MA S530

Bill

Relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management

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 relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a drought management task force within the office of the secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The task force will be responsible for collecting and assessing technical information, facilitating coordination and communication, and providing recommendations to the secretary, the secretary of public safety and security, and the governor on the level of drought and the appropriate response. The task force will also maintain and periodically update a statewide drought management plan. The secretary is granted the authority to order water conservation measures, including limits on nonessential outdoor water use, based on the severity of drought in specific regions to protect public health, safety, or the environment, and cities and towns must enforce these water conservation restrictions to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (11)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*, Mike Barrett (D), Michael Brady (D), Jo Comerford (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jason Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), Walter Timilty (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/S530

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S530
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S530.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Creating a human services transportation task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5218	Similar To
H2397	Creating an obesity task force and pilot program	No further action taken	Similar To
H4003	Establishing a hate crimes task force	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 30 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4018	Establishing a higher education affordability task force	Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4056	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill establishing a higher education affordability task force (see House, No. 4018). August 3, 2021	See H4018	Similar To
H898	Relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management	Accompanied S530	Similar To
S1280	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1307	Establishing a task force for person centered mental health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S1624	Establishing a commission on live-fire training	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S617	Relative to maintaining adequate water supplies through effective drought management	Accompanied S530	Replaces
S87	Establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights	New draft substituted, see S2954	Similar To
S878	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

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