H5267

Protecting drinking water and public health from sand mining pollution

Introduced·3/19/26
Introduced Text

Establishes a nine-member Advisory Commission to investigate sand mining's impact on Massachusetts' drinking water and public health.

The bill creates a nine-member Advisory Commission to study sand mining's scope, scale, and environmental impact in Massachusetts. The Commission includes experts in GIS, ecology, hydrology, and representatives from environmental groups and Indigenous tribes. It will investigate sand mining's effects on drinking water, air quality, worker and public health, and the environment. The Commission will conclude its investigation within two years and recommend statutory or regulatory changes to protect public health and the environment.

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Ways and Means Committee
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History

Mar 19

House

Reported from the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Mar 19

House

New draft of H918

Mar 19

House

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means