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Introduced
02/13/2020
02/13/2020
In Committee
02/13/2020
02/13/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to solid waste disposal facilities
AI Summary
This bill amends Massachusetts state law to give local boards of health the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to protect the public health from unnecessary or excessive noise, frequent and unwarranted smoke, and obnoxious odors emanating from solid waste disposal facilities within one-half mile of the facility. The bill also amends the existing law to explicitly include "frequent and unwarranted smoke, and strong and obnoxious odors" as potential adverse impacts on air quality that must be considered when approving a solid waste disposal facility.
Sponsors (7)
William Driscoll Jr. (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Carole Fiola (D),
Bill Galvin (D),
Kate Hogan (D),
José Tosado (D),
RoseLee Vincent (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (J)
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (on 02/13/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4414 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4414.pdf |
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