Web Site:

www.mass.gov/envir

Organization Chart

Mission:

The mission of the Office of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs is 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.

Governing Laws:

Statutes

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

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