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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 547 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2056
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jessica Ann Giannino and Jeffrey Rosario Turco
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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 further regulating siting of solid waste facilities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk1/12/2023Jeffrey Rosario Turco19th Suffolk1/19/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/8/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 547 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2056
By Representatives Giannino of Revere and Turco of Winthrop, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2056) of Jessica Ann Giannino, Jeffrey Rosario Turco and Michelle M. DuBois for
legislation to further regulate the siting of solid waste facilities. Municipalities and Regional
Government.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2161 OF 2021-2022.]
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 further regulating siting of solid waste facilities.
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. Section 150A1/2 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the
22014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsections at the end of the
3section:—
4 (18) the potential adverse impacts on municipalities containing Environmental Justice
5Population, (defined as a neighborhood whose annual median household income is equal to or
6less than 65 percent of the statewide median or whose population is made up 25 percent minority
7or lacking English language proficiency), within one mile of the proposed site including the
8potential adverse impacts on the considerations stated within this section for which site
9suitability standards and criteria are established. 2 of 2
10 (19) the potential for the site to be impacted by anticipated sea level rise or coastal storm
11surge associated with climate change.
12 (20) the proximity to and potential impacts of the site on designated Areas of Critical
13Environmental Concern.