SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1688        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 534

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Susan L. Moran

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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 to establish a blue economy workforce pipeline.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Susan L. Moran

Plymouth and Barnstable

 

Marc R. Pacheco

Third Bristol and Plymouth

1/30/2023

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/17/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/6/2023

Lydia Edwards

Third Suffolk

3/29/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1688        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 534

By Ms. Moran, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 534) of Susan L. Moran, Marc R. Pacheco, Mathew J. Muratore and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a blue economy workforce pipeline.  Environment and Natural Resources.

 

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 to establish a blue economy workforce pipeline.

 

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. Chapter 16 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, after section 21, the following section:-

Section 21A. The department shall update state waste system plans to reflect and incorporate the following: the transition to a circular economy is a priority for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Circular economy is defined as an economy that keeps material, products, and services in circulation for as long as possible.

SECTION 2. Chapter 21 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, after section 67, the following section:-

Section 68. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection shall create a circular economy education and outreach program. This education and outreach program shall: inform the public about what the circular economy is; inform the public on how they can participate in the transition to a circular economy; inform Massachusetts businesses on what the circular economy is; inform Massachusetts businesses on how to participate in the transition to a circular economy.