SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1807 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1878
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc R. Pacheco
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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 relative to solar mobility systems.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol |
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Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/26/2017 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/31/2017 |
Tackey Chan | 2nd Norfolk | 1/31/2017 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 2/1/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/1/2017 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth | 2/2/2017 |
Brendan P. Crighton | Third Essex | 2/2/2017 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 2/2/2017 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
John J. Lawn, Jr. | 10th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 2/3/2017 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
Cynthia Stone Creem | First Middlesex and Norfolk | 2/3/2017 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 2/10/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1807 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1878
By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1878) of Marc R. Pacheco, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Tackey Chan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to solar mobility systems. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to solar mobility systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, there shall be a special commission on solar mobility systems to determine the feasibility of permitting nonexclusive access to rights-of-way to mobility network providers meeting the following criteria: (i) Privately-funded construction; (ii) privately-operated without government subsidies; (iii) exceed 120 passenger miles per gallon or equivalent energy efficiency; (iv) exceed safety performance of transportation modes already approved for use; and (v) gather more than 2 megawatt-hours of renewable energy per network mile per typical day.
The commission shall include, but not be limited to: the secretary of energy and environmental affairs; the commissioner of energy resources; the secretary of transportation; the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; the chief executive officer of the Massachusetts clean energy technology center; 2 members of Bay State Sunway; 2 members of the senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader.
The commission shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the joint committee on transportation and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation not later than December 31, 2017 setting forth the commission’s findings, together with any recommendations for regulatory or legislative action, with a timeline for planning, construction, implementation, economic impact and integration of zero carbon transportation systems.