MA H4270

Bill

MA H4270

To study the health of the Blue Hills Forest and ecology to inform long-term reservation management

Introduced
03/05/2018

In Committee
03/05/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

To study the health of the Blue Hills Forest and ecology to inform long-term reservation management

AI Summary

This bill requires an independent, scientific study and survey of the forest, wildlife, and environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation. The study will focus on potential reasons for declining forest health, the deer population and the effectiveness of hunting as a means of population control, the health of plant and insect life, the effect of ecological and climate changes, and proposed solutions to improve the overall health of the reservation. The study will be conducted by an independent scientific organization selected by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife within 6 months of the bill's effective date, and the organization will report its findings, data, and proposed solutions, including associated costs, within 1 year of the study's start.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4270

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4270
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4270.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3562	To study the health of the Blue Hills Forest and ecology to inform long-term reservation management	Accompanied a new draft, see H4270	Replaces
S1172	To conduct a comprehensive study of oral injuries in school sports	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1368	Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2242	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2254	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to state tourism accountability	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2256	Commissioning a study of vocational education	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2258	Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2358	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation matters	Reported (in part) by S2006	Similar To
S609	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S701	Relative to breaking generational cycles of poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3562

To study the health of the Blue Hills Forest and ecology to inform long-term reservation management

Accompanied a new draft, see H4270

Replaces

S1172

To conduct a comprehensive study of oral injuries in school sports

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S1368

Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2242

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2254

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to state tourism accountability

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2256

Commissioning a study of vocational education

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2258

Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2358

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation matters

Reported (in part) by S2006

Similar To

S609

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S701

Relative to breaking generational cycles of poverty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

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