By Mr. Binienda of Worcester, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3276) of John J. Binienda and others relative to promoting renewable energy and air emissions reductions.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

John J. Binienda

Lewis G. Evangelidis

Martin J. Walsh

Robert A. Antonioni

Stephen M. Brewer

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to promoting renewable energy and air emissions reductions.

    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.           Subsection (b) of Section 11F of Chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 200_ Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last sentence the following:

A renewable energy generating source is also any biomass power conversion technology of 25 megawatts or less gross generating capacity using wood as its primary fuel, and such a technology is also a new renewable energy generating source if, after December 31, 2006, it is equipped to emit equal to or less than that allowed under the low-emission air quality standards used in the renewable energy portfolio standard regulations promulgated relative to this section for similarly sized biomass facilities.