General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE II. EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH |
CHAPTER 21A. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS |
SECTION 1. Creation; secretary; acting secretary; undersecretary |
SECTION 2. Duties and functions; inter-agency information, services and plans; filing applications |
SECTION 2A. Compromise or settlement of claims for damages for injury and for destruction or loss of natural resources; authority of secretary |
SECTION 3. Functions of secretary; report |
SECTION 4. Powers and duties of secretary |
SECTION 4A. Coastal zone management office |
SECTION 4B. Repealed, 2010, 56, Sec. 11 |
SECTION 4C. Ocean management plan; ocean advisory commission; ocean science advisory council; duties of secretary |
SECTION 5. Program review boards; appointment; reports; expenses |
SECTION 6. Experts and assistants; appointment; qualifications; classified employees; tenure |
SECTION 7. Departments; commissioners, appointment, removal, qualifications, functions, salary |
SECTION 7A. Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 99 |
SECTION 7B. State geologist |
SECTION 8. Organization of departments; powers, duties and functions |
SECTION 8A. Water resources commission; members; terms |
SECTION 8B. Chairman; duties of commission |
SECTION 8C. Water supply policy statement; update and report |
SECTION 8D. Rules and regulations |
SECTION 8E. Director; staff |
SECTION 8F. Meetings; expenses; per diem |
SECTION 9. Grants and gifts; expenditure; records |
SECTION 10. Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 112 |
SECTION 10A. Office of law enforcement; director; deputies; environmental police officers; rules and regulations |
SECTION 10B. Enforcement of penal laws |
SECTION 10C. Authority of officers |
SECTION 10D. Uniforms; badges; fine for unlawful use |
SECTION 10E. Entry on private land; disposition of animals |
SECTION 10F. Rules and regulations; hours and pay for boat based and land based personnel; assignments |
SECTION 10G. Requests for name and address; penalties for refusal to provide information; notices of violations; appearances and payment of fines; seizure and forfeitures |
SECTION 10H. Fines for categories of violations |
SECTION 10I. Surcharge added on fines for violations under chapter 21A when complaining officer is environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer |
SECTION 10J. Incapacity of environmental police officer due to injuries sustained in performance of duties; leave without loss of pay |
SECTION 11. Boating safety advisory board |
SECTION 11A. Bicycle and pedestrian advisory board |
SECTION 11B. Public access board; composition; meetings; designation of public access points; regulations; purchase of equipment |
SECTION 12. Rules and regulations; adoption; review |
SECTION 13. State environmental code; adoption; preparation of sewage disposal systems; enforcement of code |
SECTION 13A. System inspectors of on-site sewage disposal systems; penalty |
SECTION 14. Disposal of dredged materials |
SECTION 15. Repealed, 1984, 372, Sec. 34 |
SECTION 16. Civil administrative penalties |
SECTION 17. Soil containing dangerous levels of lead; cover and disposal; regulations |
SECTION 18. Permit application and compliance assurance fees; timely action schedules; regulations |
SECTION 18A. Federal safe drinking water assessment; advisory committee |
SECTION 19. Definitions applicable to Secs. 19 to 19J |
SECTION 19A. Board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals |
SECTION 19B. Regulations |
SECTION 19C. Licensing |
SECTION 19D. License requirement; regulations |
SECTION 19E. Inspection of known or suspected sites; warrants |
SECTION 19F. Violations; orders issued by board; notice to department |
SECTION 19G. Civil administrative penalties |
SECTION 19H. Adjudicatory hearings; judicial review |
SECTION 19I. Jurisdiction of superior court |
SECTION 19J. Violations; penalties |
SECTION 20. Joint powers agreements; definitions; approval; administration |
SECTION 21. Competitive procurement of electric generation |
SECTION 22. Carbon dioxide cap and trade program |
SECTION 23. Off-highway vehicle advisory committee |
SECTION 24. Office of the state climatologist; powers and duties; term |
SECTION 25. Water infrastructure advisory committee; members; report |
SECTION 26. Local seafood marketing program; objectives; steering committee |
SECTION 27. Program to facilitate transfer of development rights to protect conservation values and encourage development through market incentives; administration of loan program |