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Environmental Permitting in Massachusetts - Complete Guide (WORD, 195 KB)

Environmental Permitting in Massachusetts - Table of Contents

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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. For the text of the statutes and regulations cited, visit:

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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