HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3191        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 908

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Dylan A. Fernandes

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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 recreation on private tidelands.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/25/2021

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

3/2/2021

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

9/10/2021

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

10/8/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

11/1/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

12/27/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3191        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 908

By Mr. Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 908) of Dylan A. Fernandes, David M. Rogers and Sarah K. Peake relative to recreation on private tidelands.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to recreation on private tidelands.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 91 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “for the purposes of”, in line 36, the following words:- recreation and.

SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 91, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Private tidelands” the following definition:-

“Recreation”, the use of land for relaxation, exercise, watersports or other enjoyable pastimes.