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MA H3564
MA H3564Relative to Massachusetts participation in the Paris Climate Agreement's Green House Gas Emission Standards
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Introduced
01/23/2017
01/23/2017
In Committee
11/01/2017
11/01/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
190th General Court
Bill Summary
By Representative Fernandes of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition of Dylan Fernandes and others that the Department of Environmental Protection be authorized to meet or exceed the international guidelines set forth in the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to meet or exceed the international guidelines set forth in the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement. It requires the department to adopt rules and regulations that support efforts and actions to reduce emissions or build resilience, document such efforts as a "non-party stakeholder" with the NAZCA platform, and publish a biennial disclosure report of progress on climate change mitigation efforts in the commonwealth consistent with the NAZCA platform. The bill also requires the department to strive to meet or exceed the standards adopted by the United Nations when implementing its plan for climate change mitigation.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (8)
Dylan Fernandes (D)*,
Mike Connolly (D),
Julian Cyr (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Solomon Goldstein-Rose (I),
Mary Keefe (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Last Action
New draft substituted, see H3994 (on 11/01/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3564 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3564.pdf |
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