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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 471 FILED ON: 1/16/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2159 |
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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 | | Patrick M. O'Connor |
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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 relative to solar-powered mobility networks. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 471 FILED ON: 1/16/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2159 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2159) of Patrick M. O'Connor for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to solar-powered mobility networks. Telecommunications, Utilities and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 2213 OF 2021-2022.] |
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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 relative to solar-powered mobility networks. |
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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 SECTION 1. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs shall regulate |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2solar-powered mobility networks to encourage the shift from an oil-powered to sustainable |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3economy. If no commercial enterprise are approved to build such networks within 6 months, the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4executive office shall conduct one or more pilot networks. Commercial and pilot networks shall |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5be granted non exclusive access to rights-of-way if the networks: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 (i) are privately-funded construction; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 (ii) are privately operated without government subsidies; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 (iii) exceed 120 passenger miles per gallon (5 times the efficiency on existing roads) or |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9equivalent energy efficiency; 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 (iv) exceed safety performance of transportation modes already approved for use; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 (v) that are above ground gather more than 2 megawatt-hours of renewable energy per |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12network mile per typical day. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 SECTION 2. The executive office of energy and environmental affairs shall promulgate |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14regulations for solar and renewable energy mobility networks based on the following criteria: |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 (i) system design, fabrication, installation, safety, insurance and inspection practices |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16consistent with the American Society for Testing and Materials International Committee F24 on |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17Amusement Rides and Devices; |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18 (ii) environmental approvals shall be granted to networks exceeding 5 times the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19efficiency of existing roads as measured in energy per passenger-mile, and |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20 (iii) networks access may be rejected in writing for other reasons; and |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21 (iv) provided, taxes and fees assessed on solar and renewable energy mobility network |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22providers, passengers and cargo shall be limited to 5 percent of the gross revenues and shall be |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23paid to the aggregate rights-of-way holders by the solar or renewable energy mobility network |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24provider. |
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