Bill Text: MA H1205 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: Promote green low and moderate income housing

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/15 at 10:30 AM in Gardner Auditorium [H1205 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1205-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act Promoting Green Affordable Housing in the Commonwealth .

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

William Lantigua

16th Essex

Susan C. Fargo

Third Middlesex

William G. Greene, Jr.

22nd Middlesex

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

Richard J. Ross

9th Norfolk

Kevin J. Murphy

18th Middlesex

Mark V. Falzone

9th Essex


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act Promoting Green Affordable Housing in the Commonwealth .



                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 40B of the General Laws  is hereby amended by inserting, after section 21, the following section:-

Section 21A.  Any low or moderate income residential construction project built under a comprehensive permit is required to be 20% more energy efficient than the average state efficiency for similar-use buildings.

SECTION  2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.

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