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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 992 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 100
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul A. Schmid, III
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to buffer zones on land under the APR Program.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul A. Schmid, III8th Bristol1/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 992 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 100
By Representative Schmid of Westport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 100) of Paul
A. Schmid, III relative to buffer zones on land under the Agricultural Preservation Restriction
Program. Agriculture.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to buffer zones on land under the APR Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 20 Section 23 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following after section (f): -
3 (g) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of
4agricultural resources, with the approval of the co-holder, if any, in its sole discretion, may allow
5for storm water mitigation or nitrogen mitigation purposes, in nitrogen sensitive embayment
6watersheds, uncultivated, planted or other storm water mitigation infrastructure within 200 feet
7of any resource area in any parcel that has been accepted into the Massachusetts Agricultural
8Preservation Restriction program.