Massachusetts HD 3348: An Act transitioning Massachusetts to clean electricity, heating and transportation

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3348 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3689

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marjorie C. Decker and Sean Garballey
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act transitioning Massachusetts to clean electricity, heating and transportation.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Marjorie C. Decker 25th Middlesex 1/20/2023
Sean Garballey 23rd Middlesex 1/20/2023
Lindsay N. Sabadosa 1st Hampshire 1/20/2023
Vanna Howard 17th Middlesex 1/31/2023
Steven Owens 29th Middlesex 2/2/2023
Kevin G. Honan 17th Suffolk 2/3/2023
Frank A. Moran 17th Essex 2/7/2023
Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk 2/8/2023
Tram T. Nguyen 18th Essex 2/14/2023
Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester 2/28/2023
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex 3/3/2023
Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex 3/6/2023
John F. Keenan Norfolk and Plymouth 3/9/2023
William J. Driscoll, Jr. 7th Norfolk 3/10/2023
James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 3/11/2023
Margaret R. Scarsdale 1st Middlesex 3/13/2023
Tommy Vitolo 15th Norfolk 3/30/2023
Simon Cataldo 14th Middlesex 4/13/2023

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Samantha Montaño 15th Suffolk 4/19/2023
Lydia Edwards Third Suffolk 4/24/2023
Mike Connolly 26th Middlesex 4/28/2023
John J. Mahoney 13th Worcester 5/16/2023
Ruth B. Balser 12th Middlesex 5/17/2023
Thomas M. Stanley 9th Middlesex 5/22/2023
Jennifer Balinsky Armini 8th Essex 6/4/2023
Rebecca L. Rausch Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex 7/5/2023
Peter Capano 11th Essex 7/11/2023
Paul J. Donato 35th Middlesex 7/12/2023
Danillo A. Sena 37th Middlesex 7/13/2023
Kay Khan 11th Middlesex 7/17/2023
Brendan P. Crighton Third Essex 7/20/2023
Michelle L. Ciccolo 15th Middlesex 8/21/2023
John Francis Moran 9th Suffolk 12/7/2023
David Paul Linsky 5th Middlesex 1/25/2024

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3348 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3689
By Representatives Decker of Cambridge and Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 3689) of Marjorie C. Decker, Sean Garballey and others relative to
transitioning to clean electricity, heating and transportation. Telecommunications, Utilities and
Energy.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3288 OF 2021-2022.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act transitioning Massachusetts to clean electricity, heating and transportation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1. The purpose of this act is to transition the commonwealth to 100 per cent
2 clean energy for electricity by 2035 and 100 per cent clean energy for the building sector and
3 transportation sector by 2045 in order to: (1) protect the health and safety of all residents of the
4 commonwealth by eliminating pollution that is contaminating our air, water and land, and
5 changing our climate in dangerous ways; (2) maximize the ability of the commonwealth to meet
6 the greenhouse gas emissions limits adopted under chapter 21N of the General Laws; (3)
7 improve quality of life and economic well-being for all, with an emphasis on environmental
8 justice populations that have been disproportionately affected by pollution and energy costs; (4)
9 increase energy security and energy affordability by reducing the commonwealth’s reliance on
10 imported fuels and increasing renewable energy generation in the region; and (5) stimulate

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11 investment and create local jobs by harnessing the commonwealth’s skilled workforce, business
12 leadership and academic institutions to advance renewable energy technologies.
13 SECTION 2. The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 25C the
14 following chapter:-
15 CHAPTER 25D.
16 100 PERCENT CLEAN COMMONWEALTH ACT.
17 Section 1.
18 As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings unless the
19 context clearly requires otherwise:-
20 “Building sector,” all buildings in the commonwealth; provided, that for the purposes of
21 this chapter a building’s energy use shall include only the energy used to provide electricity,
22 space heating and cooling, and water heating and cooling, and shall not include energy used for
23 heavy industrial activities.
24 “Clean electricity,” electricity that is either renewable electricity or generated by another
25 source that produces virtually no greenhouse gas emissions or other harmful pollutants in normal
26 operation. Electricity generated from wood biomass and waste-to-energy shall not be considered
27 clean electricity.
28 “Clean energy,” either: a) clean electricity; b) non-electric energy from other