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Introduced
01/23/2017
01/23/2017
In Committee
02/06/2018
02/06/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
190th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to buffer zones on land under the agricultural restriction program. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
AI Summary
This bill amends Section 23 of Chapter 20 of the General Laws to allow the Department of Agricultural Resources, with the approval of any co-holder, to permit the use of uncultivated, planted, or other stormwater mitigation infrastructure within 200 feet of any resource area on land that has been accepted into the Massachusetts Agricultural Preservation Restriction program. This change is specifically for the purpose of stormwater or nitrogen mitigation in nitrogen-sensitive embayment watersheds.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (6)
David DeCoste (R),
Carole Fiola (D),
Anne Gobi (D),
John Rogers (D),
Paul Schmid (D),
Alan Silvia (D),
Last Action
No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2940 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2940.pdf |
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