MA H2152

Bill

Providing for the establishment of sustainable water resource funds

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
12/13/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the establishment of sustainable water resource funds. Municipalities and Regional Government.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to allow municipalities and regional governments in Massachusetts to establish "Sustainable Water Resource Funds" to collect fees and use the funds exclusively for measures to remedy and offset the environmental impacts of new or increased water withdrawals, sewering, wastewater discharges, and stormwater discharges. The fees may be based on retaining or saving a certain amount of water for every gallon of increased demand or net impairment of recharge. The funds can be used for various water conservation, reuse, and infrastructure improvement projects, as well as land acquisition for water source protection or siting of decentralized wastewater and stormwater facilities. The funds can also receive monies from other public and private sources, and any interest earned would be credited to the fund. The bill also allows municipalities and regional governments to revoke their acceptance of this provision.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (16)

Carolyn Dykema (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Marcos Devers (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Hannah Kane (R), Patrick Kearney (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Joan Lovely (D), Jim O'Day (D), Dave Robertson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2152

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2152
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2152.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2135	To improve the local infrastructure development program	No further action taken	Similar To
H3279	To modernize our natural gas infrastructure	No further action taken	Similar To
H3893	Authorizing the town of Lexington to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	No further action taken	Similar To
H849	Relative to community preservation funds for coastal infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1337	To improve the local infrastructure development program	Accompanied H2135	Similar To
S2144	Promoting local energy investment and infrastructure modernization	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2185	Providing for community-based green infrastructure in Western Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2473	Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2515	Authorizing the town of Acton to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S505	Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S527	Improving municipal water infrastructure	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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