Interagency Permitting Board

The members of the board shall be comprised of the state permit ombudsman who will serve as the chair, the secretary of economic development, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of environmental affairs, the secretary of public safety, the director of the department of housing and community development, the director of the department of business and technology, the director of the department workforce development, the director of the department of consumer affairs and business regulation, the chair of the commonwealth development coordinating council, and the executive director of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, or their designees. Six members shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. At the direction of the chair, the board shall meet no less than eight times a year, and review and approve or deny municipal PDS proposals and administer technical assistance grants. The board shall monitor the development of priority development sites as provided for in M.G.L. c. 43D and investigate ways in which to expedite priority development site projects. The board shall evaluate state agency permit procedures and recommend changes for improved efficiency. The board shall administer the technical assistance grants program established in M.G.L. c. 43D, § 3(b).