JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE

Room 473F
State House
Boston, MA 02133

Telephone: (617) 722-2210


It shall be the duty of the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to consider all matters concerning the Division of Conservation, natural resources and the environment, air, water and noisepollution and control thereof, hunting and fishing, conservation, solid wastedisposal, sewerage, agriculture and farm problems, and other such matters asmay be referred


Members appointed to the committee:

Resor of Middlesex and Worcester
Pacheco of First Plymouth and Bristol
Brewer of Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin
Creedon of Second Plymouth and Bristol
O'Leary of Cape and Islands
Tarr of First Essex and Middlesex
Smizik of Brookline
Kocot of Northampton
M. J. Walsh of Boston
Gobi of Spencer
Guyer of Dalton
Moran of Boston
Brownsberger of Belmont
Peake of Provincetown
Ehrlich of Marblehead
Gifford of Wareham
Evangelidis of Holden

List of matters that have been referred to the committee:

Senate, No. 129 -- Healthy communities.
Senate, No. 466 -- Lead fishing gear,- prohibition.
Senate, No. 467 -- Parks and recreational facilities,- funding.
Senate, No. 468 -- Disposition of state property.
Senate, No. 469 -- Waste materials,- safe transportation.
Senate, No. 470 -- Conservation and agricultural preservation.
Senate, No. 471 -- Conservation districts,- supervisors.
Senate, No. 472 -- Equine laws.
Senate, No. 473 -- Alternative energy.
Senate, No. 474 -- Farm commodities.
Senate, No. 475 -- Farm protection.
Senate, No. 476 -- Viability of farms,- Commonwealth.
Senate, No. 477 -- Wildlands and woodlands,- commission.
Senate, No. 478 -- Forest products trust fund.
Senate, No. 479 -- Conservation,- inland fisheries and wildlife.
Senate, No. 480 -- Land conservation incentives.
Senate, No. 481 -- State forests,- management.
Senate, No. 482 -- Retail milk prices.
Senate, No. 483 -- Retail milk dealer fees.
Senate, No. 484 -- Open space preservation fund.
Senate, No. 485 -- Broilers,-wood-fired.
Senate, No. 486 -- Pest management.
Senate, No. 487 -- Problem wildlife,- management.
Senate, No. 488 -- Public water supply,- protect.
Senate, No. 489 -- Quaboag and Ware River.
Senate, No. 490 -- Drinking water,- supplies.
Senate, No. 491 -- Environmental regulations,- uniformity.
Senate, No. 492 -- Water supply protection program.
Senate, No. 493 -- State recreation areas.
Senate, No. 494 -- Tires,- deposit and return.
Senate, No. 495 -- .
Senate, No. 496 -- Hemlock trees,- protect.
Senate, No. 497 -- Water and sewer projects,- loans.
Senate, No. 498 -- Boston yacht clubs,- dredging.
Senate, No. 499 -- Environmental appeals board.
Senate, No. 500 -- DCR,- memorials.
Senate, No. 501 -- Peninsula yacht club.
Senate, No. 502 -- Diesel emissions.
Senate, No. 503 -- Metropolitan beaches.
Senate, No. 504 -- MWRA,- bond cap.
Senate, No. 505 -- Lead service,- replacement.
Senate, No. 506 -- Mwra,-liability.
Senate, No. 507 -- Lead service replacement.
Senate, No. 508 -- Drinking water fund.
Senate, No. 509 -- Harbormaster training.
Senate, No. 510 -- Paint,- non latex.
Senate, No. 511 -- Camping,- preserve .
Senate, No. 512 -- Animal control.
Senate, No. 513 -- Brush burning.
Senate, No. 514 -- Ponkapaog golf course.
Senate, No. 515 -- Pilotage rates.
Senate, No. 516 -- State piers,- retained revenue.
Senate, No. 517 -- Buzzards Bay,- oil spills.
Senate, No. 518 -- Dam safety,- responsibility.
Senate, No. 519 -- Water conservation.
Senate, No. 520 -- Wetland protection.
Senate, No. 521 -- Flood control,- rivers.
