HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2184        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2191

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mathew J. Muratore and Susan L. Moran

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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 Massachusetts Solar Access Law.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/12/2021

Susan L. Moran

Plymouth and Barnstable

2/12/2021

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/17/2021

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

2/17/2021

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

2/17/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/15/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2184        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2191

By Representative Muratore of Plymouth and Senator Moran, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2191) of Mathew J. Muratore, Susan L. Moran and others relative to zoning restrictions for solar systems.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1812 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to Massachusetts Solar Access Law.

 

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 3 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after the words "or welfare." in line 101, the following:-

A damage to the above listed "public health, safety and welfare" shall be proven in the court of law by local authorities that seek to restrict the use of solar systems attached to permanent buildings.