Research Guides: Environmental Policy Certificate: Legislation & Regulation

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Federal, State, local, and in some occasions, international laws and regulations must be consulted to construct a useful policy. This page links to several resources to locate different types of legislation and laws.

Laws and Regulations

United States of America (Federal)

United States Code
Prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives, the United States Code contains general and permanent laws of the United States codified by subject matter.
Code of Federal Regulations
Codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

Massachusetts (State)

General Laws of Massachusetts
Permanent and general laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, codified according to subject matter.
Massachusetts Code of Regulations
A list of regulations by all state agencies. These are organized both by number and subject.
Massachusetts City and Town Ordinances and Bylaws
Ordinances and bylaws may differ in different towns in Massachusetts. You can find more information about specific towns here.

Rhode Island (State). The links below correspond with the links for Massachusetts. See those descriptions for more information.