301 CMR 27.01 - Purpose
(1) M.G.L. c. 132A, §§ 12A through
16K and § 18, the Massachusetts Ocean Sanctuaries Act, establishes Ocean
Sanctuaries, defines prohibited and allowed Activities in Ocean Sanctuaries,
and requires Agencies to protect these Ocean Sanctuaries from exploitation,
development, or Activity that would significantly alter or otherwise endanger
their ecology or appearance in the issuance of Authorizations for Activities
subject to jurisdiction.
(2)301 CMR
27.00 is promulgated to fulfill, in part, the statutory responsibility of the
Office of Coastal Zone Management for the care, oversight, and control of Ocean
Sanctuaries.
(3)301 CMR 27.00 also
defines, interprets, and explains provisions of M.G.L. c. 132A, §§
12A through 16K and § 18. 301 CMR 27.00 establishes the procedures and
requirements necessary for Agencies to carry out responsibilities under these
authorities.
(4) Nothing in 301 CMR
27.00 shall be construed to supersede existing general or special laws, or to
confer rights and remedies in addition to those conferred by existing general
or special laws.
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