Amendment ID: S2545-44-R1
Redraft Amendment 44
Global Warming Solutions Act Implementation Plan
Messrs. Pacheco, Eldridge and Lewis move that the proposed new draft be amended by striking out section 7 and inserting in place thereof the following:-
"SECTION 7. Subsection (a) of section 4 of said chapter 21N, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 2 sentences:- The secretary shall further adopt the 2030 statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit pursuant to clause (2) of subsection (b) of section 3 which shall be no less than 43 per cent below the 1990 emissions level and shall plan to achieve that reduction pursuant to subsection (h) of section 4. The secretary shall further adopt the 2040 statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit pursuant to clause (3) of said subsection (b) of said section 3 which shall be no less than 62 per cent below the 1990 emissions level and shall plan to achieve that reduction pursuant to said subsection (h) of said section 4."; and
by striking out section 11 and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
"SECTION 11. Said section 4 of said chapter 21N, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (h) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(h) The secretary shall issue a 2050 emissions reduction plan that shall describe in detail the commonwealth’s actions and methods for achieving the 2030, 2040 and 2050 emissions limit required by subsection (b) of section 3. The 2050 emissions reduction plan shall: (i) address all sources and categories of sources that emit greenhouse gas emissions; (ii) take into account the imposition of market-based compliance mechanisms required in section 7A; (iii) indicate for each source or category of sources how, to what extent and when the commonwealth will act to reduce its emissions in order to achieve the 2050 emissions limit required by said subsection (b) of said section 3 of said chapter 21N; and (iv) include or be accompanied by any analysis quantitatively assessing proposed and planned actions, methods, regulations and programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for their economic, environmental, and public health impacts particularly those that may benefit or burden low or moderate income people. The 2050 emission reduction plan shall be developed following public hearings. The secretary shall evaluate, adjust if necessary and publish updates to the 2050 emissions reduction plan at least once every 30 months, including assessments of the effectiveness, to date, of all actions, methods, regulations and programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the extent to which the actions, methods, regulations and programs disproportionately impact low-income households and minimize administrative burdens and leakage."; and
in section 21, by striking out, in lines 180 and 181, the words “may employ back-casting methodology” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "shall include back-casting planning considerations"; and
by striking out section 23; and
in section 27, by striking out, in line 261, the figure “2031” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "2021"; and
by striking out section 32 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
"SECTION 32. Said chapter 21N is hereby further amended by striking out section 6, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 6. In implementing its 2050 emissions reduction plan, the commonwealth and its agencies shall promulgate regulations not later than December 31, 2023 regarding all sources or categories of sources and all greenhouse gas-emitting priorities that are consistent with the plan required by subsection (h) of section 4 and sufficient to achieve the statewide emissions limits pursuant to section 3. The regulations shall be designed to ensure that the commonwealth achieves its required emissions reductions equitably and in a manner that protects and, where feasible, improves the condition of low and moderate-income persons while creating, where feasible, additional employment and economic development in the commonwealth."; and
by adding the following section:-
“SECTION 33. The 2050 emissions reduction plan required pursuant to subsection (h) of section 4 of chapter 21N of the General Laws shall be completed not later than December 31, 2025.”