General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE VII. CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS |
CHAPTER 40B. REGIONAL PLANNING |
SECTION 1. Title of chapter |
SECTION 2. Purpose of chapter |
SECTION 2A. Regional or district groupings; consent to placement |
SECTION 3. Planning districts; establishment; new members; jurisdiction area; rights and liabilities |
SECTION 4. District planning commissions; membership; employees; meetings |
SECTION 4A. Executive committees; establishment; membership; powers and duties; reports |
SECTION 4B. Seals authorized |
SECTION 4C. Federal military installations within districts; commanding officer as ex officio member of commission |
SECTION 5. Powers and duties; reports |
SECTION 5A. Agreement for water favorability studies |
SECTION 5B. Economic development regional commissions; authorization to act |
SECTION 6. Cooperation of state agencies with planning commissions |
SECTION 7. Preparation of budget; apportionment of costs; disbursement of funds; receipt of gifts; contracts for planning studies and services |
SECTION 8. Borrowing in anticipation of revenue from member municipalities |
SECTION 9. Southeastern regional planning and economic development district; establishment |
SECTION 10. Membership; termination |
SECTION 11. Dissolution of regional planning districts; transitional provisions; procedure |
SECTION 12. Commission; membership; appointment; term |
SECTION 13. Advisory committee; membership; appointment; term; removal; vacancies |
SECTION 14. Powers and duties |
SECTION 15. Executive officers; committees; meetings; rules and records; expenses |
SECTION 16. Executive director; employees; tenure; compensation |
SECTION 17. Contracts; expenditures and obligations |
SECTION 18. Estimate of costs; fiscal year; assessment; limitation; payment; reserve funds; audit |
SECTION 19. Data exchange between agencies |
SECTION 20. Definitions |
SECTION 21. Low or moderate income housing; applications for approval of proposed construction; hearing; appeal |
SECTION 22. Appeal to housing appeals committee; procedure; judicial review |
SECTION 23. Hearing by housing appeals committee; issues; powers of disposition; orders; enforcement |
SECTION 24. Metropolitan area planning council; composition; appointments; vacancies |
SECTION 25. Council; officers; meetings; rules of procedure; report; treasurer's bond; powers and duties |
SECTION 26. Establishment; composition |
SECTION 27. Mutual exchange of data, etc. between council and other governmental agencies |
SECTION 28. Executive committee of council; composition; powers and duties; executive director; staff; technical advisory committees |
SECTION 29. Inter-agency agreements; expenditures; assessments; gifts, grants, etc.; fund |
SECTION 30. Technical assistance center; permitting model; evaluations and reporting; regional planning districts to assist municipalities |