Bill
S 2280
Transfers land management between Harpers Ferry NHP and CBP for training and park purposes, with no purchase price, including potential future reversion.
Note on source materials
- The materials you provided contain multiple, inconsistent texts and metadata for different measures. The bill title you supplied (“Requires a lethality assessment in incidents of domestic violence”) does not match the actual bill texts included in the packet. The packet contains (at least) two substantive, unrelated pieces of legislation: (1) a federal land‑jurisdiction transfer affecting Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) training property; and (2) a Massachusetts state bill transferring the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center and designating that Center as the Commonwealth’s “Green Bank.” Legislative action logs and sponsor lists are also inconsistent across entries. Because the lethality‑assessment text is not present, the summaries below cover the two actual texts included in your packet. If you need a summary of the lethality‑assessment bill, please provide its text or confirm the correct bill.
Purpose / Intent
- Reallocate administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia between the Secretary of the Interior (National Park Service) and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for park management and CBP training purposes.
Key provisions
- Transfer approximately 25 acres from the Secretary of the Interior to CBP to be administered as part of CBP’s Advanced Training Center; that parcel is expressly excluded from the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park boundary.
- Transfer three parcels totaling about 71.51 acres from CBP to the Secretary to be included within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
- Transfers are made without monetary reimbursement or additional consideration.
- CBP must obtain a survey to finalize acreage and legal description of the ~25‑acre parcel; survey costs charged to CBP appropriations; results provided to the Secretary.
- If CBP later determines the ~25‑acre parcel is no longer needed for the training center, CBP must transfer it back to the Secretary in a manner acceptable to the Secretary and it will be included within the park boundary. A statutory acreage limitation (16 U.S.C. 450bb(d)) will not apply to that future inclusion.
Who is affected
- U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service (Harpers Ferry NHP)
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Advanced Training Center)
- Local stakeholders in Harpers Ferry (land management, public access)
Procedural/timeline notes
- Requires CBP survey and formal administrative transmittals; no funding appropriation for acquisition (survey funded from CBP appropriation).
Purpose / Intent
- Consolidate state clean‑energy finance functions by transferring the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank (assets, personnel, documents, ongoing initiatives) to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (the “Center”) and formally designate the Center as the Commonwealth’s Green Bank.
Key provisions
- Section 1: Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency must transfer all assets, personnel, documents and ongoing initiatives of the Community Climate Bank to the Clean Energy Technology Center.
- Section 2 (amendment to chapter 23J, §2(a)): The Center “shall serve as the commonwealth’s Green Bank” to accelerate clean energy adoption, climate resilience and sustainability by financing, supporting and investing in residential, municipal, small business and larger commercial projects.
- Grants, loans, loan guarantees, debt and equity investments are authorized.
- The Center shall prioritize projects that reduce greenhouse gases and promote equitable access.
- The Center may work with local lenders to offer low‑ or zero‑interest loans to clean energy and climate technology companies and to finance projects such as building decarbonization, residential and nonprofit solar, and electric vehicle loans.
Who is affected
- Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (expanded mandate and assets)
- Massachusetts Community Climate Bank (dissolution/transfer of functions)
- Municipalities, homeowners, small businesses, clean‑tech companies, local lenders and consumers seeking financing for decarbonization and clean energy projects
Procedural/timeline notes (from packet)
- Multiple docket entries with conflicting dates: Massachusetts filing stamped 1/14/2025; other entries show introduction and referrals on dates through July–October 2025 and multiple committee referrals (Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy; Governmental Operations; Crime Victims, Crime & Correction). The packet lists “REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS” as the current status, but because the log mixes items from different jurisdictions/sessions, the exact procedural status is unclear. Please confirm the jurisdiction and provide final text for definitive status tracking.
If you want a focused summary of the titled measure (“Requires a lethality assessment in incidents of domestic violence”), please provide that bill’s text or confirm its bill number and jurisdiction so I can produce an accurate, standalone summary.
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