Senate, No. 522 -- Boston harbor,- boat access.
Senate, No. 523 -- Municipal waterways,- study.
Senate, No. 524 -- Hazardous material sites.
Senate, No. 525 -- Massachusetts Conservation Corps.
Senate, No. 526 -- Blue hills advisory.
Senate, No. 527 -- Yacht clubs,- DCR leases.
Senate, No. 528 -- Veterans preference for pilot commission.
Senate, No. 529 -- Oceans.
Senate, No. 530 -- Paint thinner,- buy back.
Senate, No. 531 -- Deer tags.
Senate, No. 532 -- Southeastern Massachusetts,- water supply.
Senate, No. 533 -- Dams,- repair.
Senate, No. 534 -- Global warming.
Senate, No. 535 -- Climate change.
Senate, No. 536 -- Phosphorous distribution.
Senate, No. 537 -- Pesticides,- sales tax.
Senate, No. 538 -- Heating oil spills,- homeowners.
Senate, No. 539 -- Oil and hazardous waste release,- notification.
Senate, No. 540 -- Wildlife management commission.
Senate, No. 541 -- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Senate, No. 542 -- Natural and historic resources.
Senate, No. 543 -- Water infrastructure finance commission.
Senate, No. 544 -- Electronic waste and recycling.
Senate, No. 545 -- Toxic toys.
Senate, No. 546 -- Dams,- maintenance.
Senate, No. 547 -- Waste oil,- removal.
Senate, No. 548 -- Aquaculture,- Commonwealth.
Senate, No. 549 -- Northeast Solid Waste Committee.
Senate, No. 550 -- Radio active waste sites.
Senate, No. 551 -- Sewer rate relief.
Senate, No. 552 -- Commercial fisheries.
Senate, No. 553 -- Water efficiency program.
Senate, No. 554 -- Waterway enforcement.
Senate, No. 555 -- State parks,- maintenance.
Senate, No. 556 -- Sewage treatment,- regulation.
Senate, No. 557 -- Diesel emissions.
Senate, No. 558 -- Toxic chemicals.- alternatives.
Senate, No. 559 -- Recreational trails,- access.
Senate, No. 560 -- Environmental law enforcement.
Senate, No. 1901 -- Sustainable building,- state projects.
Senate, No. 2075 -- Mooring permits.
Senate, No. 2079 -- Mooring fees.
Senate, No. 2173 -- Walpole/Sharon,- MWRA.
Senate, No. 2174 -- Walpole/Foxborough,- MWRA.
Senate, No. 2184 -- Environmental justice.
Senate, No. 2226 -- Nantucket Islands,- land bank.
Senate, No. 2244 -- Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers.
Senate, No. 2281 -- Oceans.
Senate, No. 2292 -- Water infrastructure finance commission.
Senate, No. 2293 -- Antique barometers
Senate, No. 2310 -- Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers.
Senate, No. 2337 -- State piers,- retained revenue.
Senate, No. 2338 -- Diesel emissions.
Senate, No. 2357 -- Air quality,- improvement.
Senate, No. 2379 -- Water protection.
Senate, No. 2388 -- Natural and historic resources.
Senate, No. 2403 -- Farm commodities.
Senate, No. 2404 -- Heating oil spills,- homeowners.
Senate, No. 2406 -- Toxic chemicals,- alternatives.
Senate, No. 2422 -- Greenhouse gas initiative.
Senate, No. 2423 -- Global warming.
Senate, No. 2450 -- Animal control.
Senate, No. 2451 -- Air quality,- improvement.
Senate, No. 2475 -- Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Memorial Beach.
Senate, No. 2491 -- Water protection
Senate, No. 2492 -- Dams,- repairs.
Senate, No. 2505 -- Lead fishing gear,- prohibition.
Senate, No. 2548, Appendix B -- Dairy farm,- loan program.
Senate, No. 2548, Appendix C -- Dairy farm promotion board.
Senate, No. 2572 -- Environmental Justice.
Senate, No. 2576 -- Retail milk prices.
Senate, No. 2593 -- Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture,- study
Senate, No. 2595 -- Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture,- study.
Senate, No. 2612 -- Mooring fees.
