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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Chynah Tyler

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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 solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 607        FILED ON: 1/10/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 914 OF 2023-2024.]

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 relative to solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities.

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

Section 150A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the seventeenth paragraph, the following paragraph:-

The department shall adopt regulations related to violations of the terms of a permit by facilities within environmental justice communities. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, substantial monetary fines that increase with each violation of the terms of a permit by facilities within environmental justice communities and permit revocation for facilities within environmental justice communities that violate the terms of such permit regularly.