HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3067 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3568
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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 protecting schools in an evacuation zone.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 1/20/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3067 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3568
By Mr. Heroux of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3568) of Paul R. Heroux relative to prohibiting the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing certain operating permits in the vicinity of certain schools and parks. 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 protecting schools in an evacuation zone.
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 that is within 1.5 miles of a preschool, a K-12 school, youth sports field, or park. For purposes of this act “host community” shall mean the municipality where the applicant seeks to locate the proposed facility.