MA S1632

Bill

Relative to solar systems on land owned by municipalities or other governmental entities within Barnstable and Dukes Counties

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
04/27/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to solar systems on land owned by municipalities or other governmental entities within Barnstable and Dukes Counties. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws to provide a new property tax exemption for solar-powered systems located on land owned by municipalities in Barnstable or Dukes Counties. The solar-powered system must generate solar power that is distributed in kind or in value to the municipality in which it is located, or to another governmental entity within the same municipality, or to another municipality or governmental entity within a cooperative organized pursuant to Section 136 of Chapter 164 of which the municipality in which the system is located is a member.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Julian Cyr (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (on 04/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1632

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1632
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1632.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2877	Relative to solar power equity in low-income and environmental justice communities	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H3929	Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county	New draft substituted, see H5210	Similar To
H4094	Authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land, constructing buildings and other facilities as the county shall require, making capital improvements to county facilities, acquiring items of capital equipment, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4095	Changing the position of treasurer in the county of Dukes County to an appointed position	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4673	Similar To
H575	Relative to clean energy generation at the Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School	Accompanied a new draft, see H4182	Similar To
S1498	Relative to retirement benefits for municipal natural resource officers in Barnstable County	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1931	Relative to solar power in environmental justice and urban communities	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S1971	Authorizing the Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District to enter into solar power generation agreements	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2439	Relative to wind and solar systems within the town of Mattapoisett	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S517	To promote solar hot water installations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2877

Relative to solar power equity in low-income and environmental justice communities

Accompanied a study order, see H4405

Similar To

H3929

Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county

New draft substituted, see H5210

Similar To

H4094

Authorizing the county of Dukes County to borrow funds to pay costs of acquiring land, constructing buildings and other facilities as the county shall require, making capital improvements to county facilities, acquiring items of capital equipment, and for the payment of all other costs incidental and related thereto

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4095

Changing the position of treasurer in the county of Dukes County to an appointed position

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4673

Similar To

H575

Relative to clean energy generation at the Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School

Accompanied a new draft, see H4182

Similar To

S1498

Relative to retirement benefits for municipal natural resource officers in Barnstable County

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1931

Relative to solar power in environmental justice and urban communities

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S1971

Authorizing the Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District to enter into solar power generation agreements

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2439

Relative to wind and solar systems within the town of Mattapoisett

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S517

To promote solar hot water installations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

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