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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3352 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3473 |
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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 | | Michael S. Day |
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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 the Energy Facilities Siting Board. |
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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:Michael S. Day31st Middlesex1/17/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3352 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3473 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3473) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Michael S. Day relative to the Energy Facilities Siting Board. Telecommunications, Utilities and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3688 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 the Energy Facilities Siting Board. |
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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 69H of Chapter 164 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3thereof the following paragraph:- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 “There is hereby established an energy facilities siting board within the department, but |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5not under the supervision or control of the department. Said board shall implement the provisions |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6contained in sections 69H to 69Q, inclusive, so as to provide a reliable energy supply for the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7commonwealth with a minimum impact on the environment and public health, and with a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8minimum impact on the overall wellbeing of residents abutting the project at the lowest possible |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9cost after these impacts are considered. To accomplish this, the board shall review the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10environmental and public health impacts, the need for and the cost of transmission lines, natural 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11gas pipelines, facilities for the manufacture and storage of gas, and oil facilities; provided, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12however, that the board shall review only the environmental impacts of generating facilities, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13consistent with the commonwealth's policy of allowing market forces to determine the need for |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14and cost of such facilities; provided, however that the Board shall solicit and consider testimony |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15from the department of fish and game whenever reasonable environmental stewardship concerns |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16are raised; provided, however, that the Board shall solicit and consider testimony from the |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17department of public health whenever reasonable public health concerns are raised. Such reviews |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18shall be conducted consistent with section 69J1/4 for generating facilities and with section 69J |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19for all other facilities. |
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