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H3482 • 2025

An Act regulating the location of generation facilities

An Act regulating the location of generation facilities

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Sponsor
Michelle M. DuBois
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5323
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act regulating the location of generation facilities

An Act regulating the location of generation facilities By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act regulating the location of generation facilities By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3482) of Michelle M.
  • DuBois relative to the locating of generation facilities within one mile of certain public areas and areas of critical environmental concern.
  • Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5323

  2. 2025-12-04 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-09-30 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act regulating the location of generation facilities
By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3482) of Michelle M. DuBois relative to the locating of generation facilities within one mile of certain public areas and areas of critical environmental concern. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3482

Chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 69J1/4A. Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary no generating facility (run with Natural Gas or Diesel) shall be located in an area which is less than 1 mile in linear distance from an environmental justice community, playground, licensed day-care center, school, church, area of critical environmental concern, as determined by the secretary of environmental affairs pursuant to 301 CMR 12.00, or an area occupied by residential housing. This linear distance shall be measured from any point along a generating facility to the outermost point of aforementioned zones; provided, however, that repairs or replacements that do not increase megawatts generated in any generation facility in operation prior to January 1, 2017, shall not be subject to this section.

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