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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1652 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2126
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul R. Feeney
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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 solar energy grants at posts of veterans' organizations.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1652 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2126
By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2126) of Paul R. Feeney for
legislation relative to solar energy grants at posts of veterans' organizations.
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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 solar energy grants at posts of veterans' organizations.
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 2 of Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is
2hereby amended by adding the following section:-
3 Section 2RRRRR.
4 (a) As appearing in the following section the following word shall, unless the context
5clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning:
6 “Veterans’ organization”, any veterans' organization incorporated by the Congress of the
7United States.
8 (b) There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth an
9expendable trust to be known as the Veterans' Organization Posts solar program. The secretary of
10energy and environmental affairs shall establish a grant program to provide solar energy
11technology to Veterans organizations, that any such grant shall be expended for solar energy 2 of 2
12technology at the local Veterans' organization's headquarters location, hall, or post; provided
13further, that 100 per cent of the solar energy produced by said technology will benefit the
14awarded local Veterans organization. The amounts credited to the trust shall be available for
15expenditure, subject to appropriation, not to exceed $500,000 in a fiscal year, for the costs
16associated with purchasing and installing solar energy generating equipment for Veterans
17organizations that meet criteria set forth by the secretary; provided, that not less than 10 grants
18shall be awarded per fiscal year; provided further, that no grant amount shall exceed $50,000;
19and provided further, that grants shall be awarded in geographically diverse areas of the
20commonwealth.
21 (c) The executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall annually submit a
22report on disbursements of the trust, including, but not limited to, grant awardees and amounts
23awarded, to the clerks of the house and senate and the joint committee on telecommunications,
24utilities and energy not later than December 31.