MISSION

To develop and implement policies that safeguard public health from environmental threats; to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural resources of the Commonwealth; and to ensure an adequate supply of energy that is reliable, affordable, and clean.

Web Site:

http://www.mass.gov/envir/

Governing Laws:

Statutes

MGL C. 6 s. 179-180	Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources
MGL C. 21A	Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
MGL C. 21A s. 4A	Office of Coastal Zone Management
MGL C. 21A s. 4B	Office of Geographic and Environmental Information
MGL C. 21A s. 8A-8F	Water Resources Commission
MGL C. 21A s. 10A-11	Massachusetts Environmental Police
MGL C. 21I s. 7	Office of Technical Assistance
MGL C. 30 s. 61-63	Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act
MGL C. 90 s. 2E	Massachusetts Environmental Trust 1988 Mass Acts c236,7 as amended by 1996 Mass Acts ch15 40-41
MGL C. 90B s. 1-38	Massachusetts Environmental Police
MGL C. 91 s. 63	Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources

Regulations

301 CMR 11.	MEPA Regulations
301 CMR 20	Office of Coastal Zone Management
312 CMR 2.0	Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources
313 CMR 4.0	Water Resources Commission
323 CMR 1-6	Massachusetts Environmental Police