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Healy‑Driscoll administration unveils $3 billion 'Mass Ready Act' environmental bond
Summary
Administration officials told a joint legislative committee the Mass Ready Act would authorize $3 billion for resilience, clean water, parks, conservation and housing‑permitting reforms, but emphasized authorizations do not obligate spending.
The Healy‑Driscoll administration on Tuesday asked a Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to authorize $3 billion in bonding through the Mass Ready Act to finance resilience, conservation and infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth.
Administration officials including the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary Matthew Gorkowitz of Administration and Finance, Secretary Rebecca Tepper of Energy and Environmental Affairs, and Undersecretary Stephanie Cooper described the bill as a multi‑year package to help cities and towns prepare for flooding, extreme heat, wildfires and other climate threats.
The bill, the…
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