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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2847 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3569 |
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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 | | Aaron L. Saunders |
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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 carbon emission reduction and advanced nuclear energy generation. |
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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:Aaron L. Saunders7th Hampden1/16/2025Manny Cruz7th Essex3/12/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2847 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3569 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Saunders of Belchertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3569) |
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| 19 | 19 | | of Aaron L. Saunders relative to carbon emission reduction and advanced nuclear energy |
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| 20 | 20 | | generation. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to carbon emission reduction and advanced nuclear energy generation. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2department of energy resources shall investigate and report on the development of advanced |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3nuclear energy generation in the Commonwealth. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 (b) Said report shall include, but not be limited to: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 1. Impacts and opportunities for the Commonwealth as a result of public law 118–67, the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6so-called ADVANCE Act |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 2. Safety and environmental considerations associated with siting, construction, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8operation of advanced nuclear energy generation |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 3. Economic impacts, including potential tax revenue, job creation during construction |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10and operation of an advanced nuclear facility 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 4. Opportunities to offset carbon emissions as a result of increased use of advanced |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12nuclear energy generation |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13 5. Interconnection, transmission, distribution and other grid related considerations |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14necessary for implementation of advanced nuclear energy generation |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15 (c) Said report shall be filed with the respective clerks of the House and Senate, and the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16House and Senate chairs of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17no later than December 31, 2026 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18 SECTION 2. The first sentence of section 105 of said chapter 239, as so appearing, is |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19hereby amended by striking out the following words:- commenced commercial operation before |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20January 1, 2011. |
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