Amendment ID: S3143-15

Amendment 15

Refrigerant use safety

Ms. Rausch moves that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XX.  Chapter 143 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking section 101 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 101. Notwithstanding any provision of the state building code, specialized code or any other general or special law to the contrary, refrigerants identified as an alternative for use in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 7671k shall be acceptable for use in the commonwealth; provided, however, that the department of environmental protection may adopt regulations restricting, conditioning, or prohibiting the use of any such refrigerants where the department determines that such action is necessary to protect public health, safety, or the environment, or to meet statewide greenhouse gas emission limits and sublimits established under chapter 21N.”