SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1085        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 374

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael R. Knapik

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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 resolve:

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs relative to a statewide single-stream recycling program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Michael R. Knapik

Second Hampden and Hampshire

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1085        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 374

By Mr. Knapik, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 374) of Michael R. Knapik, Bruce E. Tarr, Randy Hunt and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation to provide for an investigation and study by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs relative to a statewide single-stream recycling program.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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Resolve providing for an investigation and study by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs relative to a statewide single-stream recycling program.

 

Resolved, Resolved, that the executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall conduct an investigation and study of the feasibility of implementing a state-wide single-stream recycling pilot program. The study shall identify the fiscal impact, statutory and regulatory barriers, existing laws and regulations, grant programs to facilitate financing, new and existing technologies, existing infrastructure and the need for new infrastructure, and other improvements.

           The secretary shall report to the joint committee on environment, natural resources and agriculture, the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy, and the house and senate committees on ways and means, the finding and recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry the recommendations into effect by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives on or before December 31, 2013.