SENATE DOCKET, NO. 26        FILED ON: 1/10/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2129

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Anne M. Gobi

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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 anaerobic digestion and agricultural energy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester and Hampshire

 

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/7/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 26        FILED ON: 1/10/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2129

By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2129) of Anne M. Gobi and Kimberly N. Ferguson for legislation relative to anaerobic digestion and agricultural energy.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2184 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 anaerobic digestion and agricultural energy.

 

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 11F of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as amended by the chapter 188 of the acts of 2016 is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-

j. The department shall adopt regulations that provide that the electric energy renewable generating sources that qualify as Class I under subsection (c)(7) by utilizing by-products or waste from agricultural crops, food or animals and located on land used for agriculture, as defined under section 1A of chapter 128, shall count double with respect to the minimum percentage calculated under subsection (a). 

SECTION 2. Subsection (i) of section 139 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, amended by chapter 75 of the acts of 2016, is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence: -

An anaerobic digestion net metering facility or an agricultural net metering facility which meets the definition of an anaerobic digestion net metering facility or an agricultural net metering facility as defined in Section 138 of chapter 164 of the General Laws shall be exempt from aggregate net metering capacity caps under subsection (f), and may net meter and accrue Class I, II, or III net metering credits.