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This bill further defines an "environmental justice population" in Massachusetts. The bill states that a neighborhood qualifies as an environmental justice population if it meets certain criteria, such as having a median household income below 65% of the statewide median, having a minority population of 40% or more, having 25% or more of households lacking English proficiency, or being located within 0.5 miles of a Superfund site. The bill also allows the Secretary to designate a geographic portion of a neighborhood as an environmental justice population if it meets at least one of these criteria, even if the entire neighborhood does not. Additionally, the bill provides the Secretary with the ability to determine that a neighborhood should not be designated as an environmental justice population if certain conditions are met, such as having a higher median household income or a majority of residents with a college education.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3784