Amendment ID: S2092-21-R1

Redraft Amendment 21

guidance to cities and towns

Messrs. Keenan and Ross move to amend the bill in Section 6, in subsection (a) of section 2 of proposed chapter 21P of the General Laws by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- “The plan shall encourage and provide guidance to state agencies, state authorities and regional planning agencies to proactively address the consequences of climate change. The plan shall also provide a process for local and regional climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation strategy development and implementation and may encourage and provide guidance to cities and towns to proactively address the consequences of climate change.”.