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Matrix of Environmental Laws & Regulations

This matrix includes the primary state statutes and regulations implemented by the agencies that make up the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, but is not an exhaustive list.

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Activity/Issue Applicable Laws Regulations Agencies
(see legend)
Above-Ground Storage Tanks, Installation MGL c. 146, s. 22;
MGL c.148, s. 37 		520 CMR 12.00 DPS
Administrative Penalties MGL c. 21A s. 16 (Administrative Penalties Act) 310 CMR 5.00 DEP
Appeals & Adjudicatory Hearings MGL c. 30A(Administrative Procedures Act);
MGL c. 30 s. 37 		310 CMR 1.00; 310 CMR 2.00 DEP
OAA
Air Quality MGL c. 111 s. 2B-2C;
MGL c. 21H;
MGL c. 31C;
MGL c. 111 s. 142A-142M (Mass. Air Pollution Control Laws) 		310 CMR 6.00 to 8.00 DEP
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern MGL c. 21A s. 2(7);
St. 1974, c. 806 s. 40(e) 		301 CMR 12.00 DCR
Archeology MGL c. 9 s. 26 to 27C 950 CMR 70.00 MHC
Asbestos Abatement and Disposal MGL c.111 s. 142A-142E & 150A-150B;
MGL c. 111F;
MGL c. 21E;
MGL c. 149 s. 6A-G;
MGL c. 111 s. 2		 310 CMR 7.15 and 19.00;
310 CMR 33.00;
310 CMR 40.0000;
453 CMR 6.00;
105 CMR 410.353 		DEP, DOL, DPH
Bottle Bill MGL c. 94 s. 321-326;
MGL c. 21A s. 2 		301 CMR 4.00 DEP
Coastal Development or Use MGL c. 91;
MGL c. 6A s. 2-7
MGL c. 21A, s. 4A		 310 CMR 9.00;
301 CMR 20.00 to 24.00 		DEP
CZM
Construction/ Demolition (see also Asbestos) MGL c.111 s. 142A-142E & 150A-150B;
MGL c. 21E 		310 CMR 7.09;
310 CMR 40.0000 		DEP
Curb Cuts MGL c. 81 s. 21 301 CMR 11.00
MHD
DCR (when applicable)
Dam Safety MGL c. 253, s. 44 302 CMR 10.00 DCR
Dredging and Filling
(Wetlands and Waterways)		 MGL c. 21 s. 26-35 310 CMR 9.00 DEP
Drinking Water MGL c. 13; MGL c. 21A;
MGL c. 30A; MGL c. 40;
MGL c. 111; MGL c. 112;
MGL c. 114; MGL c. 140;
MGL c. 159; MGL c. 160A-F;
MGL c. 162;
MGL c. 165; MGL c. 286
(many sections) 		310 CMR 22.00;
236 CMR 2.00 to 5.00;
310 CMR 21.00;
310 CMR 24.00;
310 CMR 27.00
310 CMR 28.00 		DEP
Emergency Response/ Spill Reporting MGL c. 21E
(State Superfund Law) 		310 CMR 40.0000 (Mass. Contingency Plan) DEP
Endangered Species (Natural Heritage Program) MGL c. 131 s. 23 321 CMR 10.00 DFG
Environmental Analysis Laboratories MGL c. 21 s. 27;
MGL c. 21A s. 2;
MGL c. 21C s. 4;
MGL c. 21E s. 3;
MGL c. 111 s. 142A-S & 150A-160 		310 CMR 42.00 DEP
Environmental Notification Forms/Impact Reports MGL c. 30 s. 61-62H
(Mass. Environmental Policy Act [MEPA])		 301 CMR 11.00 EOEEA
Environmental Results Program MGL c. 21 s. 26-43;
MGL c. 21C;
MGL c 21E;
MGL 111 s. 142A-J 		310 CMR 70.00, 71.00, 72.00, 73.00, 74.00, 75.00 & 76.00 DEP
Food & Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Resources, includes Animal Health, Dairying & Land Use) Multiple laws apply. Search the MGL site 330 CMR 3.00 - 28.00
331 CMR 7.00		 DAR
Hazardous Substance Labeling MGL c. 94B
(Mass. Hazardous Substance Labeling Law)		 105 CMR 650.00 DPH
Hazardous Waste Facility Siting MGL c. 21D;
MGL c. 40 s. 9;
MGL c. 16 s. 19;
MGL c.111 s. 150B 		990 CMR 1.00 to 16.00;
310 CMR 30.000 		HWF
DEP
Hazardous Waste Mgmt./Transportation MGL c. 21C
(Mass. Haz. Waste Mgmt. Act)		 310 CMR 30.000 DEP
Hazardous Waste Site Assessment/Cleanup MGL c. 21E
(State Superfund Law)		 310 CMR 40.0000 (Mass. Contingency Plan) DEP
Historic Preservation MGL c. 9 s. 26-27C 950 CMR 71.00 MHC
Hunting & Fishing MGL c. 131 (many sections);
MGL c. 30A s. 5 		321 CMR 2.00 to 4.00 DFG
Industrial Wastewater Holding Tanks MGL c. 21 s. 26-53 Mass. Clean Waters Act) 314 CMR 18.00 DEP
Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment MGL c. 21 s. 26-53
(Mass. Clean Waters Act)		 314 CMR 12.00 DEP
Licensed Site Professionals MGL c. 21A s. 19-19J 309 CMR 1.00 to 8.00 LSPB
Marine Fisheries MGL c. 130
(many sections)		 322 CMR 1.00 to 12.00 DFG
Medical Waste MGL c. 111 s. 127A
(State Sanitary Code) 		105 CMR 480.00 DPH
Mercury Management Act

