Bill > H4599

This bill: Provides funding for a program of climate change adaptation, and the preservation and improvement of the environmental and energy assets of the Commonwealth. Key provisions include: - Establishing a program to provide grants and loans to owners/operators of gasoline/petroleum dispensing facilities to replace and modernize single-walled underground storage tanks. - Providing funding for improvements and replacements to infrastructure and holdings of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, as well as grant programs for land, soil, water, and natural resource conservation. - Funding the design, construction, and repair of coastal infrastructure and resiliency measures, and the repair and removal of dams and flood control projects. - Establishing the Global Warming Solutions Trust Fund to support climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. - Creating a municipal vulnerability preparedness grant program to help cities and towns assess climate risks and implement adaptation actions. - Authorizing the transfer of development rights as a tool for land conservation. - Increasing penalties for certain violations related to fishing and shellfishing. The bill appropriates over $1.7 billion in bond funding to carry out these initiatives.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4599