Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S2365 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 500 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2365
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Adam Gomez
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 establishing a zero carbon renovation fund.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Adam GomezHampdenMichael O. MooreSecond Worcester1/31/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/31/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/31/2023Thomas M. Stanley9th Middlesex2/9/2023Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/9/2023Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk2/9/2023Lydia EdwardsThird Suffolk2/9/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex2/9/2023Jason M. LewisFifth Middlesex2/9/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/9/2023Joanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/9/2023Liz MirandaSecond Suffolk2/13/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/21/2023Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex2/21/2023Danillo A. Sena37th Middlesex2/23/2023Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex3/2/2023Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk3/6/2023 2 of 2
16	16	Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and
17	17	Hampshire
18	18	3/6/2023 1 of 3
19	19	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 500 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
20	20	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2365
21	21	By Mr. Gomez, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2365) of Adam Gomez, Michael O.
22	22	Moore, Jack Patrick Lewis, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for
23	23	legislation to establish a zero carbon renovation fund. Ways and Means.
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
25	25	_______________
26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
27	27	(2023-2024)
28	28	_______________
29	29	An Act establishing a zero carbon renovation fund.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
31	31	of the same, as follows:
32	32	1 Chapter 23J of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting the following section:
33	33	2 Section XXXX. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth
34	34	3a fund to be known as the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund that shall be administered by the
35	35	4Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center in consultation with the Department of Energy
36	36	5Resources, who shall expend the funds for costs associated with the renovation of existing
37	37	6buildings including affordable housing, public housing, homes rented or owned by low and
38	38	7moderate income households, municipal buildings, including, but not limited to, public schools,
39	39	8and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier Diversity Office Certifications to
40	40	9conduct “Zero Carbon Renovations'' so that these buildings shall, to the maximum extent
41	41	10practicable: (i) be highly energy efficient: (ii) use all-electric heating, hot water, and cooking
42	42	11technologies; (iii) include on-site renewable energy generating sources; and (iv) be renovated
43	43	12with low-embodied carbon materials. Funds may also be expended as necessary for costs 2 of 3
44	44	13associated with the remediation of existing building conditions which must be addressed before a
45	45	14Zero Carbon Renovation can be completed. Such remediations may include but not be limited to
46	46	15mitigation of mold, asbestos, insect and animal infestation, lead paint, electric system upgrades
47	47	16to meet current code or facilitate building electrification, accessibility upgrades required for
48	48	17compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and remediation of any structural issues
49	49	18related to accommodating the Zero Carbon Renovation. Said fund shall be available to buildings
50	50	19throughout the commonwealth, while prioritizing affordable housing and low-to-moderate
51	51	20income homes, public schools, and other buildings located in: (i) environmental justice
52	52	21communities, as defined in section 62 of chapter 30, (ii) gateway cities, and (iii) communities
53	53	22disproportionately impacted by COVID 19, provided that said funds shall be expended in a
54	54	23manner that provides for geographic equity, and prioritizes interventions in a representative
55	55	24sample of building typologies present in the commonwealth. There shall be credited to the fund
56	56	25all amounts that are transferred, or authorized to be transferred thereto, or directed to be
57	57	26deposited therein, and all amounts received as gifts, grants, or contributions for the purposes of
58	58	27the fund. Any money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the
59	59	28General Fund, but shall remain available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.
60	60	29 XXXX-XXXX For a reserve, as established in Section XX of Chapter 23J of the General
61	61	30Laws, to support the renovation of existing buildings including affordable housing, public
62	62	31housing, homes of low- and moderate-income households, and municipal buildings, including,
63	63	32but not limited to, public schools, and small businesses with Massachusetts State Supplier
64	64	33Diversity Office Certifications, provided, that funds in this item shall be administered by the
65	65	34Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center for Zero Carbon Renovations; provided further 3 of 3
66	66	35that not less than $300,000,000 shall be transferred to the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund
67	67	36…………$300,000,000