MGL c. 21C s. 4&6; & MGL c. 21H s.6C, 6J & 6N

310 CMR 74.00, 75.00 & 76.00

 DEP
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority St. 1984, 1987 and 1991 (many sections) 360 CMR 1.00 to 12.00 MWRA
Motor Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance MGL c. 210, Acts of 1997 310 CMR 60.00 DEP
RMV
Oil Spill Act M.G.L. c. 21M 314 CMR 19.00 DEP
Permitting Timelines/Fees MGL c. 21A s. 18(Timely Action Schedule & Fee Provisions);
MGL c. 21 s. 34A;
MGL c. 21C s. 7;
MGL c. 21E s. 3B;
MGL c. 21I;
MGL c. 91 s. 18, 21 & 22;
MGL c. 131 s. 40 		310 CMR 4.00; 310 CMR 9.00;
310 CMR 21.00;
310 CMR 50.53;
301 CMR 40.00;
801 CMR 4.02 and 4.07 		DEP
EOEEA
Pesticide Use MGL c. 132B Pesticide Control Act)Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2000
(Children's and Families' Protection Act)		 333 CMR 1.00 to 12.00 DAR
Quabbin and Wachusett Watershed Protection MGL c. 92 s. 104, 107A, 108 350 CMR 11.00 DCR
Recycling Industries Reimbursement Credit (RIRC)   310 CMR 17.00 DEP
Right-to-Know MGL c. 111F (Hazardous Substances Disclosure by Employers Act);
MGL c. 6A s. 18 		105 CMR 670.00
310 CMR 33.00
454 CMR 21.00 		DPH
DEP
DOL
Scenic/ Recreational Rivers Orders MGL c. 21A, s. 2(28) 302 CMR 3.00 DCR
Sewer Connections MGL c. 21, s. 43 314 CMR 7.00 DEP
MWRA
Solid Waste Facilities/Management MGL c. 21H; MGL c. 111 s. 150A-150A 1/2 310 CMR 16.00
310 CMR 19.000 		DEP
State Revolving Fund MGL c. 29C
MGL c. 78, Acts of 1998		 310 CMR 44.00
310 CMR 45.00 		DEP
Title 5 (Subsurface Sewage Disposal) MGL c. 21A s. 13 (State Environmental Code) 310 CMR 15.00 DEP
BOH
Toxics Use Reduction MGL c. 21I s. 3 & 10-12(Toxics Use Reduction Act) 310 CMR 50.00 DEP
Tree Harvesting MGL c. 132 s. 40 to 46 304 CMR 11.00 DCR
Underground Storage Tanks, Installation & Maintenance MGL c. 148 (Mass. Fire Prevention Law) 527 CMR 4.00 & 9.00 (State Fire Code) DFS
Underground Storage Tanks, Leaking MGL c. 21E
(State Superfund Law) 		310 CMR 40.0000 DEP
Water Pollution Control MGL c. 21 s. 26-53
(Mass. Clean Waters Act) 		257CMR 2.00
314 CMR 1.00 - 15.00
314 CMR 4.00
314 CMR 9.00 		DEP
Water Use - Large-Scale (Water Management Act) MGL c. 21G
(Water Management Act) 		310 CMR 36.00;
313 CMR 2.00, 4.00 & 5.00 		DEP
Water Resources Commission (WRC) MGL c. 21, 21A, 30A
(many sections) 		313 CMR 2.00 to 5.00 WRC
Waterways Licensing MGL c. 91 (Public Waterfront Act) 310 CMR 9.00 DEP
Well Drillers MGL c. 21G s. 20 313 CMR 3.00 DEP (transferred from DCR 10/1/09)
Wetlands MGL c. 131 s. 40 (Wetlands Protection Act)
MGL c. 258, Acts of 1996 (Rivers Protection Act)

310 CMR 10.00

310 CMR 12.00

310 CMR 13.00

310 CMR 23.00

DEP, CC

Matrix Legend:
MGL= Massachusetts General Laws
St.= Statute of the Acts & Resolves
c.= Chapter
s.= Section
BOH= Municipal Board of Health
CMR= Code of Massachusetts Regulations
CC= Municipal Conservation Commission
CZM= Office of Coastal Zone Management
DAR= Department of Agricultural Resources
DCR= Department of Conservation & Recreation
DEP= Department of Environmental Protection
DFG= Department of Fish & Game
DOL= Department of Labor & Workforce Development
DPH= Department of Public Health
DPS= Department of Public Safety
EOEEA= Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
FD= Municipal Fire Department
HWF= Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council
LSPB= Licensed Site Professional Board
MDC= Metropolitan District Commission
MHC= Massachusetts Historical Commission
MHD= Massachusetts Highway Department
MWRA= Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
RMV= Registry of Motor Vehicles

 

 

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