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Chapter 40B

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B

Regional Planning

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