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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel J. Ryan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to Charlestown's designated port area.

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PETITION OF:

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3453 OF 2013-2014.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to Charlestown's designated port area.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a certain

parcel of filled land located on Terminal street, northerly of Medford street, in the

Charlestown section of the city of Boston shall not be included within the boundaries of

any designated port area. This parcel, located at 30 -50 Terminal street in the

Charlestown section of the city of Boston, is registered under certificate of title number

105818 in the Suffolk county registry of deeds, and is described in said certificate and

shown as Lot D on plan 1874-C, and shown as Lot H-1 on plan 2008-C, filed with the

Suffolk registry district of the land court, and also includes a parcel of unregistered land

consisting of nineteen twentieths of an acre, more or less, lying adjacent to and easterly

of said Lot D.

Notwithstanding chapter 91 of the General Laws or any other general or special law, rule

or regulation to the contrary, no waterways license pursuant to said chapter 91 shall be

required for the construction, reconstruction, renovation, use, change of use, or re-use of

any building, structure or premises, which are or may be: (a) used or constructed on

present or former private tidelands filled under the authority of chapter 105 of the acts of

1852, chapter 481 of the acts of 1855 and chapter 334 of the acts of 1893 and (b) located

on the parcel at 30 - 50 Terminal street in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston.

END OF BILL

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LETTER FROM SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary of the Commonwealth

State House, Boston, Massachusetts 02133

August 18, 2015

BY HAND

Steven T. James

Clerk of the House of Representatives

State House, Room 145

Boston, MA  02133

RE:  Petition (subject to Joint Rule 9) of Daniel J. Ryan relative to the designated port

          area in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston

Dear Sir:

Please be advised that the petitioners have failed to file proof of notice of publication with this office in connection with the above referenced petition as required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 3 § 5.

Enclosed is the original bill filed by petitioners.  If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of Corporations, Laurie Flynn, at 727-4919.

Respectfully,

/S/ WILLIAM F. GALVIN