General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 21K Mitigation of Hazardous Materials

• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 21K, Section 1
  As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:- “Act of God”, an unanticipated grave...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Hazardous materials mitigation emergency response advisory board - Chapter 21K, Section 2
  There is hereby established within the department a hazardous materials mitigation emergency response advisory board. Said board shall review the development of standards, rules, procedures...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Hazardous materials mitigation emergency response plan - Chapter 21K, Section 3
  The department, acting through the division, administered by the state fire marshal or his designee, shall prepare and from time to time update a hazardous...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Emergency mitigation response actions - Chapter 21K, Section 4
  The department may, at the request of the local fire department or on its own authority, dispatch member departments of the hazardous materials mitigation emergency...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Release of hazardous materials; liability; itemized bills; failure to reimburse; penalty - Chapter 21K, Section 5
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section: (1) the owner or operator of a vessel or a site from which there is or has...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Jurisdiction of court; review of adequacy of emergency mitigation responses - Chapter 21K, Section 6
  No court shall have jurisdiction to review any issue concerning the adequacy of any emergency mitigation response conducted by the department unless the proceeding in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Administrative review; civil actions; actions to recover costs; limitation of actions - Chapter 21K, Section 7
  (a) Any owner, operator or other responsible party reasonably believed to be liable who is aggrieved by any action of the department may petition the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Debts; interest; liens; priority - Chapter 21K, Section 8
  Any liability to the commonwealth under this chapter shall constitute a debt to the commonwealth. Any such debt, together with interest thereon at the rate...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Confidentiality; trade secrets - Chapter 21K, Section 9
  Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, any information, record or particular part thereof obtained by the department, its personnel...

Last modified: September 11, 2015