SENATE DOCKET, NO. 231        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 462

 

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

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/22/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

4/24/2023

Kristin E. Kassner

2nd Essex

10/11/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 231        FILED ON: 1/12/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 462

By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 462) of Julian Cyr and Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to recreation on private tidelands.  Environment and Natural Resources.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 511 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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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 2020 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.