SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1381        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 511

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Julian Cyr

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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:

 

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

 

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

 

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

9/14/2021

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

2/28/2022


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1381        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 511

By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 511) of Julian Cyr and Dylan A. Fernandes for legislation 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.