The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joyce A. Spiliotis and Theodore C. Speliotis
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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 Ambient Air Quality Standards.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Joyce A. Spiliotis |
12th Essex |
Theodore C. Speliotis |
13th Essex |
Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Ms. Spiliotis and Mr. Speliotis of Peabody hereby amends the section 142 E, Chapter 111 by inserting after the first sentence, the following,”
The department of environmental protection shall establish primary and secondary ambient air standards for cumulative air contaminant impacts including fugitive emissions of Asphalt plants, and associated processing of rock and active operation of the excavation of earth materials.
“Air contaminant”, as used in this section, includes, but is not limited to, dust, fly ash, fume, gas, mist, odor, smoke, vapor, vapors of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), pollen, microorganisms, radioactive material, ionizing radiation, and volatilization of suspected and known carcinogens any combination thereof, or any decay or reaction product thereof.