MA S521

Bill

Establishing tracking and reporting requirements for Massachusetts transportation fuels and associated greenhouse gas emissions

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
03/16/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish tracking and reporting requirements for Massachusetts transportation fuels and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes tracking and reporting requirements for Massachusetts transportation fuels and associated greenhouse gas emissions. It requires producers, importers, and wholesale distributors of transportation fuels in Massachusetts to report their sales and the source of the fuels to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The DEP must then compute and track the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and carbon intensity of the reported fuels on an annual basis. The data collected by the DEP must be published in an annual public report. The regulations required by this bill must be promulgated and take effect within 180 days of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (3)

Jamie Eldridge (D), Mike Moore (D), Marc Pacheco (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/16/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S521

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S521
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S521.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2680	Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2863	Relative to greenhouse gas emissions standards for municipal lighting plants, for the purpose of promoting the Commonwealth’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while acknowledging and preserving the statutory scheme of chapter 164 which places municipal lighting plant operations, finances, and rates under local control	Accompanied a new draft, see H4553	Similar To
H3036	To regulate license plate tracking	Accompanied H3141	Similar To
H3398	Relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H853	To assure the attainment of greenhouse gas emissions goals in the alternative portfolio standard	Accompanied a new draft, see H4415	Similar To
S1032	Relative to the tracking of medical malpractice cases	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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