Amendment #1 to H4324

Boxford Salt Shed Amendment

Mr. Hill of Ipswich moves to amend the bill adding the following section:-

SECTION XX. Chapter 199 of the Acts of 2010 is hereby amended by striking, in Section 3, the following sentence: “Within 2 years of the effective date of this act, the department shall file a report of its activities and the developed recommendations with the governor and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives who shall forward the same to the house and senate committees on ways and means and other committees as appropriate.”, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:

“The department shall file a final report not later than July 31, 2014 of its activities and the developed recommendations with the governor and the clerks of the house and senate who shall forward the same to the house and senate committees on ways and means and other committees as appropriate, provided, however, that the department shall file in the same manner an interim report not later than July 31, 2013 indicating the progress made toward completing the final report, the adequacy of data and information collected at that point and whether or not additional data must be collected to complete the report, particularly with regard to weather conditions and other factors, the time necessary to complete the final report, and any other factors which may negatively impact the completion of the final report in a timely and effective manner.”