HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 549 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 817
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jessica Ann Giannino and Jeffrey Rosario Turco
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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 landfills and areas of critical environmental concern.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jessica Ann Giannino | 16th Suffolk | 1/12/2023 |
Jeffrey Rosario Turco | 19th Suffolk | 1/19/2023 |
Rodney M. Elliott | 16th Middlesex | 3/16/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 549 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 817
By Representatives Giannino of Revere and Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 817) of Jessica Ann Giannino and Jeffrey Rosario Turco relative to the expansion of existing landfills, monofills, or ash landfills located in or adjacent to areas of critical environmental concern. Environment and Natural Resources. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 930 OF 2021-2022.]
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 landfills and areas of critical environmental concern.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no new landfill, monofill, or ash landfill shall be established in or adjacent to an area designated by the Commonwealth as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern pursuant to MGL c21A s2 (7). Further, no existing landfill, monofill, or ash landfill located in or adjacent to an Area of Critical Environmental Concern shall be expanded by increase in footprint, vertical height, or capacity for disposal.