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H3944 • 2025

An Act relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan

An Act relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan

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Sponsor
Christopher Richard Flanagan
Last action
2025-09-25
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan

An Act relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan By Representative Flanagan of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan By Representative Flanagan of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 3944) of Christopher Richard Flanagan relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan.
  • Emergency Preparedness and Management.
  • Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management

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  • 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. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  2. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-03-31 House

    Referred to the committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan
By Representative Flanagan of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3944) of Christopher Richard Flanagan relative to a three-year coastal resiliency emergency management plan. Emergency Preparedness and Management.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3944

SECTION 1. The coastal zone management office within the executive office of environmental affairs, established pursuant to section 4A of chapter 21A of the General Laws, shall conduct a study over 3 years to assess the needs, readiness and response of the emergency management systems for coastal communities and coastal resiliency. The study shall identify strengths and weaknesses of state, regional and municipal readiness plans, supplies, shelters, response assets and volunteer recruitment capabilities. The study shall identify costs for emergency management responses, as well as mitigation, and adaption actions for coastal resiliency improvements.

SECTION 2. Not later than June 30, 2028, the coastal zone management office shall submit its report containing the results of the study conducted pursuant to section 1, together with any proposed legislation, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on emergency preparedness and management and joint committee on environment and natural resources.

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