That the City Clerk is requested to forward the Home Rule Petition establishing a Net Zero emissions requirement for building construction in Cambridge in accordance with its Net Zero Action Plan, adopted in 2015, to the entire state legislative delegation for immediate adoption. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN IN COUNCIL DECEMBER 6, 2021

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TO ESTABLISH A NET ZERO EMISSIONS STANDARD FOR NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS 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. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, the City of Cambridge is authorized to establish a net zero standard for newly constructed buildings, starting in January of 2022. Such a standard may impose limitations on the combustion of fossil fuels in such buildings, as well as limit the installation of equipment that combusts fossil fuels, in order to ensure reductions in building emissions congruent with state and city climate change goals. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. In City Council December 13, 2021. Adopted as Amended by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Anthony I. Wilson, City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Anthony I. Wilson City Clerk