By Mr. Walsh of Lynn, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 893) of Steven M. Walsh and Mary E. Grant for legislation to define Brownfields property under the soil contamination law.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Steven M. Walsh

Mary E. Grant

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act defining brownfield property.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 29A(b) of Chapter 23G of the General Laws, 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following after line 12:-

“Brownfield site,” real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.