Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H749 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1169 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 749
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 bill:
12	12	An Act instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of
13	13	repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and
14	14	shellfish farms.
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16	16	PETITION OF:
17	17	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bruce J. Ayers1st Norfolk1/18/2023 1 of 2
18	18	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1169 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
19	19	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 749
20	20	By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 749) of Bruce J.
21	21	Ayers relative to directing the Department of Fish and Game to study the feasibility of re-
22	22	purposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for use as a fish and shellfish farm.
23	23	Environment and Natural Resources.
24	24	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
25	25	SEE HOUSE, NO. 846 OF 2021-2022.]
26	26	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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28	28	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
29	29	(2023-2024)
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31	31	An Act instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of
32	32	repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and
33	33	shellfish farms.
34	34	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
35	35	of the same, as follows:
36	36	1 Section 1. This bill will instruct the Department of Fish & Game to conduct a
37	37	2comprehensive study of the feasibility of repurposing the city of Boston’s former Sewage
38	38	3Treatment Plant, located on Moon Island in Boston Harbor, for the purposes of a fish and
39	39	4shellfish farm. These farms could utilize the 4 cut-granite storage tanks, which have a 50-million
40	40	5gallon capacity, are 900 by 150 feet and are 17 feet deep, separated by walls seven feet thick at
41	41	6the base.
42	42	7 Section 2. Fish and shellfish farming will improve water quality and better the local
43	43	8marine environment, and will benefit marine life such as crabs, eel grass, shrimp, bluefish and 2 of 2
44	44	9striped bass. This fish and shellfish farm will be utilized for environmental and educational
45	45	10purposes, along with improving the water quality in Quincy Bay and Boston Harbor. These
46	46	11farms would be open to public and private schools for educational purposes.
47	47	12 Section 3. These findings will be forwarded to state and local officials, including the
48	48	13Mayor of Boston; the Mayor of Quincy; the Boston Conservation Commission; the Quincy
49	49	14Conservation Commission; the Joint Committee on Environmental Affairs; state legislators
50	50	15representing the city of Boston; state legislators representing the city of Quincy; and other
51	51	16interested parties.
52	52	17 Section 4. These findings must be completed and forwarded to all the aforementioned
53	53	18parties by December 15, 2024.