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MA Gen L ch 21a § 10j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 10j - Incapacity of Environmental Police Officer Due to Injuries Sustained in Performance of Duties; Leave Without Loss of Pay

Section 10J. (a) Whenever an environmental police officer of the office of law enforcement is incapacitated and unable to perform the duties of such an officer because of injuries sustained in the performance of the environmental police officer's duties, without the fault of the officer, the injured officer shall be granted leave without loss of pay for the period of the officer's incapacity; provided, however, that such leave shall not be granted for any period after the injured officer has retired or been pensioned in accordance with the law or for any period after a physician designated by the director of law enforcement determines that the incapacity no longer exists. All amounts payable pursuant to this section shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as the regular compensation of the injured officer and for all purposes shall be deemed to be the officer's regular compensation.  (b) When the injury causing the incapacity of an environmental police officer, for which that officer is granted a leave without loss of pay and is paid compensation in accordance with this section, was caused by circumstances creating a legal liability requiring a person to pay damages in respect thereof, either the injured officer or the office paying the compensation may enforce the liability of the person in any court of competent jurisdiction. The sum recovered shall be for the benefit of the office paying the compensation, unless the sum is greater than the compensation paid to the injured officer, in which event the excess shall be retained by or paid to the injured officer. For the purposes of this section, the term ''excess'' shall mean the amount by which the total sum received in payment for the injury, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds the amount paid pursuant to this section as compensation to the injured officer. The party bringing the action shall be entitled to any costs recovered by that party. Any interest received in the action shall be apportioned between the office and the injured officer in proportion to the amounts received by them respectively, inclusive of interest and costs. The expense of attorney's fees shall be divided between the office and the injured officer in proportion to the amounts received by them respectively.  (c) Whoever intentionally or negligently injures an environmental police officer for which the officer is granted a leave without loss of pay and is paid compensation in accordance with this section shall be liable in tort to the office paying such compensation for all costs incurred by that office in replacing the injured officer that in excess of the amount of compensation so paid.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 11 - Boating Safety Advisory Board

Section 11. There shall be within the office of law enforcement a boating safety advisory board. The board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed by the governor, 2 of whom shall be representatives of the boating public, each of whom shall hold a certificate of number issued pursuant to section 3 of chapter 90B; 1 of whom may represent the harbormaster's association; and 2 of whom shall represent the recreational boating business, 1 of whom shall operate a boat dealership. Each member shall serve for a term of 3 years. The chair of the board shall be appointed from among the 5 members, annually by the governor and, in the absence of same, shall be designated by the director. Board members shall be appointed or reappointed for terms of 3 years.  The boating safety advisory board shall meet at least quarterly and 3 members in attendance shall constitute a quorum. The chiefs of enforcement of the coastal enforcement bureau and the inland enforcement bureau established under section 6 of chapter 21, or their designees, shall attend all meetings of the board and shall provide such information as the board shall request.  The board shall review the budgetary recommendations of the director and the secretary of energy and environmental affairs concerning the expenditure of federal funds allocated to the division for recreational boating safety each fiscal year prior to the submission of such recommendations to the secretary or the governor, as the case may be. In the event the board disapproves of any such recommendation it may file a report noting its objection and such report shall be transmitted to the governor and to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 11a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 11a - Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board

Section 11A. There is hereby established within the office of planning and programming a bicycle and pedestrian advisory board. The board shall oversee the state's bicycle and pedestrian activities and advise the bicycle and pedestrian program office. The board shall consist of the secretary of transportation or his designee; the secretary of environmental affairs or his designee; the administrator of highways or his designee; the commissioner of environmental management or his designee; the commissioner of the department of conservation and recreation or his designee; the general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or his designee; the colonel of state police or his designee; the commissioner of public health or his designee; the executive director of travel and tourism or his designee; 1 representative of a regional planning agency; 7 non-governmental members who shall be appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the co-chairmen of the board; 3 of whom shall be experts in bicycle safety; 1 of whom shall be a representative of the commercial bicycle industry; 3 of whom shall be representatives of bicycle organizations; and 7 members who are experts in pedestrian transportation. The bicycle and pedestrian program manager shall serve ex-officio. Each appointee shall serve without compensation for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed to serve for not more than 3 consecutive terms. Two chairmen shall be selected by a majority vote of the board members but at least one of the chairman shall not be an employee of the commonwealth. The advisory board shall meet at least 4 times each year. The board shall monitor the implementation of the Massachusetts statewide bicycle transportation plan and the Massachusetts statewide pedestrian transportation plan and assist the bicycle and pedestrian program office in preparing future plan updates. Initially, the non-governmental members shall be appointed by the governor, chosen from a list of qualified applicants fairly representing the various geographical regions of the Commonwealth, as provided by the Bicycle Coalition, also known as MassBike, a state-wide bicycle advocacy organization and by WalkBoston, a metropolitan area pedestrian organization.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 11b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 11b - Public Access Board; Composition; Meetings; Designation of Public Access Points; Regulations; Purchase of Equipment

