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	<title>Home Builders Association of Massachusetts &#187; Legislative Update</title>
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		<title>HBAM Leads Opposition to Further Amendments to the Stretch Energy Code</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DSchaeffer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stretch Energy Code]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stretch Energy Code Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Below you will find a letter to Mr. Brian Gale, chairman of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards regarding concerns about the 780 CMR, Appendix 115.AA, the Stretch Energy Code. Click here for the full letter.
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		<title>HBAM 2011-2012 Legislative Package</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/1496</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Fierro III Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Public Policy Report]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS  
2011-2012 Legislative Package  
The following is a summary of the bills submitted by the Home Builders Association of Massachusetts for consideration in the 187th Session of the Massachusetts Legislature: 
H. 1442, Act Relative To Subdivision Ways
 Sponsor:           Rep. Kevin G. Honan (D-Boston)
This legislation would amend the G.L. c. 82 to insert a new section [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Issues Draft MS4 Stormwater Permit</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/1426</link>
		<comments>http://hbama.com/archives/1426#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kablack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The draft small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) general permit for MA Interstate, Merrimack and South Coastal is now available for public comment. The public comment period is from November 4, 2010 to January 21, 2011.
The new municipal stormwater general permit builds upon the requirements of the previous permit. The draft permit requires small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prompt Pay Law</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/1227</link>
		<comments>http://hbama.com/archives/1227#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kablack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislative Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chapter 293 of the Acts of 2010
AN ACT PROMOTING FAIRNESS IN PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 29D the following section:-
Section 29E.  (a) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Development Incentive Program</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/1224</link>
		<comments>http://hbama.com/archives/1224#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kablack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislative Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CHAPTER 240 OF THE ACTS OF 2010, AN ACT RELATIVE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REORGANIZATION
SECTION 105.  The General Laws are hereby amended by inserting after chapter 40U the following 2 chapters:-
CHAPTER 40V.
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
Section 1.  As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-
“Certified housing development project”, a housing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permit Extention Act Text</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/1201</link>
		<comments>http://hbama.com/archives/1201#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kablack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHAPTER 240 OF THE ACTS OF 2010, AN ACT RELATIVE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REORGANIZATION
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith a business friendly environment that will stimulate job growth and improve the ease with which businesses can operate in the markets they serve, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislature Approves Permit Extension Act; Passage Major Victory For HBAM</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/1188</link>
		<comments>http://hbama.com/archives/1188#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kablack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the legislative session rushing to an end, state lawmakers gave final approval to the Permit Extension Act of 2010.  Its passage came as part of an Economic Development Reorganization package (Senate Bill No. 2582) hammered out between the House and Senate only hours before the midnight deadline on July 31.  Its passage was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stormwater Update-New Rules for Construction Sites-2010</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/944</link>
		<comments>http://hbama.com/archives/944#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kablack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislative Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New EPA Rules for Constructions Sites
How Do They Affect Home Builders?
Joseph D. Peznola, PE
The spring construction season is upon us and, hopefully, the economy is on the upswing.  The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated new regulations that went into effect on February 1, 2010. The following summarizes the new regulations, providing some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Army Corps Programmatic Permit</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/841</link>
		<comments>http://hbama.com/archives/841#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kablack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislative Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The new ACOE Programmatic Permit for Massachusetts was just issued on 1.21.10. 
It can be accessed via the following weblink:  http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/reg/09/2009-1217.pdf
Some of the major changes to the GP include:

Proponents for Category 1 projects must now provide the Category 1 Form (Appendix C) to the Corps before starting the work authorized by this GP.
All applicants for Category [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New EPA Stormwater Rules</title>
		<link>http://hbama.com/archives/837</link>
		<comments>http://hbama.com/archives/837#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kablack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legislative Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Environmental News
January 20, 2010
EPA Construction Stormwater Rule Takes Effect February 1, 2010
By Meline MacCurdy and Russell Prugh

EPA has issued a long-awaited final stormwater rule, impacting nearly every construction and development project in the United States. The rule, published in the Federal Register on December 1, 2009, for the first time imposes an enforceable numeric limit [...]]]></description>
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