Amendment ID: S2090-5-R1

Redraft Amendment 5

Expanding energy efficiency

Mr. Pacheco, Ms. Forry and Ms. Creem move to amend the bill in section 15, by striking out, in line 275, the word “and”; and

in said section 15, by inserting after the word “product”, in line 283, the following words:- “; and

(20) requirements that as a consideration for licensure renewal cannabis cultivators shall provide a comprehensive energy audit report to the commission, indicating results for the agricultural facilities used for cannabis production and that the commission may require modifications of the agricultural facilities to reduce projected non-renewable energy usage”; and

by striking out section 26 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

“SECTION 26. The cannabis control commission shall establish a working group that shall include, but shall not be limited to: the commissioner of energy resources or a designee, the commissioner of environmental protection or a designee and the commissioner of agricultural resources or a designee . The working group shall provide recommendations to the commission on: (i) ways to reduce energy and water usage in the marijuana industry, which shall include efficiency and environmental standards;  (ii) mitigating other environmental impacts ; (iii) annual energy audits , energy efficiency measures, energy conservation measures and energy conservation projects as defined in chapter 164 of General Laws ; and (iv) additional regulations or modifications to the application process to meet the goals of this section.

The working group shall issue a final report with its recommendations for legislation, if any, not later than September  1, 2018 to the cannabis control commission, the chairs of the joint committee on marijuana policy, the chairs of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy and the chairs of the senate and house committees on global warming and climate change. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the executive branch from executing its duties under chapter 298 of the acts of 2008.”; and

by adding the following section:-

“Section 39. The regulations required in clause (20) of subsection (a) of section 4 of chapter 94G of the General Laws shall be adopted not later than July 1, 2019.”.