Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H748 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1150 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 748
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bruce J. Ayers
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying
12	12	resolve:
13	13	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study
14	14	relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long
15	15	and Moon Islands.
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17	17	PETITION OF:
18	18	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bruce J. Ayers1st Norfolk1/18/2023 1 of 2
19	19	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1150 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
20	20	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 748
21	21	By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 748) of
22	22	Bruce J. Ayers for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General
23	23	Court) relative to the long-term management and maintenance of certain harbor islands.
24	24	Environment and Natural Resources.
25	25	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
26	26	SEE HOUSE, NO. 847 OF 2021-2022.]
27	27	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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29	29	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
30	30	(2023-2024)
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32	32	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study
33	33	relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long
34	34	and Moon Islands.
35	35	1 Resolved, That, notwithstanding any general law, special law or local ordinance to the
36	36	2contrary, a special commission is hereby established for the purpose of conducting an
37	37	3investigation and study of methods to provide long term management and maintenance of Moon
38	38	4Island and for determining and publicizing projected future use of Long Island; provided that
39	39	5said special commission shall consist of two members of the Senate to be appointed by the
40	40	6Senate President, two members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the House
41	41	7Speaker, the mayor of Boston or his designee, the district Boston City Councillor, the mayor of
42	42	8Quincy or his designee, the district Quincy City Councillor, one representative of the National
43	43	9Park Service, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs or his designee, one 2 of 2
44	44	10individual representing conservation and environmental interests appointed by said Secretary
45	45	11and the executive director of the Squantum Neighborhood Association or his designee.
46	46	12 Within 180 days after the passage of this bill, the special commission shall report to the
47	47	13House of Representatives and Senate the results of its investigation and study for preserving
48	48	14Moon Island along with a non-binding master plan for the future use of Long Island. Said
49	49	15special commission shall also file recommendations for further environmental oversight and
50	50	16preservation of said islands together with any drafts of legislation necessary to carry its
51	51	17recommendations into effect by filing same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives no
52	52	18later than December 1, 2025.