{"AmendmentNumber":"442","ParentBillNumber":"S3064","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"ALS1","Name":"Aaron L. Saunders","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/ALS1","ResponseDate":"2026-06-16T16:17:51.367"},"Category":null,"Action":"Consolidated","RollCall":[],"Title":"Dam Grant Eligibility","Branch":"House","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Mr. Saunders of Belchertown moves to amend the bill in item 2000-7086, by striking out the following: “For the design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, retrofitting, repair or removal of municipally owned dams, publicly owned dams and other dams for which emergency action or hazard mitigation is required and for inland flood control projects and projects for related facilities and equipment including, but not limited to, seawalls, jetties, revetments, retaining walls, beach nourishment and other nature-based solutions on publicly owned land or related to state or municipal climate change adaptation and preparedness or for which emergency action or hazard mitigation is required; provided, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall give priority to dams and flood control projects that pose the greatest risk to public health, public safety or the environment; provided further, that funds shall be made available for a program of planning, permitting and construction of fish ways and other aquatic habitat improvements. including the removal or breaching of selected dams and impoundments on state-owned land and waterways; provided further, that funds may be used for dam safety technical assistance; provided further, that funds may be used to provide grants to public and nonpublic entities to carry out this item; and provided further, that the secretary may provide guidance for planning, prioritization, selection and implementation of projects in furtherance of the goals of climate change mitigation and adaptation and consistent with the integrated state hazard mitigation and climate change adaptation plan” and inserting in place thereof the following: “For the design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, retrofitting, repair or removal of municipally-owned dams, publicly owned dams and other dams for which emergency action or hazard mitigation is required and for inland flood control projects and projects for related facilities and equipment including, but not limited to, seawalls, jetties, revetments, retaining walls, beach nourishment and other nature-based solutions on publicly-owned land or related to state or municipal climate change adaptation and preparedness or for which emergency action or hazard mitigation is required; provided, that the secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall give priority to dams and flood control projects that pose the greatest risk to public health or safety or to the environment; provided further, that funds shall be available for a program of planning, permitting and construction of fish ways and other aquatic habitat improvements, including the removal or breaching of selected dams and impoundments on stateowned land and waterways; provided further, that funds may be used to provide grants to public and charitable organizations, to carry out this item, and provided further, that funds under this item shall be subject to the provisions of section 2IIII(c) of chapter 29 of the general laws; and provided, however that such section shall not apply to a grant for the design of a dam project and that any grant for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, retrofitting, repair or removal of a dam may be awarded to a public or charitable organization only where such public or charitable organization either (1) holds a clear and sufficient property interest in the land and structures comprising the project; or (2) holds a letter of support or non-opposition to the project signed by the chief executive officer of the municipality, as defined by section 7 of chapter 4 of the general laws, in which the project is located and provided further that the secretary may provide guidance for planning, prioritization, selection and implementation of projects in furtherance of the goals of climate change mitigation and adaptation and consistent with the integrated state hazard mitigation and climate change adaptation plan and provided further, that priority consideration may be given to projects supported by the municipality hosting the asset to be repaired or removed and those municipalities that lie within one mile of the water's edge of the impoundment; and provided further that EEA shall encourage applicants to consult with the municipality hosting the asset to be repaired or removed, including requiring applicants to notify the municipality with details of the project at least 30 days in advance of submitting a funding application.”\r\n"}