SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1249        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 471

 

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 to promote solar hot water installations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/30/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/2/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1249        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 471

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 471) of Marc R. Pacheco, Jonathan Hecht, James B. Eldridge and Michael D. Brady for legislation to promote solar hot water installations.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1704 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to promote solar hot water installations.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The State Board of Building Regulations and Standards shall hold a public hearing pursuant to G.L. Chapter 30A and Chapter 143, §§94 and 97, to determine whether to amend the Building Code (780 CMR 73) to address applications of solar thermal technology beyond domestic hot water applications to include swimming pool heating, space heating and industrial process heat.