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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 993 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 567
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rebecca L. Rausch
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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 maintaining a statewide car seat recycling program.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 993 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 567
By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 567) of Rebecca L. Rausch for
legislation to maintain a statewide car seat recycling program. 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 maintaining a statewide car seat recycling program.
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 1: Chapter 21H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 7 the following section:-
3 Section 8. (a) The department shall maintain a program to provide for recycling of child
4passenger restraints, as defined in section 1 of chapter 90.
5 (b) The department shall be authorized to: (i) implement state, local, or regional child
6passenger restraint recycling programs; (ii) accept applications from municipalities for grants
7and to award grants to assist in the development or establishment of local and regional child
8passenger restraint recycling projects; and (iii) to partner or contract with private organizations to
9assist in the development or establishment of a child passenger restraint recycling program.