Bill > S573

This bill establishes a special commission to study statewide opportunities for improving pollinator health by increasing and enhancing native pollinator habitat. The commission will focus on identifying opportunities for enhancing and expanding pollinator habitat in both developed and natural areas, and will consider a broad range of native and managed pollinators, including bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, ants, bats, and birds. The commission will report its findings, including any proposed legislation, to the House and Senate committees on Ways and Means and the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture by December 31, 2022. The commission will consist of members from the state legislature, the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Agricultural Resources, the University of Massachusetts, advocacy groups for farmers and organic farmers, commercial beekeepers, the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association, the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association, and a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to land protection.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S573