Bill > S3050

This bill appropriates a total of $3,092,645,000 for climate change adaptation, resiliency, and the preservation and improvement of environmental and recreation assets in Massachusetts, with funds available until June 30, 2032. * **Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)**: * Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR): $40,000,000 for coastal land acquisition and access, $20,000,000 for forestry and tree planting, $428,100,000 for dam and coastal infrastructure improvements (including $120,000,000 for Amelia Earhart dam), and $612,375,000 for DCR property improvements and recreational facilities (including $25,000,000 for a water treatment system for King's Beach in Lynn). * Department of Environmental Protection (DEP): $42,000,000 for oil and hazardous material cleanup, $27,800,000 for air, water, and land resource protection, climate adaptation, and clean water, and $28,100,000 for solid waste facility cleanup and waste reduction programs. * Department of Fish and Game (DFG): $53,500,000 for land acquisition and stewardship, $15,000,000 for infrastructure improvements, $20,000,000 for fish hatchery rehabilitation, $95,000,000 for ecological restoration (including $50,000,000 for flood mitigation in the Connecticut River Valley), $10,000,000 for coastal and inland access sites, $5,000,000 for marine fisheries conservation, and $20,000,000 for biodiversity conservation programs. * Office of the Secretary (EOEEA): $73,000,000 for infrastructure improvements supporting the EOEEA mission and climate adaptation, $10,000,000 for a tree greening program, $20,000,000 for grants to agricultural, commercial fishing, and cranberry-growing sectors, $50,000,000 for the MassTrails program and trail improvements, and $125,500,000 for land conservation, open space preservation, recreation, and environmental equity projects. * EOEEA also receives $200,000,000 for coastal infrastructure and resilience measures, $93,500,000 for municipally-owned dam and inland flood control projects, $85,000,000 for land acquisition for conservation purposes, and $500,000,000 for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant program. * Additional appropriations include $9,000,000 for environmental law enforcement vehicles and vessels, and $15,000,000 for geothermal infrastructure. * **Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)**: $26,000,000 for agricultural economic and environmental sustainability and resiliency, and $130,000,000 for food security grant programs (including $5,000,000 for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program). * **Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General**: $450,000,000 for the Water Pollution Abatement Trust and Drinking Water Revolving Fund for water infrastructure improvements, including $50,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure near Buzzards Bay. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance**: $50,000,000 for grants to support climate mitigation, adaptation, resiliency, and recovery efforts. * **Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities**: $50,000,000 to capitalize a fund for accelerating multifamily housing production. The bill also includes provisions related to paint stewardship programs, plastic reduction, flood risk disclosure for residential properties, and various regulatory and administrative changes concerning environmental protection and land management.

Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3050