Senate, No. 2676 -- Northampton,- agricultural preservation.
Senate, No. 2694 -- Drinking water,- quality.
Senate, No. 2719 -- Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture,- study.
Senate, No. 2747 -- Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture,- study.
Senate, No. 2756 -- Drinking water,- reliability.
Senate, No. 2762 -- North Andover,- conservation.
House, No. 150 -- Pet shops, -inspectors.
House, No. 630 -- Waterway projects.
House, No. 714 -- Ocean sanctuaries.
House, No. 715 -- Methyl tertiary butyl ether.
House, No. 716 -- Handicapped parking, -illegal use.
House, No. 717 -- Alzheimer's care, -tax credits.
House, No. 718 -- Elderly persons, -taxation.
House, No. 719 -- Harbor islands, -study.
House, No. 720 -- Neponset River, -dredging.
House, No. 721 -- Quincy yacht clubs, -dredging.
House, No. 722 -- Water management.
House, No. 723 -- Day care centers.
House, No. 724 -- Alewife planners.
House, No. 725 -- Tire replacements, -energy programs.
House, No. 726 -- Abandoned vessels.
House, No. 727 -- Abused animals, -protection.
House, No. 728 -- Hazardous emergency responders, -costs.
House, No. 729 -- Invasive plants.
House, No. 730 -- Protecting lakes and ponds.
House, No. 731 -- Regional greenhouse gas initiatives.
House, No. 732 -- Diesel emissions, -reduce.
House, No. 733 -- Solid waste disposal facilities.
House, No. 734 -- Environmental facilities.
House, No. 735 -- Water Resources Authority.
House, No. 736 -- Rural economies, -improve.
House, No. 737 -- Oil spills, -Bioremediation.
House, No. 738 -- Recycling.
House, No. 739 -- Parks and natural lands.
House, No. 740 -- Irrigation systems.
House, No. 741 -- Water sources, -assessment.
House, No. 742 -- Mosquito control.
House, No. 743 -- Pesticides.
House, No. 744 -- Deer hunting.
House, No. 745 -- Non-native species, -listing plan.
House, No. 746 -- Stewardship Council.
House, No. 747 -- Milk products, -safety.
House, No. 749 -- Fisheries and Wildlife, -Director.
House, No. 750 -- Canton, -Pushard Field.
House, No. 751 -- Cats, -spaying and neutering.
House, No. 752 -- Sewerage treatment.
House, No. 753 -- Landfill moratorium.
House, No. 754 -- Moose population.
House, No. 755 -- Forest cutting practices.
House, No. 756 -- Milk prices.
House, No. 757 -- Farming, -protect.
House, No. 758 -- Coal ash.
House, No. 759 -- Buzzards Bay, -vessel route.
House, No. 760 -- Fish advisories.
House, No. 761 -- Coyotes, -capture.
House, No. 762 -- Beavers, -regulate.
House, No. 763 -- Wild blueberry pilot project.
House, No. 764 -- Electric wire security zones.
House, No. 765 -- Private wells.
House, No. 766 -- Elderly, -septic loans.
House, No. 767 -- Wetlands, -sale disclosures.
House, No. 768 -- State parks.
House, No. 769 -- Water resources conservation.
House, No. 770 -- Environmental violations.
House, No. 771 -- Marine Fisheries, -gear.
House, No. 772 -- Boats, -mooring.
House, No. 773 -- Dredge grants program, -establish.
House, No. 774 -- Coyotes.
House, No. 775 -- Coastal protection.
House, No. 776 -- Seawall repairs, -land bank funds.
House, No. 777 -- Seafood marketing, -study.
House, No. 778 -- Wetlands, -protection.
House, No. 779 -- Waste management.
House, No. 780 -- Milk, -coupons.
House, No. 781 -- Pesticides, -regulate.
House, No. 782 -- Solid waste.
House, No. 783 -- Toxic chemicals, -regulate.
House, No. 784 -- Bluefin tuna, -study.
House, No. 785 -- Right whales.
House, No. 786 -- Tidal research.
House, No. 787 -- Archaeological, -geologic fossil.
House, No. 788 -- Farms, -profits.
