HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 840        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 875

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

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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 to promote economic development via renewable energy production.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2011

James B. Eldridge

 

2/3/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 840        FILED ON: 1/19/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 875

By Mr. Sciortino of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 875) of Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. and others for legislation to promote economic development through renewable energy production.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3122 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act to promote economic development via renewable energy production.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph of subsection (d) the following paragraph:-

Said owner or tenant shall be allowed an additional credit equal to 10 per cent of the net expenditure for a renewable energy source property or $1,000, whichever is lesser; provided, however that the majority of the components of said renewable energy source property, determined by percentage of retail price, were manufactured in the commonwealth. The Executive Office of Economic Development shall publish annually a list of manufacturers whose products shall be considered as manufactured in the commonwealth for the purpose of this credit.