Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H998 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1716 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 998
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	John J. Mahoney
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to reform the Toxics Use Reduction Act.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:John J. Mahoney13th Worcester1/15/2025 1 of 3
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1716 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 998
18	18	By Representative Mahoney of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 998) of
19	19	John J. Mahoney for legislation to further regulate toxic use reduction plans. Environment and
20	20	Natural Resources.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 857 OF 2023-2024.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
26	26	(2025-2026)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act to reform the Toxics Use Reduction Act.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. Section 11(A)(1) of chapter 21I of the General Laws, as appearing in the
32	32	22022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place
33	33	3thereof the following sentence:- “On a schedule to be established by the department, but no more
34	34	4frequently than once every six years or when a new toxic substance is first used at a facility, and
35	35	5in either case on an even-numbered year, each large quantity toxics users shall prepare and
36	36	6complete a toxics use reduction plan for each facility for which they are required to file a report
37	37	7in that year.”
38	38	8 SECTION 2. Section 11(D) of said chapter 21I of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
39	39	9hereby further amended by striking out the words, “by July 1, two years after the first plan, and 2 of 3
40	40	10then according to the schedule specified by the department” and inserting in place thereof the
41	41	11following words:- “by July 1, two years after the first plan, and then every six years”.
42	42	12 SECTION 3. Section 11(F) of said chapter 21I of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
43	43	13hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the
44	44	14following sentence:- “Large quantity toxics users shall file a plan summary with the department
45	45	15on or before July 1 of the year in which a toxics use reduction plan is due.”
46	46	16 SECTION 4. Section 12(C) of said chapter 21I of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
47	47	17hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following
48	48	18sentence:- “Certification shall be for not more than six years and shall be renewable for
49	49	19additional six-year periods.”
50	50	20 SECTION 5. Said section 12(C) of said chapter 21I, as so appearing, is hereby further
51	51	21amended by adding after the last sentence the following sentences:-
52	52	22 “The continuing education requirement for initial recertification and renewal shall not
53	53	23exceed 45 hours per certification period for individuals certified pursuant to subsection 12(A).
54	54	24The continuing education requirement for initial recertification and renewal shall not exceed 36
55	55	25hours per certification period for individuals certified pursuant to subsection 12(B). The
56	56	26continuing education requirement for subsequent recertification and renewal shall not exceed 36
57	57	27hours per certification period for individuals certified pursuant to subsection 12(A). The
58	58	28continuing education requirement for subsequent recertification and renewal shall not exceed 30
59	59	29hours per certification period for individuals certified pursuant to subsection 12(B).”
60	60	30 SECTION 6. Section 19 of said chapter 21I of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
61	61	31hereby amended by inserting after subsection (H) the following subsection:- 3 of 3
62	62	32 (I) The requirements to pay any fees under this Section 19 shall not be applicable to any
63	63	33use of a toxic substance that is mandated by law, regulation, drug or other product registration,
64	64	34design specification of a United States governmental authority including, but not limited to, the
65	65	35United States Armed Services, Department of Homeland Security or other similar United States
66	66	36Governmental authority, or any other legally enforceable requirement.
67	67	37 A toxics user shall demonstrate the applicability of the exemption by providing an
68	68	38affidavit identifying, to the extent permitted under applicable national security and
69	69	39confidentiality requirements, the governmental body whose law, regulation, registration or
70	70	40specification requires the use of the toxic substance.