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MA H4553
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
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Introduced
03/17/2020
03/17/2020
In Committee
03/17/2020
03/17/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
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
AI Summary
This bill aims to establish greenhouse gas emissions standards for municipal lighting plants in Massachusetts. The key provisions are:
1. Each municipal lighting plant must set a "Municipal Lighting Plant GGES" (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard) that requires a minimum percentage of non-carbon emitting energy sold to retail customers: 7% by 2021, 40% by 2030, 60% by 2040, and 80% by 2050.
2. Municipal lighting plants can meet these standards by either purchasing or self-generating non-carbon emitting energy, which is defined to include renewable energy sources like solar, hydroelectric, and wind, as well as nuclear and some forms of bioenergy.
3. If a municipal lighting plant fails to meet the required standards, it must make an "Alternative Compliance Payment" that will be used to fund greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs in its service area.
4. The bill is intended to help the Commonwealth of Massachusetts achieve its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals while preserving the local control of municipal lighting plant operations, finances, and rates under Chapter 164 of the state's General Laws.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (56)
Jim Arciero (D),
Jay Barrows (R),
Paul Brodeur (D),
Dan Cahill (D),
Dan Carey (D),
Tackey Chan (D),
Harriette Chandler (D),
Mark Cusack (D),
Angelo D'Emilia (R),
Diana Dizoglio (D),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
Paul Feeney (D),
Kim Ferguson (R),
Susan Gifford (R),
Anne Gobi (D),
Thomas Golden (D),
Pat Haddad (D),
Rich Haggerty (D),
Sheila Harrington (R),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Stephen Hay (D),
Bradford Hill (R),
Kate Hogan (D),
Donald Humason (R),
Randy Hunt (R),
Brad Jones (R),
Louis Kafka (D),
Hannah Kane (R),
John Keenan (D),
John Lawn (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Joan Lovely (D),
Joan Meschino (D),
Leonard Mirra (R),
Mike Moore (D),
Frank Moran (D),
James Murphy (D),
Harold Naughton (D),
Shaunna O'Connell (R),
Patrick O'Connor (R),
Jim O'Day (D),
Norm Orrall (R),
Alice Peisch (D),
Elizabeth Poirier (R),
Mike Rush (D),
Bruce Tarr (R),
Walter Timilty (D),
Aaron Vega (D),
John Velis (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Joseph Wagner (D),
Tom Walsh (D),
James Welch (D),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Bud Williams (D),
Donald Wong (R),
Other Sponsors (1)
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (J)
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 03/17/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4553 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4553.pdf |
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