Bill > H1061

This bill directs the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs to conduct a comprehensive study of Kingsbury Pond, located in the town of Norfolk, Massachusetts. The study will investigate multiple aspects of the pond, including its water levels, the impact of nearby public wells on those water levels, and the broader environmental implications of significant changes to the pond's water levels. The secretary is required to complete the study and submit a detailed report within one year of the bill's passage. The report must be filed with key legislative and administrative bodies, specifically the Senate Clerk, House of Representatives Clerk, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. The bill emphasizes that this study can be conducted notwithstanding any existing general or special laws that might otherwise restrict such an investigation, indicating a specific legislative intent to ensure the study's execution.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1061