MA S571

Bill

Resolve to diversify farmland opportunities to combat climate change

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to diversify farmland opportunities to combat climate change. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to examine opportunities for Massachusetts farms and agricultural lands to play a larger role in the Commonwealth's response to climate change. The commission will be tasked with exploring the use of composting, including the potential for a statewide grid of composting sites, and the impact of increasing the amount of organic feedstock being composted and sequestered in farm soils, turf areas, and forest lands. The commission will also consider whether farms should receive priority access to supplies, technical support, and financial subsidies to make decarbonization central to their operations. Additionally, the commission will develop metrics for increasing carbon soil content over 5-year intervals to provide efficacy data for carbon stored. The commission will consist of representatives from various state and agricultural organizations and will convene its first meeting by June 1, 2021, with a report and recommendations for legislative reform due by October 31, 2021.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Ed Kennedy (D)*, Jo Comerford (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2737 (on 03/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S571

(11 Companion Bills)

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S571
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S571.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2890	Providing for climate change adaptation infrastructure and affordable housing investments in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5351	Similar To
H858	Regarding a farmland protection and viability action plan	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H877	Resolve to review, consider, and evaluate, and to establish a suitable body and/or special commission to consider climate change economic consequences	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H980	Promoting sustainable development and infrastructure, economic security, and fiscal responsibility with respect to climate risks	Accompanied S501	Similar To
H983	Establishing a Massachusetts flood risk protection program	Accompanied a new draft, see H4744	Similar To
S1796	Relative to the Massachusetts fund for vulnerable countries most affected by climate change	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1853	Providing for climate change adaptation infrastructure and affordable housing investments in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5351	Similar To
S1896	Providing a local option to allow more solar energy generation on farmlands	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2737	Resolve to diversify farmland opportunities to combat climate change	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S311	Implementing an elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate education curriculum in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2785	Similar To
S539	Regarding a farmland protection and viability action plan	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	Similar To

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