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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 776 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3232
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Andres X. Vargas
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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 establishing a zero carbon renovation fund.
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PETITION OF:
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
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
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 776 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3232
By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3232) of
Andres X. Vargas and others for legislation to establish a zero carbon renovation fund to provide
for the costs associated with energy efficiency renovations of certain existing buildings.
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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 establishing a zero carbon renovation fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 23J of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:
2 Section XXXX. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth
3a fund to be known as the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund that shall be administered by the
4Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center in consultation with the Department of Energy
5Resources, who shall expend the funds for costs associated with the renovation of existing
6buildings including affordable housing, public housing, homes rented or owned by low and
7moderate income households, municipal buildings, including, but not limited to, public schools,
8and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier Diversity Office Certifications to
9conduct “Zero Carbon Renovations'' so that these buildings shall, to the maximum extent
10practicable: (i) be highly energy efficient: (ii) use all-electric heating, hot water, and cooking
11technologies; (iii) include on-site renewable energy generating sources; and (iv) be renovated
12with low-embodied carbon materials. Funds may also be expended as necessary for costs 2 of 3
13associated with the remediation of existing building conditions which must be addressed before a
14Zero Carbon Renovation can be completed. Such remediations may include but not be limited to
15mitigation of mold, asbestos, insect and animal infestation, lead paint, electric system upgrades
16to meet current code or facilitate building electrification, accessibility upgrades required for
17compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and remediation of any structural issues
18related to accommodating the Zero Carbon Renovation. Said fund shall be available to buildings
19throughout the commonwealth, while prioritizing affordable housing and low-to-moderate
20income homes, public schools, and other buildings located in: (i) environmental justice
21communities, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30, (ii) gateway cities, and (iii) communities
22disproportionately impacted by COVID 19, provided that said funds shall be expended in a
23manner that provides for geographic equity, and prioritizes interventions in a representative
24sample of building typologies present in the commonwealth. There shall be credited to the fund
25all amounts that are transferred, or authorized to be transferred thereto, or directed to be
26deposited therein, and all amounts received as gifts, grants, or contributions for the purposes of
27the fund. Any money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the
28General Fund, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.
29 XXXX-XXXX For a reserve, as established in Section XX of Chapter 23J of the General
30Laws, to support the renovation of existing buildings including affordable housing, public
31housing, homes of low- and moderate-income households, and municipal buildings, including,
32but not limited to, public schools, and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier
33Diversity Office Certifications, provided, that funds in this item shall be administered by the
34Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center for Zero Carbon Renovations; provided further 3 of 3
35that not less than $300,000,000 shall be transferred to the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund
36…………$300,000,000