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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4313 FILED ON: 5/11/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4457
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Adrian C. Madaro
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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 Massport Climate Resiliency Trust Fund.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk5/11/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4313 FILED ON: 5/11/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4457
By Representative Madaro of Boston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Adrian C. Madaro
for legislation to establish a Massport climate resiliency trust fund to be funded by a portion of
jet fuel excise taxes. Revenue.
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 Massport Climate Resiliency Trust 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 SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding after Section 2QQQQQ the following section:-
3 Section 2RRRRR. (a) There is hereby established and set up on the books of the
4commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Massport Climate Resiliency Trust Fund.
5The Director of the Massachusetts Port Authority (“Authority”) shall administer the fund and
6may expend from the fund.
7 (b) There shall be credited to the fund revenues derived from the dedicated jet fuel excise
8tax as provided in Section 1 (l) of Chapter 64J of the General Laws.
9 (c) The public purpose of the Massport Climate Resiliency Trust Fund shall be to provide
10funding for investment activities to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change impacts
11in the commonwealth’s airports through investments in electric vehicle infrastructure, energy 2 of 2
12efficiency in buildings, transitions to sustainable fuels, and other investments as the director
13deems appropriate.
14 (d) The director of Massport shall, not later than July 1, annually report to the Joint
15Committee on Transportation. The report shall include: (1) a list of projects receiving funds; (2)
16the associated grant amounts; (3) the purposes of the grants; (4) an annual statement of cash
17inflows and outflows detailing the uses of funds; (5) a forecast of future payments based on
18current binding obligations; and (6) a detailed breakdown of the purposes and amounts of
19administrative costs charged to the fund.
20 SECTION 2. Section 1 of Chapter 64J of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
21Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
22 (l) Dedicated jet fuel excise tax: The difference between the “Tax per gallon” as defined
23in section (i) above and the “Tax per gallon” on sales of motor vehicle gasoline as defined in Ch.
2464A.
25 SECTION 3. Section 4 of Chapter 64J of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
26Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following:-
27 Every licensee shall additionally pay to the commissioner the dedicated jet fuel tax as
28defined in Section 1(l) of this chapter. The commissioner shall remit the dedicated jet fuel excise
29tax revenue to the Massport Climate Resiliency Trust Fund, as defined in Section 2RRRRR of
30Chapter 29.