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Duties of Public Works Department Relative to Commonwealth Lands

Powers as to Property Acquired, Built or Improved in Plymouth by Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission

Powers as to Boston Harbor

Improvement of Boston Harbor; Access to Piers, Railroads, Etc.

Power to Take or Purchase Real Property

Repealed, 1966, 621, Sec. 1

Power to Lease Piers, etc.; Port of Boston Fund

Piers, etc.; Freight Loading Equipment; Rules and Regulations

Acquisition of Apple Island and Shore Lands

Utilization Plans for Acquired Property

Construction or Reconstruction of Piers and Waterfront Terminal Facilities; Written Contracts

Powers and Duties Relative to Harbors, Etc.

Temporary Moorings of Floats or Rafts; Permits, Issuance or Refusal; Review; Public Nuisances

Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 239

Repealed, 1977, 363a, Sec. 64

Docking of Commercial Vessels; Permits; Applications; Appeal

Scuba Divers and Skin Divers; Access to Commonwealth Tidelands

Improvement and Preservation of Rivers, Streams, Harbors, Etc.

Resource Protection, Navigational Safety and Development Projects; Work Agreements With Local Authorities

License for Structures in Connecticut, Westfield and Merrimack Rivers

License for Structures in Rivers or Streams Where Expenditures for Channel Improvement and Flood Control Already Made

Licenses for Booms in Connecticut River and Structures in Great Ponds

License for Structures in or Over Tide Water; Conduits or Cables Under Tide Water; Private or Commonwealth Tidelands

Revocation and Expiration of Authority or License; Exception; Mortgageable Interest

Cessation, Determination of Authority or License for Non-Use

Construction of Licenses; Approval

Application for License; Notice; Hearings; Records

Public Access to Great Ponds; Petition

Secretary as Administrator of Tidelands; Duties; Public Benefit Review and Public Benefit Determination; Appointment of Public Information Officer

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

Restriction on Structures in Great Ponds

Lowering Waters of Great Ponds; Penalty

Supervision by Department of Erections Under Legislative Grants

Compensation for Displacement of Tidewater

Compensation When Title to Land Is in Commonwealth

Unauthorized Work in Public Waters; Public Nuisances

Money Paid Into General Fund

Supervision of Province Lands

Exemption of Portion of Province Lands From Certain Provisions of Law

Bounds of Province Lands; Regulations

Unlawful Existing Structures

Improvement of Tidal and Non-Tidal Waters by Counties or Towns; Assumption of Liability for Improvements

Protection of Private Property Along Shores; Construction of Structures by Cities or Towns

Removal of Gravel, Sand, Stones, Etc. From Beaches; Notice; Penalty

Removal of Natural Barriers Preventing Erosion by Sea; Jurisdiction of Superior Court; Penalty

Surveys and Improvements for Preservation of Harbors

Survey of Connecticut River

Improvement of Topographical Survey of Commonwealth; Sale of Maps

Establishment of Harbor Lines

Great Ponds; Definition

Applications to Congress for Appropriations for Harbors

Enforcement of Stipulations in Deeds From Commonwealth

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 38 to 48

Willful Abandonment of Vessel on Public Lands or Shores of the Commonwealth

Application for Title to Abandoned Vessel; Priority of Claims; Prerequisites to Filing; Notice to Owner or Lienholder

Failure of Owner or Lienholder to Claim Vessel; Application for Title by Claimant

Granting of Title to Claimant

Removal, Destruction or Sale of Vessel by Claimant After Receipt of Title

Removal of Obstructing Vessel by Department; Department as Claimant

Penalty for Willful Abandonment of Vessel; Exceptions

Fraudulent Claim to Abandoned Vessel; Penalty

Rules and Regulations Relating to Secs. 38 to 43c

Liability of Insurer

Application to Federal Government for Reimbursement

License for Breaking Up and Disposing of Floating Structures

Violations of Sec. 46; Penalty

Application for License; Issuance; Conditions; Bond

Failure to Comply With Terms of License; Completion of Work by Department

Repealed, 2010, 309, Sec. 3

Removal of Whales or Other Mammals From Tidewaters

Removal of Dilapidated or Unsafe Wharves or Piers; Notice; Revocation of License; Liability for Cost; Lien

Foreign Corporations Engaged in Business of Wrecking or Salvaging; License; Bond; Penalty

Impairment of Right or Authority Derived From Federal Government

Supervision of Transportation and Dumping of Dredged Material in Tidewaters; Payment of Cost; Burning and Towing of Rubbish

Terms of License

Dumping; Notice; Inspector; Cost of Supervision

Penalty for Violating Secs. 52 to 54

Application of Secs. 52 to 55 to Federal Government and Its Agents

Jurisdiction of Supreme Judicial Court

Arrest Without Warrant

Discharge of Petroleum Products, Refuse or Other Matter Into or on Lakes, Rivers or Tidal Waters; Penalty; Exception; Enforcement

Tort Liability for Discharge or Deposit of Crude Petroleum or Products; Double Damages

Marinas; Licensing by Division of Water Pollution Control; Restrictions; Term; Renewal; Fees

To 62 - Repealed, 1968, 501, Sec. 2

Salvage, Recovery, Etc. of Underwater Archaeological Resources; Permits; Restrictions; Disposition of Resources; Enforcement; Violations; Penalties; Jurisdiction and Venue

Uniform Beach Warning and Safety Flag Program