MA S527

Bill

Improving municipal water infrastructure

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 improve municipal water infrastructure. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve municipal water infrastructure in the following ways: 1. It amends the law to allow the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust to expend money from the Municipal Water Infrastructure Trust Fund for municipal or regional water infrastructure projects. 2. It establishes the Municipal Water Infrastructure Trust Fund, which will be funded by an annual $0.70 assessment per 1,000 gallons of water withdrawn by municipalities. Three-quarters of the fund will be distributed back to municipalities proportionally based on their water withdrawals to pay for local water infrastructure projects, while the remaining quarter will go to the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust. 3. It requires the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate regulations to ensure the security of public water systems by requiring the enclosure of wellheads that are part of public water systems. The goal of this bill is to provide dedicated funding and oversight for improving and securing municipal water infrastructure across the state.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Jamie Eldridge (D)*, Jo Comerford (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/S527

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S527
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S527.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4020	Creating a cell tower receipts fund for the town of North Reading	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2022	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
H900	Relative to municipal assistance for clean water and economic development infrastructure	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1302	Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2529	Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from town of Brookline Marijuana Mitigation Stabilization Fund for purpose of advancing racial equity in the town of Brookline	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
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
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H4020

Creating a cell tower receipts fund for the town of North Reading

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 1 of the Acts of 2022

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

H900

Relative to municipal assistance for clean water and economic development infrastructure

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1302

Relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2919

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2529

Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from town of Brookline Marijuana Mitigation Stabilization Fund for purpose of advancing racial equity in the town of Brookline

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

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

S791

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

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