An Act to protect the public health, safety and welfare including but not limited to the drinking water supply in Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer, designated under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1990

HD 2279 imposes a one-year ban on commercial extraction of minerals, sand, and gravel in Plymouth and Bristol Counties, including land zoned for agriculture. This directly affects businesses and landowners engaged in such extraction activities. The bill aims to protect the federally designated Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer (designated under the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1990) by preventing potential contamination to the region's drinking water supply. The moratorium is a direct measure to safeguard public health and water safety without altering existing land use regulations beyond the extraction prohibition.