MA H870

Bill

Relative to buffer zones on land under the agricultural restriction program

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
02/13/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize storm water mitigation infrastructure on certain parcels of land under the agricultural preservation restriction program. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Agricultural Resources, with the approval of any co-holder, to allow for storm water or nitrogen mitigation infrastructure within 200 feet of any resource area on parcels that have been accepted into the Massachusetts Agricultural Preservation Restriction program. This is an exception to the general restrictions on land use within the Agricultural Preservation Restriction program, which aims to preserve farmland. The bill is intended to address water management and nitrogen pollution issues in nitrogen-sensitive embayment watersheds.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (5)

David DeCoste (R), Carole Fiola (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Norm Orrall (R), Paul Schmid (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H870

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H870
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H870.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2492	Relative to farm training in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2551	Promoting urban agriculture and horticulture	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H780	To establish a commercial fishing permit bank in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5012	Similar To
H868	Establishing a commission on livestock shelter requirements	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1792	Relative to exemptions from taxation of structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S435	Regarding agricultural composting programs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S444	Relative to the pesticide board	Accompanied a study order, see S2540	Similar To
S527	To modernize certain provisions of the agricultural preservation restriction program	New draft substituted, see S2520	Similar To

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