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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1591 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3209
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Orlando Ramos and Jay D. Livingstone
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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 ensuring a healthy future for environmental justice communities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Orlando Ramos9th Hampden1/18/2023Jay D. Livingstone8th Suffolk1/18/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/13/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1591 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3209
By Representatives Ramos of Springfield and Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3209) of Orlando Ramos, Jay D. Livingstone and Michelle M. DuBois relative
to the location and classification of certain renewable energy generating sources in relation to
their proximity to environmental justice communities. Telecommunications, Utilities and
Energy.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3362 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 ensuring a healthy future for environmental justice communities.
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 11F of Chapter 25A of the General Law, as appearing in the 2018
2Official Edition, is hereby amended, by adding after subsection (i) the following new subsection:
3 (j) A new renewable energy generating source that begins commercial operation after
4July 31, 2021, or an existing facility that increases its generating capacity after July 31, 2021,
5shall not qualify as a “Class I” renewable generating source if: (1) it is located within a distance
6of 5 miles of a neighborhood that is defined as an environmental justice population pursuant to
7Section 62 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, and, (2) the operation of the renewable energy
8generating source to produce energy causes the release of air pollutants.