Section 2 - Statutes, Regulations, and Programs
This section contains technical descriptions of the statutes, regulations, and programs, including statutory and regulatory citations, the area or activities under jurisdiction, applicability to project proposals, a brief summary, a description of the application and review process, and contacts for further information. The statutes are listed in the order in which they are found in Section 1.
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Below is a list of Massachusetts environmental statues, regulations, and programs, in the order that they were referenced in Section 1.
1. Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)
2. Coastal Wetlands Restrictions
3. Floodplains
4. Barrier Beaches
5. Massachusetts Endangered Species Act
6. Federal Endangered Species Act
7. Underwater Archaeological Resources
8. Historic Properties
9. State Fisheries Regulations
10. Federal Fisheries Regulations
11. Ocean Sanctuaries Act
12. Designated Port Areas (DPAs)
13. Municipal Harbor Plans
14. Zoning By-Laws
15. Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act
16. National Environmental Policy Act
17. Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and Rivers Protection Act
18. 401 Water Quality Certification for Dredging
19. Massachusetts State Building Code
20. State Environmental Code (Title 5)
21. Public Waterfront Act (Chapter 91)
22. Federal Consistency Review
23. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permits
24. Construction Stormwater General Permit
25. Water Management Act
26. Interbasin Transfer Act
27. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
28. 401 Water Quality Certification for Discharge
29. Hazardous Materials Requirements
30. Solid Waste Requirements
31. Clean Air Act
Publication Date: Fall, 2003
A publication of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA170Z2338. This publication is funded (in part) by a grant/cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or any of its sub-agencies.
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