An Act to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats

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An Act to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats

An Act to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 978) of Patrick Joseph Kearney for legislation to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats.
• Environment and Natural Resources.

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Official Summary Text

An Act to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats
By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 978) of Patrick Joseph Kearney for legislation to protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats. Environment and Natural Resources.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.978

Section 2 of chapter 44B, as appearing in 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition "preservation" in line 66 and inserting in place thereof the following definition:-

''Preservation'', protection of personal or real property from injury, harm or destruction, including but not limited to the construction, alteration, or rehabilitation of beaches, dunes, seawalls, and other coastal infrastructure for the purpose of protecting open space, historical resources, or community housing from flooding, sea-level rise, and storm surge.

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