SENATE DOCKET, NO. 125        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 517

 

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

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/31/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

4/24/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 125        FILED ON: 1/9/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 517

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 517) of Marc R. Pacheco and James B. Eldridge for legislation to promote solar hot water installations.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 471 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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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:
 

SECTION 1. 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.