Massachusetts H963 amends the definition of an environmental justice population to include specific criteria.

Massachusetts H963 amends the definition of an environmental justice population to include neighborhoods where the annual median household income is not more than 65 percent of the statewide annual median household income, where minorities comprise 40 percent or more of the population, where 25 percent or more of households lack English language proficiency, or where minorities comprise 25 percent or more of the population and the annual median household income does not exceed 150 percent of the statewide annual median household income.

Massachusetts H963 amends the definition of an environmental justice population to include specific criteria.

Massachusetts H963 amends the definition of an environmental justice population to include neighborhoods where the annual median household income is not more than 65 percent of the statewide annual median household income, where minorities comprise 40 percent or more of the population, where 25 percent or more of households lack English language proficiency, or where minorities comprise 25 percent or more of the population and the annual median household income does not exceed 150 percent of the statewide annual median household income.