HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2786        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sean Garballey, (BY REQUEST)

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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 a commission on sustainable aviation fuel induced contrail mitigation.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2786        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 806

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 establishing a commission on sustainable aviation fuel induced contrail mitigation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

There shall be a special commission to be called the “Sustainable Aviation Fuel Logistics Advisory Council” consisting of: one (1) designee of the International Air Transport Association; one (1) designee of the Director of the Massachusetts Port Authority; three (3) representatives of Sustainable Aviation Fuel producers, as appointed by the Secretary of the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, and any other appointees that the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall see fit. The Advisory Council shall remain active for as long as the Secretary of the Executive office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall see fit to facilitate the establishment of appropriate Sustainable Aviation Fuel logistical equipment at Logan Airport.

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall study the feasibility of a model that will estimate the potential to create contrails of an aircraft departing any airport located in Massachusetts, and issue a report to the House Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming no later than January 1, 2024. If the The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs finds that such a model would be appropriate to create or obtain they shall, in the report, make a recommendation describing a proposed model, and estimating the total cost required to make or obtain the model, or else recommend against the adoption of a model. Provided that the House Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming consents by a majority vote, the The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall then create an appropriate model that shall determine the Carbon Dioxide Equivalent emissions resulting from contrail creation of an aircraft that will depart from an airport located within Massachusetts, given that aircraft’s flight path and time of flight. This model shall also determine the Carbon Dioxide Equivalent emissions savings resulting if that aircraft used a Qualified Fuel in its flight. If that aircraft does use a Qualified Fuel in flight, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall pay the operator of the flight an appropriate sum of money relating to the amount of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent emissions saved by using the Qualified Fuel, taking into consideration additional costs incurred by the operator of the flight in choosing to use the Qualified Fuel. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall apply and disburse monies and revenues as provided in this section, provided that no more than $10,000,000 per year is dispersed in the first two years of the operation of the model. Following the initial two year period, The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall conduct a review of the program, and may keep the limit, lower the limit, increase the limit, or remove it altogether.

For the purposes of this bill, a Qualified Fuel shall be any fuel that is approved by The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs under the following criteria: The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall develop a Massachusetts specific version of the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) life-cycle model developed by the Argonne National Laboratory, and make such model publicly available. For a fuel to receive certification as a Qualified Fuel, the fuel-producer shall submit calculations from the Massachusetts specific version of the GREET life-cycle model to the Executive office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for review. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall review the calculations to determine, using the Massachusetts specific version of the GREET life-cycle mode, if the fuel represents at least a 50% reduction in lifecycle Carbon Dioxide Equivalent reductions, in comparison to Jet-A Kerosene type fuel. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall then:

A.Approve the fuel, and certify it as a Qualified Fuel OR

B.Request revisions in the calculations OR

C.Deny the request

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall create or find a suitable definition of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent emissions for the purpose of this bill.

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall apply and disburse monies and revenues as provided in this section, provided that no more than $5,000,000 is dispersed following the initial two years of passage of The Bill. Following the initial two year period, the executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall conduct a review of the program, and may keep the limit, lower the limit, increase the limit, or remove it altogether.