HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3045 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3566
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul R. Heroux
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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 of a petitioner to provide remuneration for an epidemiological base-line impact study.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 1/20/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3045 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3566
By Mr. Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3566) of Paul R. Heroux relative to prohibiting the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing certain operating permits prior to the conducting of a study and analysis of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions of the area. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act of a petitioner to provide remuneration for an epidemiological base-line impact study.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The department of environmental protection under its operating permit and compliance program (310 CMR 7.00: Appendix C) may not issue an operating permit unless the applicant for an operating permit provides funding for an impact study done by an independent epidemiologist retained by and chosen by a majority vote of the host community’s city council or board of selectmen.