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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 382 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 862
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Lenny Mirra
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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 protecting coastal communities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Lenny Mirra2nd Essex1/11/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 382 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 862
By Representative Mirra of Georgetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 862) of
Lenny Mirra relative to protecting coastal communities. Environment and Natural Resources.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 962 OF 2021-2022.]
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 protecting coastal communities.
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 40 of Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "section", in line 493, the
3following:- “provided, that when establishing such regulations, the commissioner shall permit
4the construction of a coastal engineering structure, as defined by 310 CMR 10.23, on coastal
5dunes when an emergency or exigent situation occurs, as determined by the commissioner.”