Mass. lawmakers weigh bill boosting "green jobs"
BOSTON --Beacon Hill lawmakers are planning a hearing on a bill designed to increase the number of so-called "green jobs" in Massachusetts.
The bill, sponsored by House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, would funnel $13 million a year over the next five years into a new Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center.
The money would provide grants and financing to help colleges develop clean energy studies and spur clean energy manufacturing in the state.
The hearing by the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technology comes less than a week after Gov. Deval Patrick signed a clean energy bill designed to help Massachusetts wean itself off fossil fuels lawmakers are holding a hearing.
Patrick said the bill would also increase jobs in the state. 