MA S486

Bill

To protect public and private woodlands and woodlots in the Commonwealth

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 protect public and private woodlands and woodlots in the Commonwealth. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect public and private woodlands and woodlots in the Commonwealth. It requires the Center (likely referring to a government agency or department) to undertake a study to measure the aggregate amount of carbon sequestered in these woodlands and woodlots. Within 240 days of completing the study, the Center must develop and implement a comprehensive statewide plan to maintain, enhance, and protect the carbon sequestered in these woodlands and woodlots. The Center will also work with the Executive Office of Energy and the Environment to include the estimated annual carbon sequestration in public and private woodlands and woodlots as part of the Commonwealth's climate change goals, renewable energy targets, and carbon emission reduction goals under the Green Communities Act.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (5)

Natalie Blais (D), Julian Cyr (D), Mindy Domb (D), Adam Hinds (D), Donald Humason (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4415 (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S486

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S486
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S486.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H332	Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3974	Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4073	Similar To
H4415	To study forest management practices	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Replaced by
H728	Establishing a revolving fund to supplement the funding of waterway projects and coastal protection initiatives	Accompanied a study order, see H5116	Similar To
H849	Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts	Accompanied S449	Similar To
H878	Resolve protecting the legal harvest of striped bass	Accompanied H876	Similar To
H900	Establishing uniform safeguards and public protections for consumers conducting bank transactions at automated teller machines	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1113	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2711	Similar To
S1340	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1981	Relative to municipal light plants	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2313	Updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2338	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]	Similar To
S2341	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2388	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2397	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Reprinted as amended, see S2409	Similar To
S2409	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2422	Relative to plastic bag reduction	Read; and referred to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S759	Protecting public higher education student information	Accompanied a new draft, see S2736	Similar To
S893	To provide landowners title protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H332

Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3974

Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4073

Similar To

H4415

To study forest management practices

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Replaced by

H728

Establishing a revolving fund to supplement the funding of waterway projects and coastal protection initiatives

Accompanied a study order, see H5116

Similar To

H849

Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts

Accompanied S449

Similar To

H878

Resolve protecting the legal harvest of striped bass

Accompanied H876

Similar To

H900

Establishing uniform safeguards and public protections for consumers conducting bank transactions at automated teller machines

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S1113

Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools

Accompanied a new draft, see S2711

Similar To

S1340

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S1981

Relative to municipal light plants

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2313

Updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2338

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

S2341

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2388

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2397

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Reprinted as amended, see S2409

Similar To

S2409

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2422

Relative to plastic bag reduction

Read; and referred to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

S520

Relative to recycling

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S759

Protecting public higher education student information

Accompanied a new draft, see S2736

Similar To

S893

To provide landowners title protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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