Excerpts from House bill No. 5054 (PDF):
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PRESERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND,
PARKS, AND CLEAN ENERGY IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for preservation and improvement of the environmental assets of the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. To provide for a capital outlay program of improvement and preservation of the environmental assets of the commonwealth, the sums set forth in section, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this act, are hereby made available, subject to the law regulating the disbursement of public funds, which sums are in addition to amounts previously appropriated for such purposes.
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Item: 2200-7012
For operation and maintenance of the department of environmental protection’s statewide air monitoring network, including but not limited to photochemical assessment monitoring stations, small particulate monitoring and air toxins monitoring; and for the upgrade of equipment to comply with federal requirements; provided further that $350,000 shall be expended for air quality monitoring, odor mitigation, and the establishment of an airborne odor and toxics mitigation strategy in the city of Northampton and town of Easthampton in neighborhoods impacted by the regional solid waste landfill, located in the city of Northampton, provided further that not less than $1,000,000 shall be expended for air quality monitoring and odor mitigation of the Crow Lane Landfill in the city of Newburyport.
Item: 2200-7013
For the purposes of discovery, assessment, containment, clean-up, and closure of existing or closed solid waste facilities causing or threatening to cause pollution as authorized by section 4 of chapter 21H of the General Laws. In addition, funds authorized in this section shall be used for the purposes of maintaining a composting and recycling program consistent with the statewide Solid Waste Master Plan authorized by section 21 of chapter 16 of the General Laws; provided, that $2,000,000 shall be expended for the monitoring, mitigation, inspection and investigation of the impacts of the regional solid waste landfill in the city of Northampton on groundwater, public and private water supply wells and the Barnes Sole Source Aquifer.
Item: 2200-7015
For the assessment, containment, cleanup, control, removal of, or response actions, concerning oil or hazardous materials or for any other actions necessary to implement chapter 21E of the General Laws; provided, that not less than $12,000,000 shall be expended for the remediation of
soil contamination on residential properties located on streets adjacent to the former landfill site in Brookline.
Item: 2200-7017
For grants to cities, towns and districts for the acquisition of lands and waters and easements by those cities, towns and districts to protect and conserve groundwater aquifers and
recharge areas, surface water supplies and watershed areas, and surface or underground lands adjacent to those resources, for the protection of water that is determined by
the department of environmental protection to be of potential use for water supply purposes; provided, that any grants approved by the department and provided to cities, towns and districts from this item shall not exceed 60 percent of the eligible costs of the projects
Item: 2840-7014
…that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for Arsenic Remediation at the Ledge Road Landfill in Andover… that not less than $2,893,000 shall be expended for a closure and redevelopment plan of the Hull Landfill in the town of Hull…
Item: 2000-7014
…provided, that $100,000 be expended for the planning , engineering and permitting for a public boathouse and rowing facility to be constructed on the Connecticut River in the city of Northampton
Item: 2000-7015
…provided, that $100,000 be expended for the acquisition of wooded land to be used for conservation and passive recreation in the North Street neighborhood of the city of Northampton, provided that the abutters of said property provide matching funds for said acquisition.
Item: 2300-7016
…provided that $75,000 be expended for the planning and engineering of an outdoor sports visitors center on the Oxbow section of the Connecticut River in the city of Northampton to enhance recreational opportunities.
Item: 0526-2010
…provided that $20,000 be expended for the Northampton Saint Patrick’s Association in coordination with the Halligan-Daley Commemoration Committee for the study, preparation of plans, site maintenance and access improvements at the Halligan-Daley Memorial site located in the city of Northampton.
