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MA H891
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bruce Ayers
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AI Summary
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Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game would conduct a feasibility study on converting Boston's former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant into a fish and shellfish farm
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The facility contains 4 cut-granite storage tanks with 50-million gallon capacity, measuring 900 by 150 feet and 17 feet deep, with walls seven feet thick at the base
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Proposed farm would serve environmental and educational purposes, including improving water quality in Quincy Bay and Boston Harbor and providing access for public and private schools
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Study findings must be submitted by December 15, 2026 to the Mayors of Boston and Quincy, both cities' Conservation Commissions, the Joint Committee on Environmental Affairs, and state legislators from both cities
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Similar legislation was previously filed as House No. 749 in the 2023-2024 session
Legislative Description
Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game to study the feasibility of repurposing the former Moon Island Sewage Treatment Plant for the purposes of fish and shellfish farms
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5149
2/26/2026