Massachusetts S2160 mandates a health impact assessment on natural gas transfer facilities.

Massachusetts S2160 requires a school of public health within the state university to conduct a comprehensive health impact assessment on the potential public health impacts caused by the extraction, transportation, or compression of natural gas. The assessment must follow a model recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The assessment shall be submitted to the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the chairs of the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse by December 1, 2024.

Massachusetts S2160 mandates a health impact assessment on natural gas transfer facilities.

Massachusetts S2160 requires a school of public health within the state university to conduct a comprehensive health impact assessment on the potential public health impacts caused by the extraction, transportation, or compression of natural gas. The assessment must follow a model recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The assessment shall be submitted to the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the chairs of the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse by December 1, 2024.