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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1855 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3488
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher Richard Flanagan
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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 relative to tax incentives for building to NetZero Standards.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable1/15/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1855 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3488
By Representative Flanagan of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3488) of
Christopher Richard Flanagan relative to the cost burdens of certain incentives for statewide
greenhouse gas emissions limits. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3860 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 relative to tax incentives for building to NetZero Standards.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 (a) The commissioner of the department of energy resources, as established in chapter
225A of the General Laws, shall conduct an analysis of regulations promulgated or proposed by
3the department pursuant to chapter 8 of the acts of 2021. The analysis shall include: (i) an
4assessment of the increased cost burden of compliance with each regulatory provision as
5compared to the costs in the absence of each provision; (ii) the aggregate cost burden of
6compliance with all regulatory provisions on housing affordability; and (iii) identifying
7incentives, subsidies and other programs that could offset increased costs of compliance with the
8department’s regulations and cause any proposed regulations to, at a minimum, be net neutral to
9the cost of housing production. 2 of 2
10 (b) The commissioner of the department of energy resources shall file a report on the
11analysis with the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities
12and energy and with the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means not later
13than December 31, 2026.