Amendment ID: S2477-25

Amendment 25

Natural gas emissions reporting

Ms. Creem moves that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting the following new section:- 

SECTION __.  Subsection (a) of section 2 of Chapter 21N of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking all after the words “(6)” and inserting in place thereof the following:- require reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from the natural gas system; (7) ensure rigorous and consistent accounting of emissions and provide reporting tools and formats to ensure collection of necessary data; and (8) ensure that greenhouse gas emissions sources maintain comprehensive records of all reported greenhouse gas emissions.