Establishes an office to promote environmental justice in Massachusetts through clean energy initiatives.
The bill establishes an Office of Green Zone Administration within the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to promote environmental justice. It aims to install clean energy and energy efficiency measures for at least 250,000 low-income households by 2030. The office will oversee the Green Zone Investment Fund, which finances projects in designated green zones. The bill also mandates that at least 10% of the energy efficiency budget be spent in green zone communities and requires the development of a scoring methodology to identify environmental justice populations.
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