Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S2126 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1652 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2126
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Paul R. Feeney
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to solar energy grants at posts of veterans' organizations.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1652 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2126
18	18	By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2126) of Paul R. Feeney for
19	19	legislation relative to solar energy grants at posts of veterans' organizations.
20	20	Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
24	24	(2023-2024)
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26	26	An Act relative to solar energy grants at posts of veterans' organizations.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 Section 2 of Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is
30	30	2hereby amended by adding the following section:-
31	31	3 Section 2RRRRR.
32	32	4 (a) As appearing in the following section the following word shall, unless the context
33	33	5clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning:
34	34	6 “Veterans’ organization”, any veterans' organization incorporated by the Congress of the
35	35	7United States.
36	36	8 (b) There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth an
37	37	9expendable trust to be known as the Veterans' Organization Posts solar program. The secretary of
38	38	10energy and environmental affairs shall establish a grant program to provide solar energy
39	39	11technology to Veterans organizations, that any such grant shall be expended for solar energy 2 of 2
40	40	12technology at the local Veterans' organization's headquarters location, hall, or post; provided
41	41	13further, that 100 per cent of the solar energy produced by said technology will benefit the
42	42	14awarded local Veterans organization. The amounts credited to the trust shall be available for
43	43	15expenditure, subject to appropriation, not to exceed $500,000 in a fiscal year, for the costs
44	44	16associated with purchasing and installing solar energy generating equipment for Veterans
45	45	17organizations that meet criteria set forth by the secretary; provided, that not less than 10 grants
46	46	18shall be awarded per fiscal year; provided further, that no grant amount shall exceed $50,000;
47	47	19and provided further, that grants shall be awarded in geographically diverse areas of the
48	48	20commonwealth.
49	49	21 (c) The executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall annually submit a
50	50	22report on disbursements of the trust, including, but not limited to, grant awardees and amounts
51	51	23awarded, to the clerks of the house and senate and the joint committee on telecommunications,
52	52	24utilities and energy not later than December 31.