Amendment #50 to H4876

Equitable Investment in Environmental Justice Communities

Mr. Owens of Watertown moves to amend the amendment by adding the following section:

"SECTION XXXX. The office of environmental justice and equity established pursuant to section 29 of chapter 21A of the General Laws, established in section 1, shall submit an annual report on June 30 of each year to the executive office of energy and environmental affairs and the clerks of the senate and house that: (1) identifies existing clean energy programs within the commonwealth, (2) compiles data regarding what portion of the benefits garnered from and how much of the spending on such programs is allocated to environmental justice communities as defined in section 62 of chapter 30, (3) defines a set of clean energy benefits and (3) recommends any proposed regulatory and legislative changes to result in 50 percent of said benefits being allocated to environmental justice communities within the commonwealth.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #50 to H4876

Equitable Investment in Environmental Justice Communities