Section 11B. There shall be in the department of fisheries, wildlife and environmental law enforcement a board to be known as the public access board composed of the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife, the director of the office of law enforcement, the director of the division of marine fisheries, the director of the division of forests and parks and the deputy chief engineer of the division of waterways or their respective designees and the chairmanship of said board shall be by vote of said members. The board shall meet at the call of the chairman and shall by majority vote designate locations of public access to great ponds and other waters within the commonwealth and locations of trails and paths for snowmobiling, hiking, skiing or other uses; provided, however, that no location shall be so designated except after a public hearing in the city or town in which it is situated. Notice of such hearing shall be given in the case of a city, to its mayor and in the case of a town, to its board of selectmen at least twenty days before the date of the hearing. The department shall, after receiving written notice of such designation, acquire by purchase, gift, or lease or, with the consent of the governor, by eminent domain such land and water areas, or interests and easements therein, which have been designated by said board for the purpose of providing such public access, trails and related facilities, or it may utilize public lands with the consent of the department or other public agency in charge thereof. The department may construct such roads, parking areas, docks, ramps, trails, shelters, comfort stations and related facilities as may be designated by said board and shall maintain, operate and improve such facilities and associated land and water areas; provided, however, that the department may enter into agreements with other public agencies to transfer operation of such areas to said agency. The department may adopt, after public hearing, regulations governing the use of land and water areas under this section, violation of which may be punished by a fine of not more than $100 and which may be enforced by any employee of the commonwealth, or of a city or town, having police powers. The cost of such acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation and improvement, and the administrative and other expenses, including planning, incurred by the department in connection with the activities authorized by this section shall be chargeable to the General Fund. The board may purchase from sums appropriated safety, rescue, patrol and maintenance equipment and may transfer the same to agencies of the commonwealth having responsibilities for law enforcement or management of public lands.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 13a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 13a - System Inspectors of On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems; Penalty

Section 13A. A system inspector of on-site sewage disposal systems, approved by the department of environmental protection, who performs an on-site inspection sewage disposal system under the provisions of the state environmental code, shall not recommend a specific disposal system installer, including himself, to perform any work related to the replacement, repair, alteration or design of said system; provided, however, that all system inspectors shall, at the time of inspection, provide to the property owner a list prepared by the local board of health of local disposal system installers who are approved to perform such work. Each board of health shall prepare and make available a list containing the name, address, and phone number for at least five such installers who request to be included on such list. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit a system inspector from distributing such list on which his own name shall appear; provided, however, that such inspector shall in no way distinguish his name from others on such list.  A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 14 - Disposal of Dredged Materials

Section 14. The department of environmental protection is hereby authorized and directed to issue permits for the disposal of dredged materials within the marine boundaries of the commonwealth when it is determined that such disposal and such disposed material will not unreasonably degrade or endanger the marine environment or public health. Said permit shall include such terms and conditions as said department finds necessary to assure conformance with this section and any other general or special law within its jurisdiction. No person shall so dispose of dredged material except pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such a permit. Any violation of any provision of this section or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, (a) shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day that such violation occurs or continues, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment; or (b) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars for each day that such violation occurs or continues.  Said department is further authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations for the transportation and disposal of such dredged material within the commonwealth so as to protect and enhance environmental quality, the public health, and natural resources.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 17 - Soil Containing Dangerous Levels of Lead; Cover and Disposal; Regulations

Section 17. The department of environmental protection shall in consultation with the director of the childhood lead poisoning prevention program and the director of labor standards, promulgate regulations specifying adequate methods of cover and disposal of soil containing dangerous levels of lead. Such regulations shall be promulgated within one hundred and eighty days after the director of the childhood lead poisoning prevention program has promulgated regulations defining dangerous levels of lead in soil.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 19c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 19c - Licensing

