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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3994 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 856 |
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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 | | Adrian C. Madaro |
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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 assessing environmental justice in designated port areas. |
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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:Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk1/20/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3994 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 856 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 856) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Adrian C. Madaro that the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs establish a special |
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| 20 | 20 | | board to identify and assess the cumulative social, economic and public health impacts of |
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| 21 | 21 | | permissible land uses and water uses within designated port areas in environmental justice |
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| 22 | 22 | | communities. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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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 assessing environmental justice in designated port areas. |
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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 The secretary of energy and environmental affairs shall establish a special board (“the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2board”) to identify and assess the cumulative social, economic and public health impacts of |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3permissible land uses and water uses within designated port areas in environmental justice |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4communities as defined in Section 56 of Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2021. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 The board shall have five members. The members shall include: the secretary or a |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6designee; 1 member appointed by the governor with expertise in waterfront development; 1 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7member appointed by the senate president with knowledge or experience with public health and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8the environment; 1 member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives with |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9knowledge or experience with environmental justice, climate change, disaster preparedness, or |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10racial inequity; 1 member appointed by the senate minority leader; and 1 member appointed by |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11the house minority leader. 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 The board shall identify and assess: (i) the prevalence of environmental hazards within |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13designated port areas in environmental justice communities; (ii) the cumulative public health |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14impacts of common environmental hazards found within designated port areas in environmental |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15justice communities; and (iii) current and historic economic trends associated with marine |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16industry and water-dependent uses within designated port areas in environmental justice |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17communities, including but not limited to: (a) workforce and employment trends, (b) trends in |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18revenue generation for the Commonwealth and localities that host designated port areas, and (c) |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19any public expenses incurred to attract, maintain and develop permissible land uses and water |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20uses within designated port areas. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21 The board shall make recommendations on budgetary, regulatory and statutory actions to |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22mitigate any adverse impacts associated with marine industry and water-dependent uses within |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23designated port areas in environmental justice communities. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24 The board shall submit its findings and recommendations to the secretary, the clerks of |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25the senate and the house of representatives, and the joint committee on environment, natural |
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| 56 | 56 | | 26resources, and agriculture within 90 days after the passage of this act. |
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