Amendment ID: S2819-12

Amendment 12

Environmental Protections in Agro-Solar

Ms. Rausch, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Comerford and Mr. Hinds move that the proposed new text be amended in Section 26 by striking out the words appearing in lines 245-247, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 

Section 26. Section 2A of chapter 61A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 6 by striking out the figure “25” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 25A; and further amended by striking out subsections (b) and (c) and inserting in place thereof the following 4 subsections:-

And further amended in said Section 26, in line 255, by inserting after the word “chapter” the following words:- and results in no more than de minimis adverse environmental impact;

And further amended in said Section 26 by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

(e) No renewable energy generating source shall implement or use construction practices or building materials that result in more than a de minimis adverse environmental impact, including without limitation negative impacts on water and soil quality.