Martha's Vineyard Commission subject files, <1986>-[ongoing].

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Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office. Martha's Vineyard Commission subject files, <1986>-[ongoing].

Martha's Vineyard Commission subject files, <1986>-[ongoing].

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Since 1978, and with direct legislative authorization since 1983, the Coastal Zone Management Office (MCZM) within the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs has administered the interagency Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program, which was established under the auspices of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, PL 92-583. The office reviews all activities directly affecting the coastal zone that require federal permits, to ensure that these are in compliance with approved state environmental management mandates such as provided in the Coastal Wetlands Restriction Act (St 1965, c 768). It also reviews coastal-zone related projects requiring state or local permits and works with other state agencies to improve regulatory mechanisms to protect coastal resources and to set coastal management policies and priorities. The Martha's Vineyard Commission was established by St 1974, c 637 and reconstituted by St 1977, c 831 to regulate shoreline development in more than one town on the island and to promote economic activities suited to the regional ecosystem. The assistant director of MCZM, a statutory member of the commission, is the designee of the secretary for environmental affairs. Series is created by designee as backup in preparation of commission minutes. Files contain correspondence, meeting notices, agendas, and clippings. Topics include personnel; land purchase negotiations; size, location, and condition of properties; industrial use of shorelands; and determinations of land use.

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