MA H1781

Bill

MA H1781

Providing for the establishment of sustainable water resource funds

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
12/05/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide for a local option for municipalities to assess fees on new developments to support the cost of expanded or upgraded water infrastructure. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill would allow municipalities in Massachusetts to establish "Sustainable Water Resource Funds" to collect fees from new developments to support the cost of expanding or upgrading water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. The funds could be used for a variety of measures to remedy and offset the environmental impacts of increased water usage, such as local water recharge, treatment system upgrades, water conservation efforts, and land acquisition for water protection. The fees would be assessed in a fair and equitable manner, and the funds would be managed by a designated board or commission, with the principal and interest used exclusively for the purposes outlined in the bill.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (30)

Jim Arciero (D), Christine Barber (D), Mike Connolly (D), David DeCoste (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Peter Durant (R), Carolyn Dykema (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ryan Fattman (R), Dylan Fernandes (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Susan Gifford (R), Thomas Golden (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Kate Hogan (D), Dan Hunt (D), Louis Kafka (D), Hannah Kane (R), Ed Kennedy (D), Jack Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Leonard Mirra (R), Mike Moore (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Denise Provost (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Andy Vargas (D),

Last Action

Read second and ordered to a third reading (on 01/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1781

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1781	02/27/2019
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1781.pdf	02/27/2019

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3687	Financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H4039	Similar To
H4154	Financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth	Rejected	Similar To
S1478	Providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees	Accompanied H2177	Similar To
S1479	Relative to the employee rights of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1480	Relative to providing fairness and equity in the retirement benefits of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, sewer departments, sewer districts, water and sewer departments and districts, and wastewater facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1481	Relative to non-clerical workers of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	Accompanied H2176	Similar To
S1482	Relative to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

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