Bill > H3835

This bill aims to address coastal and environmental acidification, as well as nutrient pollution, in Massachusetts. It establishes an "Ocean Acidification Awareness Week" and an "Ocean Acidification Council" to monitor and study the impacts of ocean and coastal acidification, coordinate monitoring efforts, and recommend strategies to mitigate and adapt to the effects. The bill also creates the "Ocean Acidification Fund" to finance infrastructure improvements and habitat restoration efforts targeting eutrophication and other coastal stressors that contribute to acidification. Additionally, it requires the consideration of coastal and ocean acidification in certain environmental reviews under state law.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3835