HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1578        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3610

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Rob Consalvo

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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 promoting health, safety and sanitation in cities and towns in the Commonwealth.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Rob Consalvo

14th Suffolk

1/17/2023

Ruthzee Louijeune

(Boston City Councilor) 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201

1/18/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1578        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3610

By Representative Consalvo of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3610) of Rob Consalvo and Ruthzee Louijeune relative to commercial disposal containers for the disposal of solid waste.  Public Health.

 

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 promoting health, safety and sanitation in cities and towns in the Commonwealth.

 

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 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 150B the following section:-

Section 150C. (a) For purposes of this section ''solid waste'' shall mean garbage, refuse, trash, rubbish, sludge, residue or by-products of discarded material, and any other solid, semi-solid or liquid discarded material resulting from domestic, commercial, municipal, or other sources or activities, but shall not include solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage.

(b) An owner of a residential building including, but not limited to, the owner of a manufactured housing community as defined in section 32F of chapter 140 and the organization of unit owners of a condominium as defined in section 1 of chapter 183A, having 10 or more residential units shall fully secure and enclose on all sides any commercial disposal container for the disposal of solid waste on the premises so that the commercial disposal container is not visible to the general public. Violation of this section shall be punished by a civil fine of not more than $1,000.

(c)The commissioner shall promulgate regulations for the implementation, administration and enforcement of this section.

SECTION 2. The second paragraph of section 146 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The owner or other person who has legal custody, care or control of the commercial disposal container shall be entitled to 10 per cent of the fine collected to assist with the costs of solid waste disposal.