolio status.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/21/2011

Shaunna O'Connell

3rd Bristol

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3483        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3056

By Ms. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3056) of Patricia A. Haddad and Shaunna O'Connell for legislation to classify refuse derived fuels from the processing of post-recycled municipal solid waste as renewable fuels.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act clarifying the eligibility of fuel cells for class one renewable portfolio status.

 

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.  Paragraph  2 of section 11F of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “renewable fuels;”, in lines 25 and 26, the following words:- including refuse derived fuels from the processing of post-recycled municipal solid waste. 

SECTION 2.  Paragraph 3 of section 11F of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “renewable fuels;”, in line 53, the following:- including fuel cells that use a gas produced from refuse derived fuels provided, however, that where the refuse derived fuel source is processed municipal solid waste, this section shall only apply if the same is post-recycled municipal solid waste.