Bill Text: MA H2851 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorize tax exempt contributions by energy company consumers for the funding of municipal renewable energy facilities
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 4/15 at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room B2 [H2851 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2851-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Matthew C. Patrick
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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 authorizing contributions by energy company consumers to fund municipal renewable energy facilities.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Matthew C. Patrick |
3rd Barnstable |
Stephen L. DiNatale |
3rd Worcester |
Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
Willie Mae Allen |
6th Suffolk |
Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3058 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act authorizing contributions by energy company consumers to
fund municipal renewable energy facilities.
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. Section 1D of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—
All gas and electric companies shall include a space on the payment section of its bills that would allow a customer to make a voluntary payment in addition to the required payment. Such additional monies shall be paid over to the city or town in which the property serviced is located. Said city or town may use such monies only for the purchase of renewable energy systems for public buildings and facilities. Such contributions shall be treated as charitable for tax purposes.