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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 863 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Chynah Tyler and Jon Santiago
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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 solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice communities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Chynah Tyler7th Suffolk1/17/2023Jon Santiago9th Suffolk1/20/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/14/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 863 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 914
By Representatives Tyler of Boston and Santiago of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 914) of Chynah Tyler, Jon Santiago and Michelle M. DuBois relative to solid waste
disposal facilities in environmental justice communities. 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 solid waste disposal facilities in environmental justice 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 150A of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the seventeenth paragraph, the following
3paragraph:-
4 The department shall adopt regulations related to violations of the terms of a permit by
5facilities within environmental justice communities. The regulations shall include, but not be
6limited to, substantial monetary fines that increase with each violation of the terms of a permit by
7facilities within environmental justice communities and permit revocation for facilities within
8environmental justice communities that violate the terms of such permit regularly.