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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 347 FILED ON: 1/13/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 449 |
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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 | | Cynthia Stone Creem |
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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 |
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| 12 | 12 | | resolve: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Resolve establishing a commission on electric vehicle battery recycling. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk and Middlesex 1 of 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 347 FILED ON: 1/13/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 449 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 449) of Cynthia Stone Creem |
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| 20 | 20 | | that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission on electric |
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| 21 | 21 | | vehicle battery recycling. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | Resolve establishing a commission on electric vehicle battery recycling. |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Resolved, that on or before September 1, 2024, the secretary of energy and |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2environmental affairs shall convene an Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Commission to |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3review and advise the general court on policies pertaining to the recovery and recycling of |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4electric vehicle batteries in the commonwealth. The commission shall consult with universities |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5and research institutions that have conducted research in the area of battery recycling, with |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6manufacturers of electric and hybrid vehicles, and with the recycling industry. The secretary of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7energy and environmental affairs shall appoint members to the commission from each of the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8following: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9 (1) the department of energy resources; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10 (2) the department of environmental protection; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11 (3) a vehicle manufacturer or an organization that represents one or more vehicle |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12manufacturers; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13 (4) a standards-developing organization that has a focus on automotive engineering; 2 of 3 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 14 (5) an electronic waste recycler or an organization that represents one or more electronic |
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| 42 | 42 | | 15waste recyclers; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 16 (6) a motor vehicle repair shop or an organization that represents one or more motor |
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| 44 | 44 | | 17vehicle repair shops; |
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| 45 | 45 | | 18 (7) a motor vehicle junkyard or an organization that represents one or more motor vehicle |
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| 46 | 46 | | 19junkyards; |
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| 47 | 47 | | 20 (8) at least two environmental organizations that specialize in waste reduction and |
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| 48 | 48 | | 21recycling; |
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| 49 | 49 | | 22 (9) a representative of the energy storage industry; and |
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| 50 | 50 | | 23 (10) an electric vehicle battery manufacturer. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 24 On or before July 1, 2025, the Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling Commission shall |
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| 52 | 52 | | 25submit a report and policy recommendations to the general court aimed at ensuring that as close |
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| 53 | 53 | | 26as possible to 100 percent of electric vehicle batteries in the commonwealth are reused or |
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| 54 | 54 | | 27recycled at end-of-life in a safe and cost-effective manner. The policy recommendations shall |
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| 55 | 55 | | 28reflect entire lifecycle considerations for electric vehicle batteries, including, but not limited to, |
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| 56 | 56 | | 29opportunities and barriers to the reuse of those batteries as energy storage systems after they are |
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| 57 | 57 | | 30removed from the vehicle, opportunities to the extend the life of those batteries, best |
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| 58 | 58 | | 31management considerations for those batteries at end-of-life, and the overall effect of different |
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| 59 | 59 | | 32management practices on the environment. In developing the policy recommendations, the |
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| 60 | 60 | | 33advisory group shall consider both in-state and out-of-state options for the recycling of electric 3 of 3 |
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| 61 | 61 | | 34vehicle batteries and the possibility of establishing an extended producer responsibility program |
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| 62 | 62 | | 35for electric vehicle batteries. |
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