Section 19C. The board may license individuals to be hazardous waste site cleanup professionals. Each application for an initial license or license renewal shall be accompanied by a fee established by the board that shall be set to cover all costs of processing the application, and each licensee whose license is valid for one year or more shall pay an annual fee that shall be set to cover all costs of administering and enforcing sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, and shall otherwise be set in accordance with the provisions of section three B of chapter seven. The board may deny an application for an initial license or for a license renewal, or suspend or revoke a license, at any time for cause. The board may grant an application for an initial license or for a license renewal, and may allow a license to remain in effect, only if and while the board is persuaded that the applicant for or holder of the license is in compliance, and will be in compliance routinely and on a continuing basis, with all standards and requirements applicable to hazardous waste site cleanup professionals. Each license issued pursuant to sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, shall be issued only to an individual, shall be valid only for the individual to whom it is issued, and may not be transferred. Each license issued pursuant to sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, shall be for a period not to exceed five years, unless a shorter term is specified therein, or unless sooner suspended or revoked. Any individual whose application for an initial license or for a license renewal is denied, or whose license is revoked, may be barred by the board from applying for a license for a period of not more than five years. The term during which reapplication is barred shall be established as part of the determination or decision of the board in the proceedings concerning the denial or revocation.  The board shall cause notice of each license application, approval, denial, suspension, or revocation, or the lifting or termination of each license suspension, and of each public censure and private censure, and of the results of all adjudicatory proceedings thereon, to be given to the department promptly and in whatever ways are necessary in order to enable the department to promptly and properly exercise its powers and perform its duties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, chapter twenty-one E, and all other applicable laws. The board shall not approve an application for an initial license or for a license renewal until at least thirty days after the department has received said notice, or until the department has notified the board in writing that it has no objection to the approval of the application, whichever occurs first.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 19d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 19d - License Requirement; Regulations

Section 19D. Effective on and after one year after publication in the Massachusetts Register of the first regulations promulgated pursuant to section nineteen B, no person shall be, or act as, or advertise as, or hold himself out to be, or represent himself as being, a hazardous waste site cleanup professional unless that person is in possession of a valid license issued by the board.  The provisions of sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, and of chapter twenty-one E, and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, shall not restrict or prohibit and shall not be construed as restricting or prohibiting any person who is a full-time employee or may become a full-time employee of a person who is or may potentially be an owner or operator as defined in said chapter twenty-one E or of a person who is or may potentially be liable pursuant to the provisions of said chapter twenty-one E from being licensed as a hazardous waste site cleanup professional if so qualified pursuant to standards established, through regulation, by the board. The provisions of section nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, and of chapter twenty-one E, and regulations promulgated thereto, shall not restrict or prohibit and shall not be construed as restricting or prohibiting any such full-time employee, if so licensed, from undertaking any activity permitted by regulations for hazardous waste site cleanup professionals at the request of such employee's employer.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 19e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 19e - Inspection of Known or Suspected Sites; Warrants

Section 19E. Personnel or authorized agents of the board or of the department may at all reasonable times enter any known or suspected site, vessel, or other location, whether public or private, for the purpose of investigating, sampling, inspecting, or copying any records, condition, equipment, practice, or property relating to activities subject to sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive. Personnel or authorized agents of the board may and shall seek a warrant authorizing such entry whenever they wish to enter any location and either they do not wish to ask permission for such entry first or permission for such entry has been sought and refused. Any court, judge, or justice authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases may issue such warrants authorizing such entry by personnel or authorized agents of the board upon a showing that such entry is necessary to allow the board to carry out its regular procedures for verifying compliance with sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, and the regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive.  Where necessary to ascertain facts relevant to, or not available at, such site, vessel, or other location, any person shall, upon request of any officer, employee, or duly authorized representative of the board or of the department, furnish information relating to activities subject to sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, and shall permit said officers, employees, or authorized representatives to have access to, and to copy, all records relating to said activities.  In the event that the board or the department has reason to believe that any person has made fraudulent representations to the board or the department or has destroyed or concealed evidence relating to any activity subject to sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, the board or the department may seize any records, equipment, property, or other evidence it deems necessary.  Any monetary claims against an employee of the commonwealth based on non-compliance with sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, including any claim based on a failure to use due care in the execution of his duties as a licensed hazardous waste site cleanup professional, shall be limited to actions brought under the provisions of chapter two hundred and fifty-eight.
MA Gen L ch 21a § 19f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21a - Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs|Section 19f - Violations; Orders Issued by Board; Notice to Department

Section 19F. Whenever it appears that there is a violation of any provision of sections nineteen through nineteen J, inclusive, or of any regulation, license, or order issued or adopted thereunder, the board may issue to a person causing or contributing, or likely to cause or contribute, to such violation an order requiring the production or analysis of samples, requiring the production of records, or imposing such restraints on or requiring such action by said person, as the board deems necessary to abate or prevent such hazard or violation. Issuance of an order pursuant to this section shall not preclude, and shall not be deemed an election to forego, any action to suspend or revoke a license, to recover damages, or to seek injunctive relief, civil or criminal penalties, or any other remedy.  The board shall cause notice of each order, and of the results of all adjudicatory proceedings thereon, to be given to the department as promptly as necessary and in whatever ways are necessary in order to enable the department to promptly and properly exercise its powers and perform its duties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, chapter twenty-one E, and all other applicable laws.