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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1723 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 834
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 relative to ocean acidification.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester2/1/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1723 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 834
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 834) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to ocean acidification. Environment and Natural
Resources.
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 relative to ocean acidification.
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. Section 26A of Chapter 21 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 53, by inserting after the words “coastal landscapes”,
3the following:- “; ocean acidification projects designed to mitigate harmful impacts of acidity on
4shelled organisms.