Section 17. The department, on behalf of the commonwealth, may take by eminent domain under chapter 79, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, lands in fee, easements, rights and other property that it deems necessary or desirable for carrying out the powers and duties conferred upon it by this chapter relative to the construction, maintenance and operation of the watershed system.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIV - Public Ways and Works
Chapter 92a1/2 - Watershed Management
Section 2 - Division of Water Supply Protection
Section 4 - Hydroelectricity Authority
Section 5 - Discharge of Pollutants Prohibited
Section 6 - Environmental Protection Regulations
Section 7 - Taking or Improperly Using Water
Section 8 - Enforcement of Secs. 1 to 7
Section 9 - Punishment for Water Supply Tampering
Section 10 - Court Enforcement
Section 11 - Fiscal Year Operating Costs
Section 12 - Debt Service Costs
Section 13 - Quabbin Watershed Advisory Committee
Section 14 - Ware River Watershed Advisory Committee
Section 15 - Watershed Advisory Committee
Section 16 - Periodic Watershed Management Plans
Section 18 - Eligibility for Grants and Assistance