Hearing Details Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Admin., Finance and Remaining Locals

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 30, 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 30, 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;

5. Email address;

6. Telephone number;

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.

If you have Accessibility needs, submit an accessibility services request.

Videos
Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources - 7-1-2025	7/1/2025 1:00 PM	02:52:17

Admin., Finance and Remaining Locals 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Hearing Agenda
Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.890	An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundations	Brian M. Ashe
H.891	An Act instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms	Bruce J. Ayers
H.894	An Act relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure	Bruce J. Ayers
H.895	An Act establishing a revolving fund to supplement the funding of waterway projects and coastal protection initiatives	Bruce J. Ayers
H.901	An Act providing nature for all	Natalie M. Blais
H.902	An Act establishing an office of outdoor recreation	Natalie M. Blais
H.907	An Act relative to DCR yacht club fees reflecting waterway access	Tackey Chan
H.923	An Act relative to reasonable Mass Wildlife Board expense reimbursement	Leigh Davis
H.924	An Act relative to the Great Barrington Fire District	Leigh Davis
H.934	An Act creating special funds for the division of fisheries and wildlife	Kate Donaghue
H.961	An Act relative to the Office of the State Climatologist	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.979	An Act relative to a marine special activity license program	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.982	An Act relative to right of entry to prevent environmental violations	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.983	An Act relative to crumbling concrete prevention and protection	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.986	An Act relative to the Department of Fish and Game	Kathleen R. LaNatra
H.992	An Act relative to municipal assistance for clean water and economic development infrastructure	Jay D. Livingstone
H.1000	An Act establishing a coastal waters wastewater financing commission	Christopher M. Markey
H.1001	An Act create a crumbling foundations task force with the goal of identifying a source and method of funding	John J. Marsi
H.1032	An Act to establish environmental accountability in the fashion industry	David M. Rogers
H.1053	An Act to create a Merrimack River Collaborative	Dawne Shand
H.1064 A	An Act relative to a technical change to the George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund	David T. Vieira
H.4101 A	An Act relative to the Dracut Water Supply District	Colleen M. Garry
H.4109	An Act relocating certain harbor lines in New Bedford Harbor	Christopher Hendricks
H.4110	An Act to eliminate the North River Commission and put in the hands of local town conservation commission	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.4111	An Act relative to creating a battery recycling program	Adrianne Pusateri Ramos
S.562	An Act relative to right of entry to prevent environmental violations	John J. Cronin
S.579	An Act to reimburse the George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund	Peter J. Durant
S.580	An Act relative to crumbling concrete foundations	Peter J. Durant
S.581	An Act relative to the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund Administrative Review Board	Peter J. Durant
S.597	An Act providing nature for all	Paul R. Feeney
S.610	An Act re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Edward J. Kennedy
S.638	Resolve establishing a coastal waters wastewater financing commission	Mark C. Montigny
S.641	An Act to strengthen maritime activity and economic development in the Port of New Bedford	Mark C. Montigny
S.642	An Act relative to crumbling concrete prevention and protection	Michael O. Moore
S.649	An Act relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.659	An Act creating a special commission to scope a state grant or low interest loan program for properties prone to flooding	Bruce E. Tarr
S.667	An Act providing for alternative DPA compliance	Bruce E. Tarr
S.671	An Act to create a Merrimack River Collaborative	Bruce E. Tarr
S.674	An Act relative to the creation of the Carbon Sequestration Support Fund	Bruce E. Tarr

Present (7)

Christine P. Barber (HOU)

Jennifer Balinsky Armini (HOU)

Tara T. Hong (HOU)

Margaret R. Scarsdale (HOU)

Dawne Shand (HOU)

Kenneth P. Sweezey (HOU)

Mark D. Sylvia (HOU)

No Reason Given (4)

Simon Cataldo (HOU)

John R. Gaskey (HOU)

Kristin E. Kassner (HOU)

Jonathan D. Zlotnik (HOU)

Documents
	Document
	H890 Bill Summary
	H891 Bill Summary
	H894 Bill Summary
	H895 Bill Summary
	H901 Bill Summary
	H902 Bill Summary
	H907 Bill Summary
	H923 Bill Summary
	H924 Bill Summary
	H934 Bill Summary
	H961 Bill Summary
	H979 Bill Summary
	H982 Bill Summary
	H983 Bill Summary
	H986 Bill Summary
	H992 Bill Summary
	H1000 Bill Summary
	H1001 Bill Summary
	H1032 Bill Summary
	H1053 Bill Summary
	H1064 Bill Summary
	H4101 Bill Summary
	H4109 Bill Summary
	H4110 Bill Summary
	H4111 Bill Summary

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Hearing Details Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

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