Section 20. It shall be the responsibility of the department to carry out the provisions of sections eighteen to twenty-four, inclusive. Said department shall conduct research and demonstration projects and shall encourage improved methods of solid waste disposal including recycling. The department may hire such experts, engineers and other personnel from such funds as shall be appropriated, as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of sections eighteen to twenty-four, inclusive. The department may, subject to the provisions of chapter thirty A, promulgate rules and regulations relating to the storage, collection, transfer, and disposal of solid waste with respect to facilities established pursuant to sections eighteen to twenty-four, inclusive.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 16 - Department of Highways
Section 18 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 19 to 24
Section 19 - Solid Waste Disposal
Section 20 - Additional Responsibilities of Department; Rules and Regulations
Section 21 - Comprehensive Statewide Master Plan
Section 22 - District Assessments for Costs; Amounts; Limitations
Section 24a - Taxation of Private Resource Recovery Facilities or Landfills
Section 24b - Taxation of Private Residual Waste Treatment Facilities