MA S425

Bill

MA S425

Relative to drought management

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to drought management. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Drought Management Task Force within the office of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs to improve the Commonwealth's preparedness and response to drought conditions. The task force will be responsible for adopting and updating a revised drought management plan, collecting and assessing technical information, facilitating coordination and communication, and providing recommendations on the level of drought and appropriate responses. The Secretary is granted the authority to order water conservation measures, including limits on nonessential outdoor water use, based on the severity of drought in specific regions to protect public health, safety, or the environment. Cities and towns are required to enforce any water conservation restrictions issued by the Secretary.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (20)

Jim Arciero (D), Mike Barrett (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Mike Connolly (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kate Hogan (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Denise Provost (D), Richard Ross (R), Danny Ryan (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2489 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S425

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S425
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S425.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1273	Creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders	No further action taken	Similar To
H2041	Relative to an educational unfunded mandate task force	Accompanied a study order, see H4632	Similar To
H2238	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H2462	Relative to sexual assault counselor task force	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H287	Establishing an educational mandate task force	Accompanied a study order, see H4632	Similar To
H2888	Creating a task force on Massachusetts older adults of all incomes	Accompanied a study order, see H4659	Similar To
H3576	Relative to campus safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4610	Similar To
H3638	Relative to public safety at the intersection of Brush Hill Road and Truman Parkway in Milton	No further action taken	Similar To
H457	To promote pollinator forage	Accompanied a new draft, see S2460	Similar To
H472	Establishing an ocean acidification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4133	Similar To
H4810	Requiring sexual misconduct climate surveys at institutions of higher education	No further action taken	Similar To
S1181	To create a CT task force	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S2489	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environmental and agricultural issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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