Order S.2649

SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2649

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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SENATE, February 7, 2024.

The committee on Environment and Natural Resources, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 448) of Joanne M. Comerford, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and James B. Eldridge for legislation to invest in natural and working lands; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 460) of Karen Spencer for legislation to ban fluoride supplementation of public water supplies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 472) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Joanne M. Comerford and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish sustainable and equitable funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 473) of Lydia Edwards, Jack Patrick Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Sal N. DiDomenico and others for legislation to promote climate safe buildings; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 476) of James B. Eldridge, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Vanna Howard for legislation to improve municipal water infrastructure; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 481) of James B. Eldridge, Steven Owens, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a climate change superfund and promoting polluter responsibility; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 482) of James B. Eldridge, Joanne M. Comerford, John J. Cronin, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote drinking water quality for all; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 485) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to reform the toxic use reduction act; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 488) of Paul R. Feeney, Joanne M. Comerford, Thomas M. Stanley, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the General Court for legislation to create the outdoor recreation program; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 492) of Anne M. Gobi and Vanna Howard for legislation to regulate the use of trapping devices to take beaver and muskrat; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 493) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to the George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 497) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to heartworm in dogs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 498) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to hunting near a dwelling; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 500) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to outdoor heritage; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 501) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation to enhance the management of problem wildlife; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 503) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation to promote snowmobiling sustainability; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 505) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to the Ware river watershed advisory committee; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 506) of Anne M. Gobi, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Marc R. Pacheco, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to offshore wind and wildlife habitat management; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 514) of Edward J. Kennedy and Jack Patrick Lewis that provisions be made for an investigation and study relative to climate change staffing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 522) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to consider adoption of aspects of the German Green Dot Waste Reduction Standards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 523) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to further research and report analysis of athletic performance surfaces their safety and recommendations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 524) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to consider the safety of artificial grass and turf surfaces; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 527) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation relative to concurrent jurisdiction on National Park Service properties; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 528) of Paul W. Mark for legislation to establish a free snowmobile weekend; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 529) of Liz Miranda, Sal N. DiDomenico and Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 531) of Liz Miranda for legislation to limit toxics release inventory facilities in environmental justice communities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 532) of Mark C. Montigny, Christopher M. Markey and Paul A. Schmid, III for legislation relative to Title 5 of the State Environmental Code; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 543) of Susan L. Moran for legislation relative to equitable protection of clean water; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 544) of Susan L. Moran for legislation to fund clean water in nitrogen sensitive areas; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 547) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to community preservation funds for seawall repairs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 556) of Jacob R. Oliveira and Aaron L. Saunders for legislation relative to the MassTrails program administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and any act relative to Massachusetts transportation resources; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 561) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to ensure consistency in climate adaptation management planning; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 562) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to reduce methane emissions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 563) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to a stronger emissions limit to safeguard our environment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 564) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions threatening our natural environment; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 571) of Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to the re-use of soil for large reclamation projects, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2649).

For the committee,

Rebecca L. Rausch