Chapter 23J

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: ''Affiliate'', any business which directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under direct or indirect common control of anothe…

Section 10. The center shall develop an initiative to be known as the pathways out of poverty initiative. This initiative shall award grants to climatetech companies, regional employment boards, community-based nonprofit organizations, educational institutions or labor organizati…

Section 11. The books and records of the center and board relative to expenditures and investments of money from the fund and the trust fund shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the sta…

Section 12. The center shall be subject to section 16G of chapter 6A and section 56 of chapter 23A.

Section 13. (a) There shall be within the center a climatetech equity workforce and market development program to provide workforce training, educational and professional development, job placement, startup opportunities and grants to: (i) certified minority-owned and women-owned…

Section 15. (a) There shall be established and placed within the center a separate fund to be known as the Climatetech Investment Fund to be administered by the center. The fund shall be credited with: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court…

Section 16. (a) There shall be established and placed within the center a climatetech tax incentive program that shall be administered by the center. The purpose of the program shall be to develop and expand climatetech related employment opportunities in the commonwealth and to …

Section 2. (a) There is hereby established a body politic and corporate to be known as the Massachusetts clean energy technology center. The center is hereby constituted a public instrumentality and the exercise by the center of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be consi…

Section 3. (a) The center shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate its purposes, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers: (1) to adopt and amend by-laws, regulations and procedures for the governance of its affairs …

Section 4. (a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the commonwealth and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. The operation of the center shall constitute the performance of essential go…

Section 5. The center shall annually submit a report setting forth, relative to its operations, its receipts and expenditures during such fiscal year and its assets and liabilities during the fiscal year to the governor, the secretary of administration and finance, the comptrolle…

Section 6. Based on recommendations included in the clean energy study, the center shall, within 100 days of said study's completion, develop a statewide plan for the installation and operation of renewable energy generating facilities on real property owned by the commonwealth. …

Section 7. There is hereby established and placed within the center a program to be known as the climatetech seed grant program. Said program shall award grants to climatetech researchers, companies, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations and institutions. The cen…

Section 8. There is hereby established and placed within the center an initiative to be known as the green jobs initiative. Said initiative shall award grants to the commonwealth's public institutions of higher education as defined in section 5 of chapter 15A, municipally-owned i…

Section 8A. (a) There shall be established and placed within the center a Massachusetts offshore wind industry investment program that shall be administered by the center. The purpose of the program shall be to develop and expand offshore wind industry-related employment opportun…

Section 9. (a) There is hereby established and placed within the center a separate fund to be known as the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust Fund, hereinafter referred to as the trust fund. The center shall hold the trust fund in an account or accounts separate from other fund…

Section 9A. (a) There shall be established and placed within the center a trust fund to be known as the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Industry Investment Trust Fund to be held by the center. The trust fund shall be credited with: (i) any appropriations, proceeds or other monies aut…