By Representative Petersen of Marblehead and Senator Resor, joint petition (accompanied by bill, 3358) of Douglas W. Petersen and others that the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs be directed to establish a grant program for cities and towns for conversion of school busses to alternative fuels. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Douglas W. Petersen

Pamela P. Resor

Kay Khan

Barry R. Finegold

Jarrett T. Barrios

Tom Sannicandro

John D. Keenan

Stephen M. Brewer

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

Denise Provost

Anthony J. Verga

Susan C. Fargo

Robert A. O'Leary

Brian A. Joyce

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to alternative fuel for school busses.

    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. Subject to appropriations, the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and Energy shall be directed to establish a grant fund to assist municipalities that wish to convert their current school bus fleet to busses using bio-diesel and/or purchase hybrid busses.