SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1793        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 441

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi

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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 further regulating siting of solid waste facilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/3/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/3/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1793        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 441

By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 441) of Anne M. Gobi, Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to further regulate siting of solid waste facilities.  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 further regulating siting of solid waste facilities.

 

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.  Section 150A1/2 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsections at the end of the section:—

“(18) the potential adverse impacts on municipalities containing Environmental Justice Population, (defined as a neighborhood whose annual median household income is equal to or less than 65 percent of the statewide median or whose population is made up 25 percent minority or lacking English language proficiency), within one mile of the proposed site including the potential adverse impacts on the considerations stated within this section for which site suitability standards and criteria are established.

(19) the potential for the site to be impacted by anticipated sea level rise or coastal storm surge associated with climate change.

(20) the proximity to and potential impacts of the site on designated Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.”