HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2239        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2317

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carol A. Doherty

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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 the establishment of the PFAS research and development public safety fund.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

1/19/2023

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

1/29/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/29/2023

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/29/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/29/2023

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/29/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/29/2023

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/30/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/30/2023

Ryan M. Hamilton

15th Essex

1/31/2023

Marc R. Pacheco

Third Bristol and Plymouth

1/31/2023

Jacob R. Oliveira

Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester

2/2/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/9/2023

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/9/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/9/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/19/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

3/7/2023

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

3/7/2023

Christopher Richard Flanagan

1st Barnstable

3/14/2023

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

3/22/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

5/18/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

7/6/2023

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

9/27/2023

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

9/27/2023

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

10/16/2023

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

10/16/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2239        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2317

By Representative Doherty of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2317) of Carol A. Doherty and others relative to the establishment of the PFAS research and development public safety fund to be administered by the Secretary of Public Safety and Security.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to the establishment of the PFAS research and development public safety fund.

 

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. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2Q following new section:-

“Section 2R. There shall be established and set up on the books of the Commonwealth a PFAS Research and Development Public Safety Fund. The secretary of public safety and security shall administer the fund. The fund shall consist of amounts credited to the fund from: (i) any appropriations, grants, gifts or other money authorized by the general court or other parties and specifically designated to be credited to the fund; and (ii) any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund may be expended, without further appropriation, by the secretary on related programs, grants and costs. Such fund shall be used to support the development, testing and purchasing of a PFAS-free Firefighter Turnout Gear moisture barrier material and design that meet or exceed current NFPA standards without compromising protection or performance and the development and testing of other new materials and designs for turnout gear that reduce the inherent dangers firefighters face, including but not limited to: enhanced protection against primary and secondary exposure to particulates and byproducts of combustion, and reduced maintenance that includes contamination resistance and greater ease of cleaning for any new technical fabrics or designs.”