MA H4117

Bill

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

Introduced
09/20/2021

In Committee
12/23/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

That the town of Concord be authorized to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of Concord to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction. Specifically, it allows Concord to adopt bylaws that restrict new construction projects that do not qualify as "fossil-fuel-free," which refers to construction that does not utilize coal, oil, natural gas, or other fossil fuels in the building's operation. The bill also grants the Concord Building Inspector the authority to enforce these restrictions, including through the withholding of building permits. Additionally, the bill ratifies any previous Concord Town Meeting bylaws consistent with the provisions of this act.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Tami Gouveia (D)*,

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4117

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4117
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4117.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
H3712	To grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in Concord	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3719	Allowing 17 year olds to vote in town elections and town meetings	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H3731	To make permanent a senior means tested property tax exemption in Concord	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3924	Order relative to an investigation and study of diversity and inclusion in the construction industry	Adopted	Similar To
H4119	Reducing construction noise and ensuring worker safety	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
S1189	Relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth	Accompanied H2046	Similar To
S1190	Relative to workplace safety and disclosure of violations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S148	Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1589	Relative to safe building materials	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1601	Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2971	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
S2205	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2438	Establishing a building permit surcharge in the town of Concord	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2473	Authorizing the town of Brookline 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
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
S354	To improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority	Accompanied a new draft, see S2727	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

H3712

To grant additional liquor licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises in Concord

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3719

Allowing 17 year olds to vote in town elections and town meetings

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

H3731

To make permanent a senior means tested property tax exemption in Concord

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 193 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3924

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

Adopted

Similar To

H4119

Reducing construction noise and ensuring worker safety

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

S1189

Relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth

Accompanied H2046

Similar To

S1190

Relative to workplace safety and disclosure of violations

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

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

S148

Authorizing municipalities to expend certain funds for the acquisition of land to be used for rail trails

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1589

Relative to safe building materials

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

Similar To

S1601

Establishing a public safety building authority and assistance program

Accompanied a new draft, see S2971

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

S2205

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2438

Establishing a building permit surcharge in the town of Concord

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2473

Authorizing the town of Brookline 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

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

S354

To improve and enhance the Advisory Board to the Massachusetts School Building Authority

Accompanied a new draft, see S2727

Similar To

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