House, No. 789 -- Fishing, -whale protection.
House, No. 790 -- Environmental police.
House, No. 791 -- Wood burning, -impact.
House, No. 792 -- Waste, -reduction.
House, No. 793 -- Electronics, -disposal.
House, No. 794 -- Environmental protection.
House, No. 795 -- Balloons.
House, No. 796 -- Mercury, -regulate.
House, No. 797 -- Forest reserves.
House, No. 798 -- Conservation restrictions etc., amend.
House, No. 800 -- Farmers, -loan program.
House, No. 801 -- Turner Falls, -fire district.
House, No. 802 -- Dairy farming.
House, No. 803 -- Lead paint, -day care facilities.
House, No. 804 -- Hopkinton, -Marathon costs.
House, No. 805 -- Water and sewer charges, -exemptions.
House, No. 806 -- Water Resources Authority
House, No. 807 -- Carbon dioxide emissions, -reduction.
House, No. 808 -- Outdoor lighting, -limit.
House, No. 809 -- Sustainable agriculture, -promote.
House, No. 810 -- Recreational vehicles.
House, No. 811 -- Public water supply, -protection.
House, No. 812 -- Solid waste, -facilities.
House, No. 813 -- Middlesex canal commission.
House, No. 814 -- Water pollution.
House, No. 815 -- Weymouth, -study.
House, No. 816 -- Campgrounds, -study.
House, No. 817 -- Weymouth, -Whitmans Pond.
House, No. 818 -- Lakes, -restoration.
House, No. 819 -- Catchbasins, -regulating.
House, No. 820 -- Mass. Communities futures.
House, No. 821 -- Recycling, -promotion.
House, No. 822 -- Recycle labelling program.
House, No. 823 -- Acid rain, -reduce.
House, No. 824 -- Water conservation.
House, No. 825 -- Public health risk, -prioritize.
House, No. 826 -- Oil filters.
House, No. 827 -- Oil recycling.
House, No. 828 -- Scrap tires.
House, No. 829 -- Pest management techniques.
House, No. 830 -- Environmental enforcement.
House, No. 831 -- Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife, -reorganize.
House, No. 832 -- Disabled, -MassHealth coverage.
House, No. 833 -- Rivers and streams, -protection.
House, No. 834 -- Animal traps, -regulate.
House, No. 835 -- Recreation and Conservation Board.
House, No. 836 -- Natural resources, -leghold traps.
House, No. 837 -- Proposal, -terms of Legislators.
House, No. 838 -- Snowmobiles, -safety.
House, No. 839 -- Antique snowmobiles.
House, No. 840 -- Pollution, -exposure.
House, No. 841 -- Mystic River, -commission.
House, No. 842 -- Farms, -protecting.
House, No. 843 -- Plants, -tax deductions.
House, No. 844 -- Buzzards Bay, -oil spills.
House, No. 845 -- Saugus, -Whielabrator facility.
House, No. 846 -- Greenway plan, -implement.
House, No. 847 -- Coastal planning.
House, No. 848 -- Wastewater ,-septic systems.
House, No. 849 -- West Roxbury, -Bellevue Hill.
House, No. 850 -- West Roxbury, -V.F.W. Parkway.
House, No. 851 -- West Roxbury, -Havey Beach.
House, No. 852 -- Saw Mill Brook.
House, No. 853 -- State buildings, -recycling
House, No. 854 -- Division of Urban Parks and Recreation.
House, No. 855 -- Water commission.
House, No. 856 -- Brownfields, -cleanup.
House, No. 857 -- Wetlands, -protection.
House, No. 858 -- Wetlands, -protection.
House, No. 859 -- Boston, -MDC Land.
House, No. 860 -- M.D.C., -tree planting.
House, No. 861 -- Blue Hills and Neponset, -trails.
House, No. 862 -- Ponkapoag Boardwalk.
House, No. 863 -- Petroleum clean up fund.
House, No. 864 -- Electronic products, -recycling.
House, No. 865 -- Argiculture and markets law, -amend.
House, No. 866 -- Motor vehicles, -idling.
House, No. 867 -- Batteries, -recycling.
