Bill Text: MA H3126 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Energy efficiency in construction, renovation or expansion of schools and libraries
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-04 - Accompanied a study order, see H04969 [H3126 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H3126-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William M. Straus
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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 relative to school and library buildings.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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William M. Straus |
10th Bristol |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3379 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to school and library buildings.
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. Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 6 of Chapter 70B of the General Laws, as appearing in Section 21 of Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2004, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:— Energy efficiency shall include the use of “green technology” which incorporates the use of design and construction materials to reduce energy and utility consumption for the completed structure.
SECTION . The third paragraph of section 3 of chapter 70B of the General Laws, as inserted by section 2 of Chapter 210 of the acts of 2004, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:— Energy efficiency includes making use of “green technology” which incorporates the use of design and construction materials to reduce energy and utility consumption for the completed structure. As part of its scoring system, the Authority shall implement extra credits for use of this technology.
SECTION . The first paragraph of section 19G of Chapter 78 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence, the following sentence:— Cities and towns shall incorporate “green technology” into the planning, reconstruction, construction, design, renovation, preservation, rehabilitation or expansion of a facility to be used as a free public library.
