Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture (as of 2005: Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture), a standing committee of the Massachusetts General Court, considers all matters pertaining to natural resources and the environment: air, water, and noise pollution and control thereof; hunting and fishing; conservation; solid and hazardous waste disposal; sewerage; agricultural and farm problems; and other matters referred.  It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation. Subject files are compiled during the process of drafting and reviewing legislation. –Files may contain House and Senate draft and final bills and draft amendments; petitions, statements, and correspondence supporting or opposing legislation; and background materials including reports, memorandums, and copies of laws and legal files.
Notes: Background materials may predate file dates
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