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Mass Ready Act would direct $3 billion to natural and working lands, speed permitting for restoration
Summary
Undersecretary Stephanie Cooper of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs told the Senate committee the governor’s Mass Ready Act would authorize roughly $3 billion in environmental bonds to finance coastal resilience, land protection, tree planting and wetlands restoration and would include permitting reforms to speed nature‑based projects.
Undersecretary Stephanie Cooper of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) said the governor’s Mass Ready Act would authorize about $3,000,000,000 in environmental bonds to “strengthen our environment” and to support projects ranging from inland and coastal flood mitigation to conservation and tree planting. Cooper listed line items the bill would fund: $600,000,000 for inland and coastal flooding, $340,000,000 for open space and land protection, $30,000,000 for tree planting, $40,000,000 for wetlands restoration, $20,000,000 for biodiversity, $93.5 million for dams and seawalls and $200,000,000 for coastal resilience and implementation of the Resilient Coasts plan.
The nut graf: The bond bill couples capital funding for conservation and restoration with policy changes intended to accelerate projects. EEA…
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