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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.610 194th (Current)

An Act re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund

By Mr. Kennedy, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 610) of Edward J. Kennedy and Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to re-establish the Clean Environment Fund. Environment and Natural Resources.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Edward J. Kennedy
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Environment

This legislation re-establishes the Clean Environment Fund, the former destination of escheat revenue collected as a result of the bottle deposit law. The bill clarifies that all funds in the CEF shall be used for programs including the proper management of solid waste, water resource protection, parkland, urban forestry, air quality and climate protection; provided, however, that no funds shall be used for costs associated with incineration nor any process which disposes of solid waste by combustion or conversion to combustion fuels.
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