MA H829

Bill

MA H829

To promote healthy communities and the environment

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 pyrolysis and gasification processes to divert non-recycled plastics away from landfills and toward conversion into alternative fuels. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote the development and use of pyrolysis and gasification processes to divert non-recycled plastics away from landfills and toward conversion into alternative fuels and other valuable products. The bill defines key terms like "gasification," "post-use plastics," and "pyrolysis," and requires the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a study on promoting a cost-effective system to convert post-use plastics into materials that can be used to generate electric energy, fuels, or chemical feedstocks. The bill also amends the definition of "solid waste" to exclude post-use plastics that are processed through pyrolysis or gasification, in order to reduce barriers to the siting and operation of facilities utilizing these technologies.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (6)

Michelle DuBois (D), Russell Holmes (D), Paul Mark (D), Brian Murray (D), José Tosado (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5124 (on 11/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H829

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H829
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H829.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2977	To fund public transit expansion	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H5124	Study Order - waste	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H732	Protecting the natural resources of the Commonwealth	Accompanied S459	Similar To
S1216	To promote healthy communities and the environment	Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2155	Resolutions relative to the prohibition of nuclear weapons	Accompanied a study order, see S2551	Similar To
S435	Regarding agricultural composting programs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S493	Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2540	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S805	For Chapter 40B reform and improvement	Accompanied a study order, see S2526	Similar To

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