Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Water, Waterways, Wetlands and Climate Change

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by August 2, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources’ page https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J21/Hearings.

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at jointcommittee.environment@malegislature.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

Chair Christine Barber

Joint Committee On Environment And Natural Resources

ATTN: Jacob Newman

24 Beacon St. Room 167

Boston, MA 02133

In-person oral and remote testimony sign-up is available via this form until 10:00AM on Monday, June 2, 2025. Email Jacob Newman at Jacob.Newman@mahouse.gov with any questions or concerns. Written testimony should be submitted not later than two (2) weeks following the hearing date.

For in-person and remote testimony please include:

1. Name;

2. Organization you represent;

3. Whether on behalf of yourself or an organization;

4. Mailing address;

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7. In-person or remote testimony;

8. Bills testifying on;

9. Whether support or oppose.

For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Christine Barber. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: Jacob Newman with Chair Barber, at Jacob.Newman@mahouse.gov and Madelein McCormick with Chair Rausch, at Madelein.McCormick@masenate.gov. House Chair Barber’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2230.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources - 6-3-2025	6/3/2025 1:00 PM	05:28:48

Agenda
Documents

Water, Waterways, Wetlands and Climate Change 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.896	An Act relative to Long and Moon Islands in Boston Harbor	Bruce J. Ayers
H.900	An Act protecting drinking water quality in private wells	Natalie M. Blais
H.918	An Act protecting drinking water and public health from sand mining pollution	Mike Connolly
H.920	An Act for the establishment of a voucher program for home water filtration equipment	Mike Connolly
H.928	An Act for environmental, and water testing requirements, and funding thereof	Michael S. Day
H.931	An Act establishing the Blue Communities Program	Mindy Domb
H.936	An Act protecting public drinking water by further regulating solid waste disposal facilities	Michelle M. DuBois
H.944	An Act relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Sean Garballey
H.948	An Act to protect the public health, safety and welfare including but not limited to the drinking water supply in Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer, designated under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1990	John R. Gaskey
H.949	An Act to ensure safe drinking water for state funding eligibility in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	John R. Gaskey
H.957	An Act establishing a commission to study dredging needs for recreational boating in Commonwealth waterways	Jessica Ann Giannino
H.972	An Act authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Lynnfield Center Water District within the town of Lynnfield	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.976	An Act to protect water supplies and the environment	Kristin E. Kassner
H.977	An Act relative to data collection on below threshold wells	Kristin E. Kassner
H.978	An Act to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.980	An Act establishing a flood mitigation and preparedness program	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.987	An Act relative to the circular economy	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.988	An Act relative to the blue economy	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.991	An Act ensuring safe drinking water in schools	Kate Lipper-Garabedian
H.1003	An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management	Joan Meschino
H.1020	An Act to improve the review and regulation of emerging contaminants on public water systems	Edward R. Philips
H.1021	An Act relative to local protection of water resources from nutrient pollution	Edward R. Philips
H.1022	An Act relative to meeting the Commonwealth's water infrastructure future	Edward R. Philips
H.1028	An Act relative to the protection of our drinking water from nitrosodimethylamine	David Allen Robertson
H.1029	An Act relative to the protection of our drinking water from nitrosodimethylamine	David Allen Robertson
H.1042	An Act relative to the Quabbin Watershed and regional equity	Aaron L. Saunders
H.1043	An Act relative to the Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee	Aaron L. Saunders
H.1049	An Act promoting drinking water quality for all	Danillo A. Sena
H.1050	An Act establishing a Massachusetts flood risk protection program	Dawne Shand
H.1051	An Act to create a commission to determine the feasibility of voluntary acquisition of flood risk properties and structures	Dawne Shand
H.1052	An Act accelerating wetlands restoration	Dawne Shand
H.1058	An Act relative to a cranberry water use transfer program	Mark D. Sylvia
H.1067	An Act advancing water access equity through utility reporting requirement	Tommy Vitolo
H.3938	An Act pertaining to regional resilience and flood protection entities	Amy Mah Sangiolo
S.546	An Act relative to the Quabbin watershed and regional equity	Joanne M. Comerford
S.557	An Act accelerating wetlands restoration projects	Brendan P. Crighton
S.559	An Act relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Brendan P. Crighton
S.563	An Act relative to meeting the Commonwealth's water infrastructure future	John J. Cronin
S.569	An Act protecting our coasts from offshore drilling	Julian Cyr
S.585	An Act protecting drinking water quality in private wells.	James B. Eldridge
S.586	An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management	James B. Eldridge
S.598	An Act permitting free passage across private tidelands	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.600	An Act establishing the Blue Communities Program	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.601	Resolve to protect drinking water and public health from sand mining pollution	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.602	An Act relative to a cranberry water use transfer program	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.603	An Act to establish a blue economy workforce pipeline	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.605	An Act relative to a future blue economy	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.631	An Act ensuring safe drinking water in schools	Joan B. Lovely
S.648	An Act to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.652	An Act relative to the Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.655	An Act advancing water access equity through utility reporting requirements	Rebecca L. Rausch
S.658	An Act pertaining to regional resilience and flood protection entities	Michael F. Rush
S.660	An Act to protect coastal resources	Bruce E. Tarr
S.661	An Act relative to setting NDMA levels	Bruce E. Tarr
S.662	An Act relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management	Bruce E. Tarr
S.600	An Act establishing the Blue Communities Program	Dylan A. Fernandes

	Document
	H896 Bill Summary
	H900 Bill Summary
	H918 Bill Summary
	H920 Bill Summary
	H928 Bill Summary
	H931 Bill Summary
	H936 Bill Summary
	H944 Bill Summary
	H948 Bill Summary
	H949 Bill Summary
	H957 Bill Summary
	H972 Bill Summary
	H976 Bill Summary
	H978 Bill Summary
	H980 Bill Summary
	H987 Bill Summary
	H988 Bill Summary
	H991 Bill Summary
	H1003 Bill Summary
	H1020 Bill Summary
	H1021 Bill Summary
	H1022 Bill Summary
	H1028 Bill Summary
	H1029 Bill Summary
	H1042 Bill Summary
	H1043 Bill Summary
	H1049 Bill Summary
	H1050 Bill Summary
	H1051 Bill Summary
	H1052 Bill Summary
	H1058 Bill Summary
	H1067 Bill Summary
	H3938 Bill Summary

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