Section 62. There shall be a 10 person interagency permitting board within the Massachusetts office of business development. The members of the board shall be comprised of the state permit ombudsman who will serve as the chair of the interagency permitting board, the secretary of housing and economic development, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, the secretary of public safety and security, the director of the department of housing and community development, the director of business development, the secretary of labor and workforce development, the director of the office of consumer affairs and business regulation, and the executive director of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency; or their designees. Six members shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. The chair shall communicate with municipal officials responsible for local review procedures to determine the municipal perspective on the proposed project, and to facilitate communication between the municipality and state agencies. The interagency permitting board shall consult with each regional office of the Massachusetts office of business development as well as each regional planning agency and regional economic development organizations with which the Massachusetts office of business development has contracted under this chapter in order to better serve local businesses. At the direction of the chair, the board shall meet no fewer than 8 times a year, and shall monitor the development of priority development sites under chapter 43D and investigate ways in which to expedite priority development site projects. The board shall evaluate state agency permit procedures and recommend changes for improved efficiency. The board shall administer the technical assistance grants program established in subsection (b) of section 3 of chapter 43D. The secretary of housing and economic development shall work with the chair of the interagency permitting board and senior staff members to develop a recommended format for an application form and procedure which shall be used by all executive offices when possible.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development
Section 1 - Massachusetts Office of Business Development; Director; Grants; Financial Reports
Section 3 - Divisions; Directors
Section 3a - Economic Development Incentive Program; Establishment; Definitions for Secs. 3a to 3g
Section 3i - Rail-Trail Construction; Matching Grants to Municipalities; Environmental Insurance
Section 3j - Mobd Partnerships With Regional Economic Development Organizations
Section 5 - Planning and Research Capability of Mobd; Description of Organization
Section 6 - Advisory Committees and Council
Section 8 - Acceptance of Gifts and Grants
Section 9 - Employees; Appointments and Removals; Consultants
Section 10a - Buy Massachusetts Program
Section 10b - Massachusetts Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative
Section 13 - Employees; Assistance From Other State Agencies
Section 13b - Marketing Partnership; Offices Within the Partnership
Section 13c - Marketing Partnership; Powers and Duties
Section 13e - Office of Travel and Tourism; Executive Director; Appointment; Powers and Duties
Section 13f - Office of Travel and Tourism; Function
Section 13g - Office of Travel and Tourism; Employees; Appointment and Removal
Section 13h - Office of Travel and Tourism; Advisory Commission
Section 13i - Office of Travel and Tourism; Gifts and Grants; Acceptance
Section 13k - Massachusetts International Trade Office; Executive Director
Section 13m - Foreign Offices for International Trade; Directors; Appointment; Qualifications
Section 13n - Foreign Offices for International Trade; Leasing of Office Space and Equipment
Section 13o - Foreign Offices for International Trade; Acceptance of Funds
Section 13p - Foreign Offices for International Trade; Financial Report
Section 13q - International Trade Office; Provision of Technical Assistance
Section 13r - International Trade Office; Advisory Council
Section 13t - Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund
Section 13u - Women's Rights History Trail
Section 14 - Financial Assistance Program for Tourist Promotion Agencies
Section 28a - Corporations; Foreign Trade Zones
Section 57 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 57 and 58; Small Business Capital Access Program
Section 59 - Code of Corporate Standards Relative to the People's Republic of China; Definitions
Section 61 - Massachusetts Business Development Corporation; Purpose; Powers
Section 62 - Interagency Permitting Board; Members; Duties
Section 63 - Massworks Infrastructure Program; Public Infrastructure Grants Issued to Municipalities
Section 64 - Massachusetts Creative Economy Network
Section 65 - Massachusetts Food Trust Program
Section 66 - Rural Policy Advisory Commission; Members; Powers and Duties; Meetings; Annual Report
Section 67 - Financial Services Advisory Council