Bill Text: MA H1208 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The determination of income for potential occupants of energy-efficient affordable housing
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/15 at 10:30 AM in Gardner Auditorium [H1208 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1208-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William G. Greene, Jr.
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act to Promote Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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William G. Greene, Jr. |
22nd Middlesex |
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Christine E. Canavan |
10th Plymouth |
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. |
26th Middlesex |
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Thomas A. Golden, Jr. |
16th Middlesex |
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Geraldo Alicea |
6th Worcester |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Kevin J. Murphy |
18th Middlesex |
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Susan C. Fargo |
Third Middlesex |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Paul McMurtry |
11th Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Promote Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 40B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after section 21, the following section:-
Section 21A. When energy-efficient low and moderate income housing is constructed under a comprehensive permit, and certified by a home energy rating, each dollar saved in energy efficiency shall be added to a potential occupant’s income for the purposes of securing lower interest rates on a mortgage. Income added due to energy efficiency shall be used on behalf of the potential occupant for the purposes of lowering the interest rate, or other positive purposes, and shall not be used to deny eligibility for the unit.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.
