Bill Text: MA H725 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibit additional incineration of solid waste materials
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 5/14 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A2 [H725 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H725-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark V. Falzone
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to Prohibit the Additional Incineration of Solid Waste.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Mark V. Falzone |
9th Essex |
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Denise Provost |
27th Middlesex |
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Peter v. Kocot |
1st Hampshire |
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Frank I. Smizik |
15th Norfolk |
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Cleon H. Turner |
1st Barnstable |
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William N. Brownsberger |
24th Middlesex |
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Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera |
10th Hampden |
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Thomas M. Stanley |
9th Middlesex |
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Steven J. D'Amico |
4th Bristol |
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Lori Ehrlich |
8th Essex |
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James B. Eldridge |
Middlesex and Worcester |
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Sean Garballey |
23rd Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Prohibit the Additional Incineration of Solid Waste.
Whereas, The deferred operation for this act would
tend to defeat its purpose, which is forthwith to impose a moratorium on
additional incineration of solid waste, therefore it is hereby declared to be
an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 150A of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraphs:—
No site in any city or town shall be assigned as a site or the expansion of an existing site for a facility for the combustion, incineration, thermal conversion, or gasification of municipal solid waste or construction and demolition debris, or a resource recovery facility, which is rated by the department at more than one ton of refuse per hour.
The department shall not grant a permit for a facility or the expansion of an existing facility for the combustion, incineration, thermal conversion, or gasification of municipal solid waste or construction and demolition debris, or a resource recovery facility, which is rated by the department at more than one ton of refuse per hour.
SECTION 2. Chapter 16 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the second paragraph of section 21 and inserting in its place thereof the following:—
The comprehensive statewide master plan referred to herein shall describe, to the maximum practicable extent, a short and long-range plan for reduction of the per capita generation of solid waste throughout the commonwealth, the solid waste programs and facilities which the department determines to be necessary or convenient to promote the reduction of waste generation and to increase recycling of solid waste in a manner which protects the public health, safety and environment and is financially sound, and the funding for the development of such facilities and programs which the department finds to be reasonable necessary to accomplish said purposes.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
