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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

None

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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 require an extended producer responsibility agreement as a prerequisite for eligibility as a certified offshore wind company.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4317        FILED ON: 1/23/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act to require an extended producer responsibility agreement as a prerequisite for eligibility as a certified offshore wind company.

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 8A, Chapter 23J, of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following words:- “No offshore wind company shall be eligible to be deemed a certified offshore wind company pursuant to subsection (b) without first submitting to the center evidence of an executed producer responsibility agreement, signed under the pains and penalties of perjury by a person expressly authorized to contract on behalf of the offshore wind company.”