HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3775        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 969

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adrian C. Madaro and Christine P. Barber

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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 establishing the monitoring of ultrafine particulates.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

2/19/2021

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

2/19/2021

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/26/2021

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

2/26/2021

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/1/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/16/2021

Lydia Edwards

First Suffolk and Middlesex

1/28/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3775        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 969

By Representatives Madaro of Boston and Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 969) of Adrian C. Madaro, Christine P. Barber and others relative to the monitoring of ultrafine particulates by the Department of Environmental Protection.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

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 establishing the monitoring of ultrafine particulates.

 

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 142B of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the eighth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

The department shall maintain and operate such air sampling stations and devices; make or perform such routine and special examinations, inspections, observations, determinations, laboratory analyses, and surveys; maintain such records; and perform such other acts as it deems necessary to conduct an adequate air pollution control program within the metropolitan air pollution control district. The department shall, in its annual Air Monitoring Network plan, which it prepares in accordance with Title 40 CFR Part 58.10, at each location where the department monitors for particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and smaller in diameter, monitor and report for ultrafine particulate matter less than 100 nanometers in diameter, in addition to its other monitoring at those locations. The department shall promulgate regulations including said ultrafine particulate matter in reporting required by project proponents for applications, certifications, plans, permits, or any other matter requiring approval of the department related to air quality impacts.

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall take effect on January 1, 2023.