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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3190 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3454 |
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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 | | Antonio F. D. Cabral |
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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 relative to offshore wind. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3190 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3454 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3454) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Antonio F. D. Cabral relative to offshore wind energy generation. Telecommunications, Utilities |
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| 20 | 20 | | and Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3147 OF 2023-2024.] |
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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 relative to offshore wind. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, as |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2amended by chapter 188 of the acts of 2016, as amended by chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, as |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3amended by chapter 239 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out the figure |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4“5,600” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 8,000. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 SECTION 2. Subsection (b) of section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, as |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6amended by chapter 188 of the acts of 2016, as amended by chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, as |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7amended by chapter 239 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by striking out the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8words:- "June 30, 2027" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "March 31, 2027; |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9provided, however, that said distribution companies enter into cost effective long-term contracts 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10for offshore wind energy generation equal to approximately 5,600 megawatts of aggregate |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11nameplate capacity not later than December 31, 2026". |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 SECTION 3. Subsection (b) of section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, as |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13amended by chapter 188 of the acts of 2016, as amended by chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, as |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14amended by chapter 239 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by striking out the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15words:- ", if applicable,". |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 SECTION 4. Subsection (b) of section 83C of chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, as |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17amended by chapter 188 of the acts of 2016, as amended by chapter 179 of the acts of 2022, as |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18amended by chapter 239 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by striking out the words |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19"24 months" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- "18 months." |
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