House, No. 868 -- Hazardous waste, -transportation.
House, No. 870 -- Health insurance, -protection.
House, No. 871 -- Agricultural preservationrestrictions.
House, No. 872 -- Electronic waste, -reduction.
House, No. 873 -- Toys, -lead ban.
House, No. 874 -- Seeds, -labeling.
House, No. 875 -- Food products.
House, No. 876 -- Cranberrys, -water protection.
House, No. 877 -- Lobster licenses.
House, No. 878 -- Invasive plants.
House, No. 879 -- Environment, -protection.
House, No. 880 -- Marine vessels, -sewage discharge.
House, No. 881 -- Toxic and hazardous materials.
House, No. 882 -- Pilots, -district three.
House, No. 883 -- Coastal waters, -protection.
House, No. 884 -- Towns, -hazardous response fees.
House, No. 885 -- Veterans, -gaming licenses.
House, No. 886 -- Rights of way.
House, No. 887 -- Spectacle Island.
House, No. 888 -- Environmental appeals.
House, No. 889 -- Dept. of Agriculture, -powers.
House, No. 890 -- Private land, -hunting.
House, No. 891 -- Prescriptions, -disposal.
House, No. 892 -- Brownfields.
House, No. 893 -- Brownfields.
House, No. 894 -- Electronics, -recycling.
House, No. 895 -- Miracle league, -establish.
House, No. 896 -- Dangerous animals.
House, No. 897 -- Charles River, -water quality.
House, No. 898 -- Diesel emissions.
House, No. 1976 -- Inland waters, -protection.
House, No. 3549 -- Snow vehicle, -define.
House, No. 3617 -- Recreational vehicles, -trails.
House, No. 3620 -- West Roxbury, -Reverend Paul A. Phinn.
House, No. 3634 -- Everett, -Connolly memorial rotary.
House, No. 3757 -- Landlocked filled tidelands.
House, No. 3778 -- Lawns, -organic content.
House, No. 3779 -- Freetown, -visitors center.
House, No. 3780 -- Recycling, -multi-family increase.
House, No. 3781 -- Abandoned vessels.
House, No. 3831 -- Boating regulations.
House, No. 3851 -- Private clubs, -recycle.
House, No. 3852 -- Rivers, -protection.
House, No. 3853 -- Food policy council.
House, No. 3889 -- Mosquito control.
House, No. 4002 -- Braintree and Quincy, -Fore River.
House, No. 4003 -- Fort Point Channel.
House, No. 4087 -- Chelsea,- Christie Serino Ward.
House, No. 4169 -- "Green Dot" labeling program.
House, No. 4184 -- Tidelands,- licensing requirements.
House, No. 4207 -- Agricultural restrictions, -study.
House, No. 4324 -- Tidelands,- licensing requirements.
House, No. 4334 -- Harbor islands, -study.
House, No. 4335 -- Wild blueberry project.
House, No. 4336 -- Marine vessels, -discharge.
House, No. 4354 -- Franklin, -Sergeant Pirelli Rink.
House, No. 4359 -- Pet shop inspectors, -study.
House, No. 4360 -- Abused animals, -protection.
House, No. 4361 -- Waste disposal facilities.
House, No. 4362 -- Hazardous material.
House, No. 4446 -- Environmental bonds.
House, No. 4486 -- Species, -management plan.
House, No. 4541 -- Rose Kennedy Greenway.
House, No. 4561 -- Parks, -improvement.
House, No. 4568 -- Quincy, -land.
House, No. 4570 -- Electronic proudcts, recycling.
House, No. 4588 -- Stiped bass, -spearing.
House, No. 4612 -- Rivers, -protection.
House, No. 4639 -- Environment, -study.
House, No. 4640 -- Environment, -study.
House, No. 4740 -- Hanson, -conservation land.
House, No. 4750 -- Snow vehicles, -study.
House, No. 4764 -- Rose Kennedy Greenway.
House, No. 4773 -- Mercury management.
House, No. 4861 -- Charlestown, -port area.
House, No. 4910 -- Environmental issues, -study.
House, No. 4992 -- Charlestown, -port area.

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