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H958 • 2025

An Act to promote natural carbon sequestration

An Act to promote natural carbon sequestration

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Sponsor
Jessica Ann Giannino
Last action
2025-11-03
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to promote natural carbon sequestration

An Act to promote natural carbon sequestration By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to promote natural carbon sequestration By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 958) of Jessica Ann Giannino relative to the development of quantified net positive statewide natural carbon sequestration and storage goals.
  • Environment and Natural Resources.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-03 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-08-21 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/02/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act to promote natural carbon sequestration
By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 958) of Jessica Ann Giannino relative to the development of quantified net positive statewide natural carbon sequestration and storage goals. Environment and Natural Resources.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.958

Chapter 21N of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after section 3B, the following section: -

Section 3C. The Secretary shall, in consultation with the department and the coastal zone management office created in Section 4A of Chapter 21A, develop a quantified net positive statewide carbon sequestration and storage goal for natural and working lands as defined in Section 1. In consideration of Massachusetts’ substantial coastline, the Secretary shall study the sequestration capacity of its salt marshes, seagrasses, and waterways in developing the Commonwealth’s carbon sequestration goal. The sequestration goal shall be determined in agreement with the statewide greenhouse gas emission reductions goals as established by the Secretary.

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