Amendment #104 to H4876

Overcoming coastal and environmental acidification

Mr. Fernandes of Falmouth moves to amend the amendment by adding the following four sections:

"SECTION XX. Section 1 of chapter 21N of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Carbon dioxide equivalent” the following definition:-

“Coastal acidification”, the acidification of coastal waters driven by background ocean acidification, eutrophication, freshwater inputs, atmospheric deposition and any other natural or anthropogenic stressor.

SECTION XX. Said section 1 of said chapter 21N, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Nature-based solutions” the following definition:-

“Ocean acidification”, the acidification of the greater Atlantic ocean driven by atmospheric carbon deposition independent of coastal stressors.

SECTION XX. Section 10 of said chapter 21N, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “surge”, in line 9, the following words:- , ocean and coastal acidification.

SECTION XX. Section 61 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “rise”, in line 16, the following words:- and coastal ocean acidification."