The department shall administer a program of zero interest loans to cities and towns for the acquisition of open space land utilizing monies in the Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund established under section 2HHH of chapter 29. The department shall accept applications from cities and towns, in a form to be determined by the department, for loans to allow cities or towns to acquire open space land. The loans shall be repayable to the Open Space Acquisition Revolving Fund in 20 annual installments. The department shall set standards and adopt rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 3E
Open space land acquisition; loans to cities and towns
Known as the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act
The act spans §§ 21–21 (119 sections).
Official source: Massachusetts Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Massachusetts statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.