HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3714        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3362

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Orlando Ramos and Jay D. Livingstone

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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 ensuring a healthy future for environmental justice communities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Orlando Ramos

9th Hampden

2/19/2021

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

2/19/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/22/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

2/22/2021

Jacob R. Oliveira

7th Hampden

2/23/2021

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

2/23/2021

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

2/23/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/23/2021

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

2/24/2021

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

2/24/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/25/2021

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/26/2021

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

2/26/2021

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

2/26/2021

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/26/2021

Adam Gomez

Hampden

3/9/2021

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

3/10/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/15/2021

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

3/15/2021

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

3/18/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

3/22/2021

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

4/5/2021

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

6/15/2021

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

7/22/2021

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

8/6/2021

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

11/12/2021

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

12/6/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

12/21/2021

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/24/2022

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

1/31/2022

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

5/19/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3714        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3362

By Messrs. Ramos of Springfield and Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3362) of Orlando Ramos, Jay D. Livingstone and others relative to the location and classification of certain renewable energy generating sources in relation to their proximity to environmental justice communities.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

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 ensuring a healthy future for environmental justice communities.

 

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 11F of Chapter 25A of the General Law, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended, by adding after subsection (i) the following new subsection:

(j) A new renewable energy generating source that begins commercial operation after July 31, 2021, or an existing facility that increases its generating capacity after July 31, 2021, shall not qualify as a “Class I” renewable generating source if: (1) it is located within a distance of 5 miles of a neighborhood that is defined as an environmental justice population pursuant to Section 62 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, and, (2) the operation of the renewable energy generating source to produce energy causes the release of air pollutants.