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Matrix of Environmental Laws & Regulations

The two matrices below provide an overview of the primary environmental state statutes and regulations and the agencies that implement them. They include:

These lists are not exhaustive and are for informational purposes only. For copies of all regulations, please visit the State Bookstore. Please also read our Disclaimer.

Environmental Laws & Regulations Administered by MassDEP

Activity/Issue Applicable Laws Regulations Agencies
(see legend)
Administrative Penalties MGL c. 21A s. 16 (Administrative Penalties Act) MassDEP
310 CMR 5.00 		MassDEP
Adjudicatory Proceedings / Adjudicatory Appeals & Hearings MGL c. 30A(Administrative Procedures Act);
MGL c. 30 s. 37 		MassDEP
310 CMR 1.00 310 CMR 2.00 		MassDEP
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) 		MassDEP
310 CMR 6.00 to 8.00 		MassDEP
 
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		 MassDEP
310 CMR 7.15
310 CMR 19.00
310 CMR 22.00
310 CMR 33.00
310 CMR 40.0000

Other Agencies
453 CMR 6.00 (DOL)
105 CMR 410.353 (DPH)		 MassDEP
DOL
DPH
Bottle Bill MGL c. 94 s. 321-326;
MGL c. 21A s. 2 		MassDEP
301 CMR 4.00 		MassDEP
 
Climate Change MGL c. 21N (Global Warming Solutions Act) MassDEP MassDEP
EOEEA
Coastal Development or Use MGL c. 91;
MGL c. 6A s. 2-7
MGL c. 21A, s. 4A

MassDEP
310 CMR 9.00

Other Agencies
301 CMR 20.00 to 24.00 (CZM)

 MassDEP
CZM
Construction/ Demolition (see also Asbestos) MGL c.111 s. 142A-142E & 150A-150B;
MGL c. 21E 		MassDEP
310 CMR 7.09
310 CMR 40.0000 		MassDEP
Dredging and Filling
(Wetlands and Waterways)		 MGL c. 21 s. 26-35 MassDEP
310 CMR 9.00		 MassDEP
Drinking Water MGL c. 13; MGL c. 21A;
MGL c. 30A; MGL c. 40;
MGL c. 111; MGL c. 112;
MGL c. 140;
MGL c. 162;
MGL c. 165;
MGL c. 286
(many sections)

MassDEP
236 CMR 2.00 to 5.00
310 CMR 21.00
310 CMR 22.00
310 CMR 24.00
310 CMR 27.00
310 CMR 28.00

MassDEP
 
Emergency Response/ Spill Reporting MGL c. 21E
(State Superfund Law) 		MassDEP
310 CMR 40.0000 		MassDEP
 
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 		MassDEP
310 CMR 42.00 		MassDEP
 
Environmental Results Program MGL c. 21 s. 26-43;
MGL c. 21C;
MGL c 21E;
MGL 111 s. 142A-J

MassDEP
310 CMR 70.00
310 CMR 71.00
310 CMR 72.00
310 CMR 73.00
310 CMR 74.00
310 CMR 75.00
310 CMR 76.00

 MassDEP
 
Hazardous Substances Disclosure MGL c.111F 310 CMR 33.00 MassDEP
Hazardous Waste Facility Siting MGL c. 21D;
MGL c. 40 s. 9;
MGL c. 16 s. 19;
MGL c.111 s. 150B 		MassDEP
310 CMR 30.000

Other Agencies
990 CMR 1.00 to 16.00 (HWF) 		MassDEP
HWF
Hazardous Waste Mgmt./Transportation MGL c. 21C
(Mass. Haz. Waste Mgmt. Act)		 MassDEP
310 CMR 30.000 		MassDEP
Hazardous Waste Site Assessment/Cleanup MGL c. 21E
(State Superfund Law)		 MassDEP
310 CMR 40.0000 		MassDEP
Industrial Wastewater Holding Tanks MGL c. 21 s. 26-53 (Mass. Clean Waters Act) MassDEP
314 CMR 18.00 		MassDEP
 
Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment MGL c. 21 s. 26-53
(Mass. Clean Waters Act)		 MassDEP
314 CMR 12.00 		MassDEP
Mercury Management Act

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

MassDEP
310 CMR 74.00
310 CMR 75.00
310 CMR 76.00

 MassDEP
Motor Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance MGL c. 210, Acts of 1997; MGL c. 21H s. 2; MGL c. 111 s. 142M  MassDEP
310 CMR 60.00 		MassDEP
RMV
Oil Spill Act M.G.L. c. 21M MassDEP
314 CMR 19.00		 MassDEP
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 		MassDEP
310 CMR 4.00
310 CMR 9.00
310 CMR 21.00
310 CMR 50.53


Other Agencies
301 CMR 40.00 - (EOEEA)
801 CMR 4.02 (A&F)
801 CMR 4.07 (A&F) 		MassDEP
EOEEA
A&F
Recycling Industries Reimbursement Credit (RIRC)   MassDEP
310 CMR 17.00		 MassDEP
Sewer Connections MGL c. 21, s. 43 MassDEP
314 CMR 7.00 		MassDEP
MWRA
Solid Waste Facilities/Management MGL c. 21H; MGL c. 111 s. 150A-150A 1/2 MassDEP
310 CMR 16.00
310 CMR 19.000 		MassDEP
 
State Revolving Fund MGL c. 29C
MGL c. 78, Acts of 1998		 MassDEP
310 CMR 44.00
310 CMR 45.00 		MassDEP
 
Title 5 (Subsurface Sewage Disposal) MGL c. 21A s. 13 (State Environmental Code) MassDEP
310 CMR 15.00 		MassDEP
BOH
Toxics Use Reduction MGL c. 21I s. 3 & 10-12 (Toxics Use Reduction Act) MassDEP
310 CMR 50.00 		MassDEP
Underground Storage Tanks, Standards for Installation, Design Operation & Maintenance MGL. C. 21O MassDEP
527 CMR 5.00 & 9.00 (State Fire Code)		 MassDEP
 (transferred some authorities over USTs from DCR 7/1/09)
Underground Storage Tanks, Leaking MGL c. 21E
(State Superfund Law) 		MassDEP
310 CMR 40.0000 		MassDEP
Water Pollution Control MGL c. 21 s. 26-53
(Mass. Clean Waters Act) 		MassDEP
257 CMR 2.00
314 CMR 1.00 - 15.00
314 CMR 4.00
314 CMR 9.00 		MassDEP
 
Water Use - Large-Scale (Water Management Act) MGL c. 21G
(Water Management Act) 		MassDEP
310 CMR 36.00
313 CMR 2.00, 4.00 & 5.00 		MassDEP
Waterways Licensing MGL c. 91 (Public Waterfront Act) MassDEP
310 CMR 9.00 		MassDEP
 
Well Drillers MGL c. 21G s. 20 MassDEP
310 CMR 46.00		 MassDEP
 (transferred from DCR 10/1/09)
Wetlands MGL c. 131 s. 40 (Wetlands Protection Act)
MGL c. 258, Acts of 1996 (Rivers Protection Act)

MassDEP
310 CMR 10.00
310 CMR 12.00
310 CMR 13.00
310 CMR 23.00

MassDEP
CC

 

Environmental Laws & Regulations Administered by Other Agencies

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
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
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
Endangered Species (Natural Heritage Program) MGL c. 131 s. 23 321 CMR 10.00 DFG
Environmental Notification Forms/Impact Reports MGL c. 30 s. 61-62H
(Mass. Environmental Policy Act [MEPA])		 301 CMR 11.00 EOEEA
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
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
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
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority St. 1984, 1987 and 1991 (many sections) 360 CMR 1.00 to 12.00 MWRA
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. 92A 1/2 350 CMR 11.00 DCR
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
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
Water Resources Commission (WRC) MGL c. 21, 21A, 30A
(many sections) 		313 CMR 2.00 to 5.00 WRC

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
MassDEP= 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
MHC= Massachusetts Historical Commission
MHD= Massachusetts Highway Department
MWRA= Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
RMV= Registry of Motor Vehicles

 

 

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