MA S2473

Bill

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

Introduced
06/14/2021

In Committee
08/08/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to authorize the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local approval received]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction projects. Specifically, it ratifies the town's existing bylaw that prohibits new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction, and grants the town authority to further amend its bylaws to restrict construction or major renovations that do not qualify as "fossil fuel-free," defined as buildings that do not utilize coal, oil, natural gas, or other fossil fuels in their operation. The bill also empowers the town's Building Commissioner to enforce these restrictions, including through the withholding of building permits.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Cynthia Creem (D)*, Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 08/08/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2473

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2473
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2473.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1942	Requiring OSHA training	No further action taken	Similar To
H3099	Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects	Accompanied a study order, see H4856	Similar To
H3138	Relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects	No further action taken	Similar To
H3142	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	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
H3924	Order relative to an investigation and study of diversity and inclusion in the construction industry	Adopted	Similar To
H4083	Relative to bidding requirements for a certain affordable housing project in the town of Brookline	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4085	Authorizing the town of Brookline's Transportation Board to revoke special speed regulations previously approved in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 18 on any public ways under town jurisdiction and return the way to the statutory speed limit established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Sections 17 and 17C	Accompanied a study order, see H4943	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
H4450	Authorizing the town of Brookline to hold hybrid town meetings	No further action taken	Similar To
H4567	Authorizing the town of Brookline to impose a real estate transfer fee	No further action taken	Similar To
S1217	Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1337	To improve the local infrastructure development program	Accompanied H2135	Similar To
S1601	Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	Similar To
S2030	Establishing a jail and prison construction moratorium	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2086	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2100	Relative to calculation full costs for public construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2205	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	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
S2530	Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town	Accompanied a study order, see S2713	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1942

Requiring OSHA training

No further action taken

Similar To

H3099

Relative to the health and safety on public construction projects

Accompanied a study order, see H4856

Similar To

H3138

Relative to the fair participation of minority and women-owned businesses on public construction projects

No further action taken

Similar To

H3142

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

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

H3924

Order relative to an investigation and study of diversity and inclusion in the construction industry

Adopted

Similar To

H4083

Relative to bidding requirements for a certain affordable housing project in the town of Brookline

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4085

Authorizing the town of Brookline's Transportation Board to revoke special speed regulations previously approved in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 18 on any public ways under town jurisdiction and return the way to the statutory speed limit established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Sections 17 and 17C

Accompanied a study order, see H4943

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

H4450

Authorizing the town of Brookline to hold hybrid town meetings

No further action taken

Similar To

H4567

Authorizing the town of Brookline to impose a real estate transfer fee

No further action taken

Similar To

S1217

Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction

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

Similar To

S1337

To improve the local infrastructure development program

Accompanied H2135

Similar To

S1601

Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971

Similar To

S2030

Establishing a jail and prison construction moratorium

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

Similar To

S2086

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

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

Similar To

S2100

Relative to calculation full costs for public construction

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

Similar To

S2205

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

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

S2530

Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town

Accompanied a study order, see S2713

Similar To

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