Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 21e - Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention and Response Act

Section 1 - Short Title - Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be...

Section 2 - Definitions - Section 2. As used in this chapter the following words...

Section 3 - Implementation; Regulations; Response Actions - Section 3. (a) The department shall take all action appropriate...

Section 3a - Timetables and Specifications for Action at Disposal Sites - Section 3A. The following timetable and specifications shall apply to...

Section 3b - Permit Application Fees; Annual Compliance Assurance Fees - Section 3B. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the...

Section 4 - Response Actions; Assessment, Containment and Removal; Liability of Persons Providing Care, Assistance or Advice - Section 4. The department, whenever it has reason to believe...

Section 4a - Notification of Response Action; Procedure; Civil Action - Section 4A. (a) Any person other than the department who...

Section 5 - Persons Liable - Section 5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...

Section 5a - Administrative Record; Selection and Review of Response Actions; Regulations - Section 5A. The department may establish an administrative record upon...

Section 5b - Judicial Review of Response Actions - Section 5B. No court shall have jurisdiction to review any...

Section 5c - Exemption From Liability for Release of Oil or Hazardous Material at a Site for Which a Permanent Solution or Remedy Operation Status Exists - Section 5C. (a) An eligible person shall be exempt from...

Section 5d - Exemption From Liability for Release of Oil or Hazardous Material for Persons Who Did Not Cause or Contribute to the Release - Section 5D. (a) A person who would otherwise be liable...

Section 6 - Department Requirements for Prevention and Control of Releases; Restrictions on Property; Notice; Liability - Section 6. The department may specify reasonable requirements, applicable to...

Section 7 - Notice of Release or Threat of Release - Section 7. Any owner or operator of a site or...

Section 8 - Entry On, and Investigation and Inspection of Sites and Vessels - Section 8. For the purpose of the administration and enforcement...

Section 9 - Orders to Conduct Assessment, Containment or Removal - Section 9. Whenever it has reason to believe that oil...

Section 10 - Orders; Review - Section 10. The issuance of an order pursuant to section...

Section 11 - Violations; Penalties; Actions to Recover Costs - Section 11. Any violation of this chapter, or of any...

Section 11a - Civil Actions - Section 11A. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to...

Section 12 - Confidentiality of Information, Records or Reports - Section 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the...

Section 13 - Liens on Property of Persons Liable; Priority; Releases - Section 13. Any liability to the commonwealth under this chapter...

Section 14 - Response Actions at Sites; Meetings; Public Notice and Participation - Section 14. (a) Upon written petition of ten or more...

Section 15 - Citizen Enforcement - Section 15. In any suit by Massachusetts residents to enforce...

Section 16 - Response Action Contractor Liability - Section 16. (a) A response action contractor with respect to...

Section 17 - Indemnification Agreements to Hold Harmless Response Action Contractor - Section 17. (a) The commonwealth may enter into an indemnification...

Section 18 - Regulations - Section 18. Any agency of the commonwealth is authorized to...

Section 19 - Office of Brownfields Revitalization - Section 19. (a) There is hereby created an office of...

Section 20 - Distance of Lng Import Terminal From Certain Establishments - Section 20. A LNG import terminal shall have a minimum...

Section 21 - Distance of Lng Tankers Traveling by Waterway From Certain Establishments - Section 21. A LNG tanker shall have a 1,500 foot...

Section 22 - Liability for Presence, Release or Threat of Release of Oil or Any Hazardous Material Related to a Dam - Section 22. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the...