MA H2275

Bill

MA H2275

Prohibiting the burning of construction and demolition waste as fuel

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the burning of construction and demolition waste as biofuel and further regulating the permitting or operation of energy-generating facilities. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits the burning of construction and demolition waste as biofuel in energy-generating facilities, as such waste often contains toxic substances like copper chromium arsenate, creosote, or pentachlorophenol. The bill requires the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs to amend any relevant regulations or policies within 60 days to conform with the law, and allows the Secretary to temporarily suspend or modify permitting proceedings as necessary to protect public health.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Michelle DuBois (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5035 (on 09/06/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2275

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2275
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2275.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2254	To add Section 5K(I) to Section 5K of Chapter 111	Accompanied a new draft, see S2725	Similar To
H2640	Authorizing independent retirement systems to divest from fossil fuel companies	Joint Committee on Public Service Hearing (10:00 6/9/2021 Virtual Hearing)	Similar To
H3033	Relative to the fuel tax revenue distribution	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
H3325	Regulating the location of pipelines	Accompanied a study order, see H5042	Similar To
H3502	Relative to alternative fuel vehicle charging stations	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
H395	Establishing fuel price transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H4117	Authorizing the town of Concord to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	No further action taken	Similar To
H5035	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1507	Relative to monitoring dry casks of spent nuclear fuel	Accompanied a new draft, see S2725	Similar To
S2006	Relative to the fuel tax revenue distribution	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	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
S2619	To improve public health and safety standards in communities around aging nuclear power plants and high-level nuclear waste dump sites	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S604	Establishing tracking and reporting requirements for Massachusetts transportation fuels and associated greenhouse gas emissions	Postponed to Monday, August 1, 2022	Similar To
S722	Authorizing independent retirement boards to divest from fossil fuel companies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2254

To add Section 5K(I) to Section 5K of Chapter 111

Accompanied a new draft, see S2725

Similar To

H2640

Authorizing independent retirement systems to divest from fossil fuel companies

Joint Committee on Public Service Hearing (10:00 6/9/2021 Virtual Hearing)

Similar To

H3033

Relative to the fuel tax revenue distribution

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

H3325

Regulating the location of pipelines

Accompanied a study order, see H5042

Similar To

H3502

Relative to alternative fuel vehicle charging stations

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

H395

Establishing fuel price transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H4117

Authorizing the town of Concord to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction

No further action taken

Similar To

H5035

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1507

Relative to monitoring dry casks of spent nuclear fuel

Accompanied a new draft, see S2725

Similar To

S2006

Relative to the fuel tax revenue distribution

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

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

S2619

To improve public health and safety standards in communities around aging nuclear power plants and high-level nuclear waste dump sites

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

Similar To

S604

Establishing tracking and reporting requirements for Massachusetts transportation fuels and associated greenhouse gas emissions

Postponed to Monday, August 1, 2022

Similar To

S722

Authorizing independent retirement boards to divest from fossil fuel companies

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

Similar To

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