Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-863

ENV 863

Battery Testing Facility Feasibility Study

Mr. Lesser moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section __, the following new section:-

"SECTION __.  There shall be established a special commission to study the feasibility, administration, and economic impact of a battery testing facility, located in one of the four western counties of the commonwealth. The commission shall consist of: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, or their designees, who shall serve as chairs of the commission; the commissioner of the department of energy resources, or a designee; the chief executive officer of Massachusetts clean energy center, or a designee; and the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, or a designee. The commission shall seek input and involvement from various public and private entities in the state with expertise or capacity related to battery technologies, clean energy, manufacturing, or engineering. The commission shall submit any recommendations to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate on or before February 1, 2018."