SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2649
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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SENATE, February 7, 2024.
The committee on Environment and Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 448) of Joanne M. Comerford, Lindsay N. Sabadosa
and James B. Eldridge for legislation to invest in natural and working lands; (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 460) of Karen Spencer for legislation to ban fluoride supplementation of public
water supplies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 472) of Sal N. DiDomenico, Joanne M.
Comerford and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish sustainable and equitable funding
for climate change adaptation and mitigation; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 473) of Lydia
Edwards, Jack Patrick Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Sal N. DiDomenico and others for legislation
to promote climate safe buildings; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 476) of James B. Eldridge,
Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Vanna Howard for legislation to improve municipal water
infrastructure; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 481) of James B. Eldridge, Steven Owens,
Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Vanna Howard and other members of the General Court for legislation to
establish a climate change superfund and promoting polluter responsibility; (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 482) of James B. Eldridge, Joanne M. Comerford, John J. Cronin, Lindsay N.
Sabadosa and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote drinking water
quality for all; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 485) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to
reform the toxic use reduction act; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 488) of Paul R. Feeney,
Joanne M. Comerford, Thomas M. Stanley, Sal N. DiDomenico and other members of the
General Court for legislation to create the outdoor recreation program; (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 492) of Anne M. Gobi and Vanna Howard for legislation to regulate the use of
trapping devices to take beaver and muskrat; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 493) of Anne M.
Gobi for legislation relative to the George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund;
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 497) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to heartworm in
dogs; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 498) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to hunting
near a dwelling; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 500) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative
to outdoor heritage; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 501) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation to
enhance the management of problem wildlife; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 503) of Anne
M. Gobi for legislation to promote snowmobiling sustainability; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 505) of Anne M. Gobi for legislation relative to the Ware river watershed advisory
committee; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 506) of Anne M. Gobi, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.,
Marc R. Pacheco, Michael O. Moore and other members of the General Court for legislation
relative to offshore wind and wildlife habitat management; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No.
514) of Edward J. Kennedy and Jack Patrick Lewis that provisions be made for an investigation
and study relative to climate change staffing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 522) of Vincent
Lawrence Dixon for legislation to consider adoption of aspects of the German Green Dot Waste
Reduction Standards; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 523) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for
legislation to further research and report analysis of athletic performance surfaces their safety
and recommendations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 524) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for
legislation to consider the safety of artificial grass and turf surfaces; (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 527) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation relative to concurrent jurisdiction on National
Park Service properties; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 528) of Paul W. Mark for legislation
to establish a free snowmobile weekend; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 529) of Liz Miranda,
Sal N. DiDomenico and Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to solid waste disposal facilities
in environmental justice communities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 531) of Liz Miranda for
legislation to limit toxics release inventory facilities in environmental justice communities;
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 532) of Mark C. Montigny, Christopher M. Markey and Paul
A. Schmid, III for legislation relative to Title 5 of the State Environmental Code; (accompanied
by bill, Senate, No. 543) of Susan L. Moran for legislation relative to equitable protection of
clean water; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 544) of Susan L. Moran for legislation to fund
clean water in nitrogen sensitive areas; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 547) of Patrick M.
O'Connor for legislation relative to community preservation funds for seawall repairs;
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 556) of Jacob R. Oliveira and Aaron L. Saunders for
legislation relative to the MassTrails program administered by the Department of Conservation
and Recreation and any act relative to Massachusetts transportation resources; (accompanied by
bill, Senate, No. 561) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to ensure consistency in climate
adaptation management planning; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 562) of Marc R. Pacheco
for legislation to reduce methane emissions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 563) of Marc R.
Pacheco for legislation relative to a stronger emissions limit to safeguard our environment;
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 564) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions threatening our natural environment; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 571)
of Michael F. Rush and Paul McMurtry for legislation relative to the re-use of soil for large
reclamation projects, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2649).
For the committee,
Rebecca L. Rausch 1 of 1
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2649
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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Senate, February 15, 2024.
1 Ordered, That the committee on Environment and Natural Resources be authorized and
2directed to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents numbered 448,
3460, 472, 473, 476, 481, 482, 485, 488, 492, 493, 497, 498, 500, 501, 503, 505, 506, 514, 522,
4523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 531, 532, 543, 544, 547, 556, 561, 562, 563, 564, and 571 relative to the
5environment and natural resources.