SENATE DOCKET, NO. 500        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2365

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Adam Gomez

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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 zero carbon renovation fund.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Adam Gomez

Hampden

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/31/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/31/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/31/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/9/2023

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/9/2023

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/9/2023

Lydia Edwards

Third Suffolk

2/9/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

2/9/2023

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/9/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

2/9/2023

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/9/2023

Liz Miranda

Second Suffolk

2/13/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/21/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/21/2023

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

2/23/2023

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

3/2/2023

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

3/6/2023

Paul W. Mark

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

3/6/2023

Marc R. Pacheco

Third Bristol and Plymouth

3/13/2023

Robyn K. Kennedy

First Worcester

3/15/2023

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

4/4/2023

Edward J. Kennedy

First Middlesex

4/26/2023

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

9/12/2023

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

9/15/2023

Jacob R. Oliveira

Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester

11/9/2023

Pavel M. Payano

First Essex

11/9/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

11/30/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

12/11/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

12/12/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 500        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2365

By Mr. Gomez, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2365) of Adam Gomez, Michael O. Moore, Jack Patrick Lewis, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a zero carbon renovation fund.  Joint Ways and Means.

 

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 zero carbon renovation fund.

 

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

Chapter 23J of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:-

Section XXXX. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund that shall be administered by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center in consultation with the Department of Energy Resources, who shall expend the funds for costs associated with the renovation of existing buildings including affordable housing, public housing, homes rented or owned by low and moderate income households, municipal buildings, including, but not limited to, public schools, and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier Diversity Office Certifications to conduct “Zero Carbon Renovations'' so that these buildings shall, to the maximum extent practicable: (i) be highly energy efficient: (ii) use all-electric heating, hot water, and cooking technologies; (iii) include on-site renewable energy generating sources; and (iv) be renovated with low-embodied carbon materials. Funds may also be expended as necessary for costs associated with the remediation of existing building conditions which must be addressed before a Zero Carbon Renovation can be completed. Such remediations may include but not be limited to mitigation of mold, asbestos, insect and animal infestation, lead paint, electric system upgrades to meet current code or facilitate building electrification, accessibility upgrades required for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and remediation of any structural issues related to accommodating the Zero Carbon Renovation. Said fund shall be available to buildings throughout the commonwealth, while prioritizing affordable housing and low-to-moderate income homes, public schools, and other buildings located in: (i) environmental justice communities, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30, (ii) gateway cities, and (iii) communities disproportionately impacted by COVID 19, provided that said funds shall be expended in a manner that provides for geographic equity, and prioritizes interventions in a representative sample of building typologies present in the commonwealth. There shall be credited to the fund all amounts that are transferred, or authorized to be transferred thereto, or directed to be deposited therein, and all amounts received as gifts, grants, or contributions for the purposes of the fund. Any money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. 

XXXX-XXXX For a reserve, as established in Section XX of Chapter 23J of the General Laws, to support the renovation of existing buildings including affordable housing, public housing, homes of low- and moderate-income households, and municipal buildings, including, but not limited to, public schools, and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier Diversity Office Certifications, provided, that funds in this item shall be administered by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center for Zero Carbon Renovations; provided further that not less than $300,000,000 shall be transferred to the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund …………$300,000,000