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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3433 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 848 |
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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 | | Kathleen R. LaNatra |
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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 establishing a commercial fisheries offshore wind mitigation fund. |
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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:Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/20/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/25/2023Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/16/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3433 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 848 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 848) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Kathleen R. LaNatra, Christopher Hendricks and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to establishing |
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| 20 | 20 | | a commercial fisheries offshore wind mitigation fund to be administered by the Division of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Marine Fisheries. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act establishing a commercial fisheries offshore wind mitigation fund. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Chapter 130 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2 Section 107. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3a separate fund to be known as the Commercial Fisheries Offshore Wind Mitigation Fund to be |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4administered by the division. There shall be credited to the fund: (i) X per cent of the total |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5amount agreed upon in a procurement contract between the commonwealth and any offshore |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6wind provider; (ii) X per cent of ratepayer fees paid to offshore wind providers; and (iii) any |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7appropriations, grants, gifts or other monies authorized by the general court or other parties and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8specifically designated to be credited to the Fund and any income derived from the investment of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9amounts credited to the Fund. All amounts credited to the Fund may be expended, subject to |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10appropriation, provided that all unexpended balances remaining in the fund at the end of the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and may be appropriated for expenditure in the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12subsequent fiscal year. 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13 (b) The division shall request input, to be transmitted in writing, from the commercial |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14fisheries commission established by section 79 of chapter 179 of the acts of 2022 on proposed |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15spending of the Fund for each upcoming fiscal year. |
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