Massachusetts Chapter 91 — Waterways

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 1— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 2— Duties of public works department relative to commonwealth lands
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 2A— Powers as to property acquired, built or improved in Plymouth by Pilgrim tercentenary commission
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 3— Powers as to Boston harbor
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 4— Improvement of Boston harbor; access to piers, railroads, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 5— Power to take or purchase real property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 5A— Repealed, 1966, 621, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 6— Power to lease piers, etc.; Port of Boston Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 7— Piers, etc.; freight loading equipment; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 8— Acquisition of Apple Island and shore lands
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 9— Utilization plans for acquired property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 9A— Construction or reconstruction of piers and waterfront terminal facilities; written contracts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 10— Powers and duties relative to harbors, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 10A— Temporary moorings of floats or rafts; permits, issuance or refusal; review; public nuisances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 10B— Repealed, 1977, 363A, Sec. 64
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 10C— Docking of commercial vessels; permits; applications; appeal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 10D— Scuba divers and skin divers; access to Commonwealth tidelands
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 11— Improvement and preservation of rivers, streams, harbors, etc
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 11A— Resource protection, navigational safety and development projects; work agreements with local authorities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 12— License for structures in Connecticut, Westfield and Merrimack rivers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 12A— License for structures in rivers or streams where expenditures for channel improvement and flood control already made
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 13— Licenses for booms in Connecticut river and structures in great ponds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 14— License for structures in or over tide water; conduits or cables under tide water; private or commonwealth tidelands
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 15— Revocation and expiration of authority or license; exception; mortgageable interest
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 16— Cessation, determination of authority or license for non-use
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 17— Construction of licenses; approval
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 18— Application for license; notice; hearings; records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 18A— Public access to great ponds; petition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 18B— Secretary as administrator of tidelands; duties; public benefit review and public benefit determination; appointment of public information officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 19— Restriction on structures in great ponds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 19A— Lowering waters of great ponds; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 20— Supervision by department of erections under legislative grants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 21— Compensation for displacement of tidewater
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 22— Compensation when title to land is in Commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 23— Unauthorized work in public waters; public nuisances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 24— Money paid into General Fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 25— Supervision of province lands
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 26— Exemption of portion of province lands from certain provisions of law
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 27— Bounds of province lands; regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 28— Unlawful existing structures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 29— Improvement of tidal and non-tidal waters by counties or towns; assumption of liability for improvements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 29A— Protection of private property along shores; construction of structures by cities or towns
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 30— Removal of gravel, sand, stones, etc. from beaches; notice; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 30A— Removal of natural barriers preventing erosion by sea; jurisdiction of superior court; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 31— Surveys and improvements for preservation of harbors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 32— Survey of Connecticut river
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 33— Improvement of topographical survey of commonwealth; sale of maps
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 34— Establishment of harbor lines
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 35— Great ponds; definition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 36— Applications to congress for appropriations for harbors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 37— Enforcement of stipulations in deeds from commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 38— Definitions applicable to Secs. 38 to 48
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 39— Willful abandonment of vessel on public lands or shores of the commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 40— Application for title to abandoned vessel; priority of claims; prerequisites to filing; notice to owner or lienholder
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 41— Failure of owner or lienholder to claim vessel; application for title by claimant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 42— Granting of title to claimant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 43— Removal, destruction or sale of vessel by claimant after receipt of title
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 43A— Removal of obstructing vessel by department; department as claimant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 43B— Penalty for willful abandonment of vessel; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 43C— Fraudulent claim to abandoned vessel; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 43D— Rules and regulations relating to Secs. 38 to 43C
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 44— Liability of insurer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 45— Application to federal government for reimbursement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 46— License for breaking up and disposing of floating structures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 46A— Violations of Sec. 46; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 47— Application for license; issuance; conditions; bond
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 48— Failure to comply with terms of license; completion of work by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 49— Repealed, 2010, 309, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 49A— Removal of whales or other mammals from tidewaters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 49B— Removal of dilapidated or unsafe wharves or piers; notice; revocation of license; liability for cost; lien
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 50— Foreign corporations engaged in business of wrecking or salvaging; license; bond; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 51— Impairment of right or authority derived from federal government
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 52— Supervision of transportation and dumping of dredged material in tidewaters; payment of cost; burning and towing of rubbish
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 53— Terms of license
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 54— Dumping; notice; inspector; cost of supervision
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 55— Penalty for violating Secs. 52 to 54
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 56— Application of Secs. 52 to 55 to federal government and its agents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 57— Jurisdiction of supreme judicial court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 58— Arrest without warrant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 59— Discharge of petroleum products, refuse or other matter into or on lakes, rivers or tidal waters; penalty; exception; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 59A— Tort liability for discharge or deposit of crude petroleum or products; double damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 59B— Marinas; licensing by division of water pollution control; restrictions; term; renewal; fees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 63— Salvage, recovery, etc. of underwater archaeological resources; permits; restrictions; disposition of resources; enforcement; violations; penalties; jurisdiction and venue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, § 64— Uniform beach warning and safety flag program