Establishes a low-income cooling assistance program and an extreme heat task force in Massachusetts.
The bill establishes a low-income cooling assistance program to help households with income below 60% of the state median income pay for cooling-related electricity bills and distribute energy-efficient cooling appliances. It also creates an extreme heat task force to develop criteria for declaring heat emergencies, integrate extreme heat considerations into state programs, and suggest legislative and regulatory changes. The task force includes representatives from various state agencies and organizations.
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