MA S560

Bill

Establishing the Office of Outdoor Recreation

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/07/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish the Office of Outdoor Recreation. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Office of Outdoor Recreation within the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The office will promote outdoor recreational activities, assist in developing and implementing statewide policies and programs to support outdoor recreation, and develop long-term plans and priorities to improve public access to outdoor recreation. The bill also creates the Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund to provide grants for programs, projects, and initiatives that further the office's objectives. The director of the office will administer the fund and report annually on its activities.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (7)

Adam Hinds (D)*, Natalie Blais (D), Jo Comerford (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Meghan Kilcoyne (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S560

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S560
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S560.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2013	Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H4059	Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S1186	To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1582	To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1868	Relative to establishing a criminal justice and community support trust fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2441	Authorizing the town of Wales to establish a department of public works	No further action taken	Similar To
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	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
S532	Relative to the Douglas State Forest Maintenance Trust Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S565	Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S709	To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2928	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S88	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a study order, see S3050	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2013

Relative to relief for the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H4059

Establishing a housing trust fund in the town of Chatham

No further action taken

Similar To

H538

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied H653

Similar To

H90

Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth

For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702

Similar To

S1186

To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1582

To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1868

Relative to establishing a criminal justice and community support trust fund

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2441

Authorizing the town of Wales to establish a department of public works

No further action taken

Similar To

S2535

To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting

Accompanied a new draft, see S3094

Similar To

S332

Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S35

Similar Bills

See H90

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

S532

Relative to the Douglas State Forest Maintenance Trust Fund

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S565

Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S709

To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants

Accompanied a new draft, see S2928

Similar To

S766

Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S791

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S88

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a study order, see S3050

Similar To

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