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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 776 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3232 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Andres X. Vargas |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a zero carbon renovation fund. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Andres X. Vargas3rd Essex1/17/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/24/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex1/25/2023Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex1/25/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/25/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/26/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/26/2023Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex1/26/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/27/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/27/2023David M. Rogers24th Middlesex1/27/2023Simon Cataldo14th Middlesex1/27/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/31/2023Kay Khan11th Middlesex2/1/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/2/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk2/2/2023Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/2/2023Ruth B. Balser12th Middlesex2/2/2023 2 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Kevin G. Honan17th Suffolk2/2/2023Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex2/3/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/5/2023Jon Santiago9th Suffolk2/6/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex2/6/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/7/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/7/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/8/2023Daniel R. Carey2nd Hampshire2/8/2023Frank A. Moran17th Essex2/8/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/9/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/9/2023Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/9/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex2/9/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex2/9/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex2/13/2023William C. Galvin6th Norfolk2/13/2023Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk2/13/2023James Arciero2nd Middlesex2/16/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/17/2023Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex2/17/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/19/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/21/2023Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex2/21/2023Jennifer Balinsky Armini8th Essex2/22/2023Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex2/23/2023Rob Consalvo14th Suffolk2/23/2023Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex3/1/2023Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk3/5/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex3/7/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth3/9/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk3/9/2023 1 of 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 776 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3232 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3232) of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Andres X. Vargas and others for legislation to establish a zero carbon renovation fund to provide |
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| 21 | 21 | | for the costs associated with energy efficiency renovations of certain existing buildings. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act establishing a zero carbon renovation fund. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Chapter 23J of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 Section XXXX. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3a fund to be known as the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund that shall be administered by the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center in consultation with the Department of Energy |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5Resources, who shall expend the funds for costs associated with the renovation of existing |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6buildings including affordable housing, public housing, homes rented or owned by low and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7moderate income households, municipal buildings, including, but not limited to, public schools, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier Diversity Office Certifications to |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9conduct “Zero Carbon Renovations'' so that these buildings shall, to the maximum extent |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10practicable: (i) be highly energy efficient: (ii) use all-electric heating, hot water, and cooking |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11technologies; (iii) include on-site renewable energy generating sources; and (iv) be renovated |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12with low-embodied carbon materials. Funds may also be expended as necessary for costs 2 of 3 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13associated with the remediation of existing building conditions which must be addressed before a |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14Zero Carbon Renovation can be completed. Such remediations may include but not be limited to |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15mitigation of mold, asbestos, insect and animal infestation, lead paint, electric system upgrades |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16to meet current code or facilitate building electrification, accessibility upgrades required for |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and remediation of any structural issues |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18related to accommodating the Zero Carbon Renovation. Said fund shall be available to buildings |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19throughout the commonwealth, while prioritizing affordable housing and low-to-moderate |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20income homes, public schools, and other buildings located in: (i) environmental justice |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21communities, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30, (ii) gateway cities, and (iii) communities |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22disproportionately impacted by COVID 19, provided that said funds shall be expended in a |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23manner that provides for geographic equity, and prioritizes interventions in a representative |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24sample of building typologies present in the commonwealth. There shall be credited to the fund |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25all amounts that are transferred, or authorized to be transferred thereto, or directed to be |
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| 56 | 56 | | 26deposited therein, and all amounts received as gifts, grants, or contributions for the purposes of |
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| 57 | 57 | | 27the fund. Any money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 28General Fund, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 29 XXXX-XXXX For a reserve, as established in Section XX of Chapter 23J of the General |
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| 60 | 60 | | 30Laws, to support the renovation of existing buildings including affordable housing, public |
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| 61 | 61 | | 31housing, homes of low- and moderate-income households, and municipal buildings, including, |
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| 62 | 62 | | 32but not limited to, public schools, and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier |
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| 63 | 63 | | 33Diversity Office Certifications, provided, that funds in this item shall be administered by the |
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| 64 | 64 | | 34Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center for Zero Carbon Renovations; provided further 3 of 3 |
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| 65 | 65 | | 35that not less than $300,000,000 shall be transferred to the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund |
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| 66 | 66 | | 36…………$300,000,000 |
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