An Act establishing a coastal waters wastewater financing commission

HD 3297 creates a 27-member commission to study funding solutions for wastewater infrastructure improvements in 14 South Coast Massachusetts towns (including Acushnet, New Bedford, and Plymouth) affected by nitrogen pollution. The commission will examine the costs of expanding sewers, upgrading treatment facilities, reducing overflows, and converting septic systems, then identify fair revenue options like fees or taxes. It must hold public hearings, consult experts, and submit a report with specific funding recommendations to state officials within one year. The bill itself does not fund projects but establishes a process to develop future legislation for addressing nitrogen pollution in coastal waters.