HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 73        FILED ON: 1/8/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2906

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tom Sannicandro

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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 eliminate coal burning and use.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/8/2015

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

12/9/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 73        FILED ON: 1/8/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2906

By Mr. Sannicandro of Ashland, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2906) of Tom Sannicandro and Anne M. Gobi for legislation to phase out coal burning in the production of electricity.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2974 OF 2013-2014.]

 

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 to eliminate coal burning and use.

 

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 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 69I the following section: 

Section 69I½ 

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any law to the contrary, no facility in operation on and after January first, two thousand seventeen shall utilize or gasify coal.