HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2702 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2860
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark J. Cusack
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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 Concerning Transparency and Accountability of Public Funds used for Wind and Solar projects.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Mark J. Cusack | 5th Norfolk | 1/16/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2702 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2860
By Mr. Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2860) of Mark J. Cusack for legislation to require that certain funds distributed by the Commonwealth to wind and solar plants be posted on a website maintained by the Mass Clean Energy Center. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act Concerning Transparency and Accountability of Public Funds used for Wind and Solar projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 23J Section 5 of the general laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph.
Expenditures of moneys for wind and solar plants from the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust grant, loan, or credits or federal finds distributed by the Commonwealth shall be posted on a web site maintained by the Mass Clean Energy Center for that purpose and updated monthly. The website information will include the recipient name, the program, date of award, award amount and the project name and location.