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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 435 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1026 |
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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 | | Sean Reid |
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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 bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a special commission to study the noise effects of hunting migratory game |
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| 13 | 13 | | birds in neighborhoods and communities within established coastal zones. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sean Reid11th Essex1/9/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 435 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1026 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Reid of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1026) of Sean Reid |
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| 20 | 20 | | for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative |
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| 21 | 21 | | to the impacts, specific to noise, that persons hunting migratory game birds from a water craft |
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| 22 | 22 | | have within the coastal zones. Environment and Natural Resources. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act establishing a special commission to study the noise effects of hunting migratory game |
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| 29 | 29 | | birds in neighborhoods and communities within established coastal zones. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. There is hereby established a special commission to study the noise effects |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2of hunting migratory game birds in neighborhoods and communities located in established |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3coastal zones. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 SECTION 2. The commission shall study and assess the impacts, specific to noise, that |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5persons hunting migratory game birds from a water craft have on the residents of neighborhoods |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6and communities immediately located within the coastal zones established by the Department of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7Fish and Games. The commission shall also study the regulated distance that a person hunting |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8from a water craft is required to be located from land to determine if this amount needs to be |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9increased. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 SECTION 3. The commission shall consist of a member of the Senate appointed by the |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11President of the Senate; a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12the House of Representatives; a member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the House Minority leader; the Secretary |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs or his designee who shall serve as |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15Chairman of the commission; the Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game or his |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16designee; The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue or his designee; a |
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| 48 | 48 | | 17representative from the sports hunting industry to be appointed by the Commissioner of the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 18Department of Fish and Game; The members of the commission shall be appointed not later July |
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| 50 | 50 | | 193, 2026. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 20 SECTION 4. The commission shall hold public meetings in Newburyport, Nahant, |
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| 52 | 52 | | 21Marshfield and Cape Cod to assist in the collection and evaluation of data and testimony. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 22 SECTION 5. The commission shall prepare a written report detailing its findings and |
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| 54 | 54 | | 23recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry those |
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| 55 | 55 | | 24recommendations into effect. The commission shall submit its report to the governor, the |
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| 56 | 56 | | 25secretary of the commonwealth, the Senate President and Speaker of the House, the Chairmen of |
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| 57 | 57 | | 26the Joint Committee on Natural Resources, the House and Senate Chairman of the Ways and |
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| 58 | 58 | | 27Means Committees, the Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Revenue, and the Chairmen of the |
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| 59 | 59 | | 28Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development not later than December 31, 2026. |
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