Bill Text: MA H759 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Wood burning electricity producing biomass combustion facilities and their potential impact upon the air, water and population of the Commonwealth
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-23 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H759 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H759-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Peter v. Kocot
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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 biomass combustion facilities.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Peter v. Kocot |
1st Hampshire |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 791 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 biomass combustion 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 159 of chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: - “The department shall not permit the transport to or combustion of construction debris, wood treated with compounds containing arsenic, lead, cadmium, asbestos or any other man-made substance in, biomass-fueled facilities that produce electricity for sale and withdraw water for cooling purposes from rivers, streams, lakes or ponds of the Commonwealth.”
SECTION 2. The department of environmental protection, department of public health and the MEPA unit of the executive office of environmental affairs shall hold a public hearing, no later than July 1, 2009, on all proposed wood burning, electricity producing facilities to determine their potential impacts upon the air, water and population of the Commonwealth.
