Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3463 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2951 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3463
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Michelle L. Ciccolo
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to restore the environmental fund.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michelle L. Ciccolo15th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2951 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3463
18	18	By Representative Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3463) of
19	19	Michelle L. Ciccolo for legislation to restore the clean environmental fund using revenue from
20	20	unclaimed bottle deposits. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
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26	26	An Act to restore the environmental fund.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 323D of said chapter 94, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
30	30	2striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- “The first
31	31	3$70 million in such amounts collected by the commissioner of revenue each fiscal year shall be
32	32	4deposited in the General Fund and additional amounts collected by the commissioner of revenue
33	33	5each fiscal year shall be deposited in the Clean Environment Fund established pursuant to section
34	34	6323G.”
35	35	7 SECTION 2. Said chapter 94 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
36	36	8inserting after section 323E the following section:-
37	37	9 Section 323G. (a) There shall be established on the books of the commonwealth a
38	38	10separate fund to be known as the Clean Environment Fund. Amounts deposited in said fund shall
39	39	11be used, subject to appropriation, solely for programs and projects in the management of solid 2 of 2
40	40	12waste, environmental protection and climate change mitigation; provided, however, that no funds
41	41	13shall be used for costs associated with incineration.
42	42	14 (b) Not less than forty percent of amounts deposited in the Fund shall be used for
43	43	15recycling, composting and solid waste source reduction projects and programs, including reuse
44	44	16and refill.
45	45	17 (c) Not less than an additional ten percent of amounts deposited in the Fund shall be used
46	46	18for recycling and other solid waste projects and programs.
47	47	19 (d) Not more than fifty percent of amounts deposited in the fund shall be used for other
48	48	20environmental programs consistent with the purposes of the “bottle bill” so-called, including
49	49	21department administration and enforcement, and further including the provision of clean water
50	50	22and sewer and improvements to storm water management.
51	51	23 SECTION 3. Section 326 of said chapter 94, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
52	52	24striking out, in line 4, the words “three hundred and twenty-three F” and inserting in place
53	53	25thereof the following words:- section 323G.”