Code of Massachusetts Regulations
302 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION
Title 302 CMR 8.00 - Major Capital Improvements Within The Mt. Greylock State Reservation
Section 8.01 - General Provisions

(1) Authority. 302 CMR 8.00 is promulgated by the Board of Environmental Management pursuant to the authority granted to it under St. 1985, c. 676.

(2) Purpose St. 1985, c. 676. The Mt. Greylock State Reservation benefits the Commonwealth with unique scenic, natural and historic qualities. The purpose of St. 1985, c. 676 is to create a regional economic facility area in the form of a joint public and private development of Greylock Glen, involving lands immediately adjacent to the reservation and the limited use of a portion of the reservation lands, as well as to provide that the unique scenic, natural and historic qualities of the reservation will be protected. St. 1985, 676 requires the unanimous consent of the members of the Board of Environmental Management for certain specified actions affecting the reservation, among them "major capital improvements within the Mt. Greylock State Reservation, as defined in regulations to be promulgated by the Board of Environmental Management". 302 CMR 8.00, applies to all reservation land but do not apply to the "land" (the Greylock Glen parcels) and the "abutting reservation land" (a portion of the Theil Farm) as more particularly defined in St. 1985 302 CMR 8.00 and herein.

(3) Purpose 302 CMR 8.00. 302 CMR 8.00 is promulgated to create uniformity of procedures, to help clarify the provisions of St. 1985, c. 676 by establishing standard definitions and procedures; and to provide for an orderly and structured approach to planning for proposed major capital improvements within the regulated portions of the reservation while allowing enough flexibility to accommodate unexpected events and routine maintenance and management.