REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of DAVID JOHN O’NEILL AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT TO PROTECT WATER AND NATURE (see House, No. 5005).

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The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions reviewed Initiative Petition 25‑15, a voter‑proposed law to protect water and nature, and voted to recommend that the General Court do nothing on it. The committee said the measure raises fiscal concerns, could divert funds from existing programs, and is limited by constitutional rules on appropriations. As a result, the proposal will not advance unless the legislature decides otherwise.

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