Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-3

ENV 3

Ecological Restoration in Wetlands

Messrs. Tarr, Eldridge, Gomez, Payano and Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section _ the following:-

"SECTION_. Orders restricting coastal wetlands recorded pursuant to section 105 of chapter 130 of the General Laws prior to July 1, 2024, and orders restricting inland wetlands recorded pursuant to section 40A of chapter 131 of the General Laws prior to July 1, 2024, shall permit or allow ecological restoration projects, as defined in 310 CMR 10.04; provided, that such ecological restoration project is permitted by the department of environmental protection or local issuing authority pursuant to section 40 of chapter 131 of the General Laws and applicable regulations."