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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1731 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 541
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Susan L. Moran
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act protecting the upper Cape water supply reserve.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Susan L. MoranPlymouth and Barnstable 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1731 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 541
By Ms. Moran, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 541) of Susan L. Moran for
legislation to protect the upper Cape water supply reserve. Environment and Natural Resources.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act protecting the upper Cape water supply reserve.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 5 of Chapter 47 of the Acts of 2002 (“An Act relative to the Environmental
2Protection of the Massachusetts Military Reservation”) is hereby amended by adding at the end
3thereof the following:-
4 In evaluating any proposal for new or expanded activity within the Reserve that requires
5ten acres or more of habitat destruction or clearcutting of forested land, the Commission shall
6take no action prior to receiving written recommendations from (a) the Community Advisory
7Council; (b) the Science Advisory Council; (c) the Upper Cape Regional Water Supply
8Cooperative and (d) the Cape Cod Commission, as to whether the proposed activity violates any
9of the environmental performance standards included in the final environmental impact report
10regarding activities on the Reserve, or whether adjustment of the environmental performance
11standards is warranted. 2 of 2
12 If, following receipt of the aforesaid recommendations, the Commission determines (a)
13that the proposed activity does not violate said standards, or (b) adjusting said standards is
14warranted, the Commission shall hold, at minimum, a public hearing on its proposed
15determination in Sandwich, Mashpee, Falmouth, or Bourne, prior to publishing a notice of
16availability of the proposed adjustment.