Bill > H2545

This bill aims to promote energy efficiency by exempting certain projects from specific sales tax and wage laws. Specifically, it proposes to exempt from sales tax the purchase of equipment by municipalities or businesses that are used to reduce a building's energy consumption, with the commissioner of revenue to create regulations for this. Additionally, it exempts public building projects focused on energy efficiency from certain wage laws, provided the project costs less than $250,000 and is expected to reduce the building's energy use by at least 15 percent. These wage laws, referred to as sections 26 to 27D of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, typically govern prevailing wages and other labor standards on public works projects.