MA S493

Bill

Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to re-establish the Clean Environment Fund. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill re-establishes the Clean Environment Fund, which will receive 40% of the monies collected from deposit amounts for abandoned beverage containers. The fund will be used to provide funding for state and municipal solid waste reduction, recycling, littering, and composting programs and initiatives, as well as improvements to state parks, state forest recreation areas, and state reservations that meet or exceed LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building standards. The bill also requires the commissioner to establish a program to promote the recycling of refuse and reduce littering at all state parks, state forest recreation areas, and state reservations under the department's control.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (7)

Brian Ashe (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Jason Lewis (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2540 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S493

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S493
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S493.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H806	Relative to increased access of small business to participation in energy savings services and programs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1670	Establishing the Snowmobile Trail Maintenance Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2062	Establishing the Metropolitan Transportation Network	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2254	Establishing the Office of Outdoor Recreation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2277	Establishing Arbor and Bird days	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2540	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources, and agriculture issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S484	Establishing the Office of Outdoor Recreation	Accompanied a new draft, see S2254	Similar To
S683	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

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