SENATE DOCKET, NO. 27 FILED ON: 1/12/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 435
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian A. Joyce
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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 prohibiting polystyrene packaging by 2019.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Brian A. Joyce | Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 27 FILED ON: 1/12/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 435
By Mr. Joyce, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 435) of Brian A. Joyce for legislation to prohibit polystyrene packaging by 2017. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 370 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 prohibiting polystyrene packaging by 2019.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection shall promulgate regulations to prohibit the use of polystyrene packaging by the year 2019, including but not limited to carryout polystyrene packaging and polystyrene cups provided by a food establishment to a consumer. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection shall promulgate regulations to enforce this act.