Massachusetts Chapter 40B — Regional Planning
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 1— Title of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 2— Purpose of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 2A— Regional or district groupings; consent to placement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 3— Planning districts; establishment; new members; jurisdiction area; rights and liabilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 4— District planning commissions; membership; employees; meetings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 4A— Executive committees; establishment; membership; powers and duties; reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 4B— Seals authorized
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 4C— Federal military installations within districts; commanding officer as ex officio member of commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 5— Powers and duties; reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 5A— Agreement for water favorability studies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 5B— Economic development regional commissions; authorization to act
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 6— Cooperation of state agencies with planning commissions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 7— Preparation of budget; apportionment of costs; disbursement of funds; receipt of gifts; contracts for planning studies and services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 8— Borrowing in anticipation of revenue from member municipalities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 9— Southeastern regional planning and economic development district; establishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 10— Membership; termination
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 11— Dissolution of regional planning districts; transitional provisions; procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 12— Commission; membership; appointment; term
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 13— Advisory committee; membership; appointment; term; removal; vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 14— Powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 15— Executive officers; committees; meetings; rules and records; expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 16— Executive director; employees; tenure; compensation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 17— Contracts; expenditures and obligations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 18— Estimate of costs; fiscal year; assessment; limitation; payment; reserve funds; audit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 19— Data exchange between agencies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 20— Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 21— Low or moderate income housing; applications for approval of proposed construction; hearing; appeal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 22— Appeal to housing appeals committee; procedure; judicial review
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 23— Hearing by housing appeals committee; issues; powers of disposition; orders; enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 24— Metropolitan area planning council; composition; appointments; vacancies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 25— Council; officers; meetings; rules of procedure; report; treasurer's bond; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 26— Establishment; composition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 27— Mutual exchange of data, etc. between council and other governmental agencies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 28— Executive committee of council; composition; powers and duties; executive director; staff; technical advisory committees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 29— Inter-agency agreements; expenditures; assessments; gifts, grants, etc.; fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, § 30— Technical assistance center; permitting model; evaluations and reporting; regional planning districts to assist municipalities