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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 213 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 978
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patrick Joseph Kearney
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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 to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 213 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 978
By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 978) of
Patrick Joseph Kearney for legislation to protect open space, historical resources, and community
housing from coastal threats. Environment and Natural Resources.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 838 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 to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 2 of chapter 44B, as appearing in 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by
2striking out the definition "preservation" in line 66 and inserting in place thereof the following
3definition:-
4 ''Preservation'', protection of personal or real property from injury, harm or destruction,
5including but not limited to the construction, alteration, or rehabilitation of beaches, dunes,
6seawalls, and other coastal infrastructure for the purpose of protecting open space, historical
7resources, or community housing from flooding, sea-level rise, and storm surge.