MA S2941

Bill

Authorizing the town of West Tisbury to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure and requiring wiring in certain construction

Introduced
06/16/2022

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 West Tisbury to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure and requiring wiring in certain construction. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. [Local approval received]

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the town of West Tisbury to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure and requiring wiring for electric vehicle charging in certain construction projects. It ratifies the town's existing bylaws on electrification and wiring of new and substantially renovated buildings, and allows the town to further amend these bylaws despite any conflicting state laws or regulations. The bill also empowers the town's Building Inspector to enforce these bylaws, including through withholding building permits. The term "fossil-fuel-free" is defined as construction or renovation that does not utilize coal, oil, natural gas, or other fossil fuels to support the building's operation.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Julian Cyr (D)*, Dylan Fernandes (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/S2941

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2941	06/17/2022
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2941.pdf	06/17/2022

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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
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
S722	Authorizing independent retirement boards to divest from fossil fuel companies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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