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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3904 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3482
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michelle M. DuBois
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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 regulating the location of generation facilities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3904 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3482
By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3482) of
Michelle M. DuBois relative to the locating of generation facilities within one mile of certain
public areas and areas of critical environmental concern. Telecommunications, Utilities and
Energy.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3695 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act regulating the location of generation facilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby
2amended by adding the following section:-
3 Section 69J1/4A. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the
4contrary no generating facility (run with Natural Gas or Diesel) shall be located in an area which
5is less than 1 mile in linear distance from an environmental justice community, playground,
6licensed day-care center, school, church, area of critical environmental concern, as determined
7by the secretary of environmental affairs pursuant to 301 CMR 12.00, or an area occupied by
8residential housing. This linear distance shall be measured from any point along a generating
9facility to the outermost point of aforementioned zones; provided, however, that repairs or 2 of 2
10replacements that do not increase megawatts generated in any generation facility in operation
11prior to January 1, 2017, shall not be subject to this section.