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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 931 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 822 |
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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 | | Kenneth I. Gordon |
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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 relative to the Office of the State Climatologist. |
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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:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/9/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex1/24/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/24/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/25/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/25/2023Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex1/26/2023Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk1/27/2023William C. Galvin6th Norfolk2/15/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 931 FILED ON: 1/17/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 822 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 822) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to the office of the state climatologist within the Executive |
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| 20 | 20 | | Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 4062 OF 2021-2022.] |
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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 relative to the Office of the State Climatologist. |
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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 SECTION 1. Chapter 21A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Edition, is hereby amended by striking section 24 and inserting in the place thereof the following |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3section:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 Section 24. There shall be an office of the state climatologist which shall be independent |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5of the executive office and under the supervision and control of a state climatologist to be |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6appointed by the secretary. The office of the state climatologist shall be housed by the University |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7of Massachusetts system and shall: (i) gather and analyze data on climate conditions in the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8commonwealth; (ii) conduct and foster research concerning the climate in the commonwealth |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9and look for opportunities for sponsored research concerning climate issues in the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10commonwealth; (iii) coordinate with the National Centers for Environmental Information and the 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11Northeast Regional Climate Center both of the United States Department of Commerce/National |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Northeast Regional Climate Adaptation Science |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13Center of the United States Department of the Interior, and the Northeast Climate Hub of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14United States Department of Agriculture; and (iv) educate and inform the public on matters |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15related to the climate. The office of the state climatologist shall advise branches of state and local |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16government concerning the climate in the commonwealth and its implications for both economic |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17and scientific needs in conjunction with existing and future environmental factors relating to the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18climate in the commonwealth. The office of the state climatologist shall maintain a liaison with |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19state, academic, and scientific institutions and join federal and international climate interest |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20groups. The state climatologist shall serve for a term of 5 years but may be reappointed. The |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21office of the state climatologist shall be funded by the executive office. |
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