MA H775

Bill

Enabling the conservation commissions to consider climate change within their conservation plans

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to enabling conservation commissions to consider climate change within conservation plans. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill enables conservation commissions to consider climate change within their conservation plans. The bill allows commissions to include an analysis of climate change effects, as well as evaluate environmental justice and climate justice elements, including the impacts of extreme weather and flooding. Additionally, the bill permits conservation commissions to adopt guidelines and policies for environmental justice and climate justice.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (8)

Edward Coppinger (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Russell Holmes (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Denise Provost (D), Maria Robinson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Jon Santiago (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5073 (on 10/29/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H775

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H775
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H775.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3846	Relative to GreenWorks	Accompanied a new draft, see H3941	Similar To
H3987	Relative to GreenWorks	Published as amended, see H3997	Similar To
H3997	Relative to GreenWorks	Hearing scheduled for 02/25/2020 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-2	Similar To
H5073	Study Order - Climate and Environmental Policy	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H749	Resolve to review, consider, and evaluate, and to establish a suitable body and/or special commission to consider climate change economic consequences	Accompanied a study order, see H5073	Similar To
S1602	Relative to the Massachusetts fund for vulnerable countries most affected by climate change	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S1663	Relative to stormwater management and climate change adaptation incentives	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1987	To expand the green communities program to mitigate climate change	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S433	Establishing the commission for a climate-ready commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S79	Promoting sustainable development across the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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