Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 91 - Waterways
Section 36 - Applications to Congress for Appropriations for Harbors

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XIV - Public Ways and Works

Chapter 91 - Waterways

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Duties of Public Works Department Relative to Commonwealth Lands

Section 2a - Powers as to Property Acquired, Built or Improved in Plymouth by Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission

Section 3 - Powers as to Boston Harbor

Section 4 - Improvement of Boston Harbor; Access to Piers, Railroads, Etc.

Section 5 - Power to Take or Purchase Real Property

Section 6 - Power to Lease Piers, etc.; Port of Boston Fund

Section 7 - Piers, etc.; Freight Loading Equipment; Rules and Regulations

Section 8 - Acquisition of Apple Island and Shore Lands

Section 9 - Utilization Plans for Acquired Property

Section 9a - Construction or Reconstruction of Piers and Waterfront Terminal Facilities; Written Contracts

Section 10 - Powers and Duties Relative to Harbors, Etc.

Section 10a - Temporary Moorings of Floats or Rafts; Permits, Issuance or Refusal; Review; Public Nuisances

Section 10c - Docking of Commercial Vessels; Permits; Applications; Appeal

Section 10d - Scuba Divers and Skin Divers; Access to Commonwealth Tidelands

Section 11 - Improvement and Preservation of Rivers, Streams, Harbors, Etc.

Section 11a - Resource Protection, Navigational Safety and Development Projects; Work Agreements With Local Authorities

Section 12 - License for Structures in Connecticut, Westfield and Merrimack Rivers

Section 12a - License for Structures in Rivers or Streams Where Expenditures for Channel Improvement and Flood Control Already Made

Section 13 - Licenses for Booms in Connecticut River and Structures in Great Ponds

Section 14 - License for Structures in or Over Tide Water; Conduits or Cables Under Tide Water; Private or Commonwealth Tidelands

Section 15 - Revocation and Expiration of Authority or License; Exception; Mortgageable Interest

Section 16 - Cessation, Determination of Authority or License for Non-Use

Section 17 - Construction of Licenses; Approval

Section 18 - Application for License; Notice; Hearings; Records

Section 18a - Public Access to Great Ponds; Petition

Section 18b - Secretary as Administrator of Tidelands; Duties; Public Benefit Review and Public Benefit Determination; Appointment of Public Information Officer

Section 18c - Noncommercial Small-Scale Docks, Piers and Similar Structures Accessory to Residential Use; Issuance of General License; Applicability of Other Laws to Projects Subject to General License

Section 19 - Restriction on Structures in Great Ponds

Section 19a - Lowering Waters of Great Ponds; Penalty

Section 20 - Supervision by Department of Erections Under Legislative Grants

Section 21 - Compensation for Displacement of Tidewater

Section 22 - Compensation When Title to Land Is in Commonwealth

Section 23 - Unauthorized Work in Public Waters; Public Nuisances

Section 24 - Money Paid Into General Fund

Section 25 - Supervision of Province Lands

Section 26 - Exemption of Portion of Province Lands From Certain Provisions of Law

Section 27 - Bounds of Province Lands; Regulations

Section 28 - Unlawful Existing Structures

Section 29 - Improvement of Tidal and Non-Tidal Waters by Counties or Towns; Assumption of Liability for Improvements

Section 29a - Protection of Private Property Along Shores; Construction of Structures by Cities or Towns

Section 30 - Removal of Gravel, Sand, Stones, Etc. From Beaches; Notice; Penalty

Section 30a - Removal of Natural Barriers Preventing Erosion by Sea; Jurisdiction of Superior Court; Penalty

Section 31 - Surveys and Improvements for Preservation of Harbors

Section 32 - Survey of Connecticut River

Section 33 - Improvement of Topographical Survey of Commonwealth; Sale of Maps

Section 34 - Establishment of Harbor Lines

Section 35 - Great Ponds; Definition

Section 36 - Applications to Congress for Appropriations for Harbors

Section 37 - Enforcement of Stipulations in Deeds From Commonwealth

Section 38 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 38 to 48

Section 39 - Willful Abandonment of Vessel on Public Lands or Shores of the Commonwealth

Section 40 - Application for Title to Abandoned Vessel; Priority of Claims; Prerequisites to Filing; Notice to Owner or Lienholder

Section 41 - Failure of Owner or Lienholder to Claim Vessel; Application for Title by Claimant

Section 42 - Granting of Title to Claimant

Section 43 - Removal, Destruction or Sale of Vessel by Claimant After Receipt of Title

Section 43a - Removal of Obstructing Vessel by Department; Department as Claimant

Section 43b - Penalty for Willful Abandonment of Vessel; Exceptions

Section 43c - Fraudulent Claim to Abandoned Vessel; Penalty

Section 43d - Rules and Regulations Relating to Secs. 38 to 43c

Section 44 - Liability of Insurer

Section 45 - Application to Federal Government for Reimbursement

Section 46 - License for Breaking Up and Disposing of Floating Structures

Section 46a - Violations of Sec. 46; Penalty

Section 47 - Application for License; Issuance; Conditions; Bond

Section 48 - Failure to Comply With Terms of License; Completion of Work by Department

Section 49a - Removal of Whales or Other Mammals From Tidewaters

Section 49b - Removal of Dilapidated or Unsafe Wharves or Piers; Notice; Revocation of License; Liability for Cost; Lien

Section 50 - Foreign Corporations Engaged in Business of Wrecking or Salvaging; License; Bond; Penalty

Section 51 - Impairment of Right or Authority Derived From Federal Government

Section 52 - Supervision of Transportation and Dumping of Dredged Material in Tidewaters; Payment of Cost; Burning and Towing of Rubbish

Section 53 - Terms of License

Section 54 - Dumping; Notice; Inspector; Cost of Supervision

Section 55 - Penalty for Violating Secs. 52 to 54

Section 56 - Application of Secs. 52 to 55 to Federal Government and Its Agents

Section 57 - Jurisdiction of Supreme Judicial Court

Section 58 - Arrest Without Warrant

Section 59 - Discharge of Petroleum Products, Refuse or Other Matter Into or on Lakes, Rivers or Tidal Waters; Penalty; Exception; Enforcement

Section 59a - Tort Liability for Discharge or Deposit of Crude Petroleum or Products; Double Damages

Section 59b - Marinas; Licensing by Division of Water Pollution Control; Restrictions; Term; Renewal; Fees

Section 63 - Salvage, Recovery, Etc. of Underwater Archaeological Resources; Permits; Restrictions; Disposition of Resources; Enforcement; Violations; Penalties; Jurisdiction and Venue

Section 64 - Uniform Beach Warning and Safety Flag Program