Chapter 91 - Waterways

Section 1 - Definitions
Section 2 - Duties of Public Works Department Relative to Commonwealth Lands
Section 2a - Powers as to Property Acquired, Built or Improved in Plymouth by Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Section 3 - Powers as to Boston Harbor
Section 4 - Improvement of Boston Harbor; Access to Piers, Railroads, Etc.
Section 5 - Power to Take or Purchase Real Property
Section 6 - Power to Lease Piers, etc.; Port of Boston Fund
Section 7 - Piers, etc.; Freight Loading Equipment; Rules and Regulations
Section 8 - Acquisition of Apple Island and Shore Lands
Section 9 - Utilization Plans for Acquired Property
Section 9a - Construction or Reconstruction of Piers and Waterfront Terminal Facilities; Written Contracts
Section 10 - Powers and Duties Relative to Harbors, Etc.
Section 10a - Temporary Moorings of Floats or Rafts; Permits, Issuance or Refusal; Review; Public Nuisances
Section 10c - Docking of Commercial Vessels; Permits; Applications; Appeal
Section 10d - Scuba Divers and Skin Divers; Access to Commonwealth Tidelands
Section 11 - Improvement and Preservation of Rivers, Streams, Harbors, Etc.
Section 11a - Resource Protection, Navigational Safety and Development Projects; Work Agreements With Local Authorities
Section 12 - License for Structures in Connecticut, Westfield and Merrimack Rivers
Section 12a - License for Structures in Rivers or Streams Where Expenditures for Channel Improvement and Flood Control Already Made
Section 13 - Licenses for Booms in Connecticut River and Structures in Great Ponds
Section 14 - License for Structures in or Over Tide Water; Conduits or Cables Under Tide Water; Private or Commonwealth Tidelands
Section 15 - Revocation and Expiration of Authority or License; Exception; Mortgageable Interest
Section 16 - Cessation, Determination of Authority or License for Non-Use
Section 17 - Construction of Licenses; Approval
Section 18 - Application for License; Notice; Hearings; Records
Section 18a - Public Access to Great Ponds; Petition
Section 18b - Secretary as Administrator of Tidelands; Duties; Public Benefit Review and Public Benefit Determination; Appointment of Public Information Officer
Section 18c - 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
Section 19 - Restriction on Structures in Great Ponds
Section 19a - Lowering Waters of Great Ponds; Penalty
Section 20 - Supervision by Department of Erections Under Legislative Grants
Section 21 - Compensation for Displacement of Tidewater
Section 22 - Compensation When Title to Land Is in Commonwealth
Section 23 - Unauthorized Work in Public Waters; Public Nuisances
Section 24 - Money Paid Into General Fund
Section 25 - Supervision of Province Lands
Section 26 - Exemption of Portion of Province Lands From Certain Provisions of Law
Section 27 - Bounds of Province Lands; Regulations
Section 28 - Unlawful Existing Structures
Section 29 - Improvement of Tidal and Non-Tidal Waters by Counties or Towns; Assumption of Liability for Improvements
Section 29a - Protection of Private Property Along Shores; Construction of Structures by Cities or Towns
Section 30 - Removal of Gravel, Sand, Stones, Etc. From Beaches; Notice; Penalty
Section 30a - Removal of Natural Barriers Preventing Erosion by Sea; Jurisdiction of Superior Court; Penalty
Section 31 - Surveys and Improvements for Preservation of Harbors
Section 32 - Survey of Connecticut River
Section 33 - Improvement of Topographical Survey of Commonwealth; Sale of Maps
Section 34 - Establishment of Harbor Lines
Section 35 - Great Ponds; Definition
Section 36 - Applications to Congress for Appropriations for Harbors
Section 37 - Enforcement of Stipulations in Deeds From Commonwealth
Section 38 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 38 to 48
Section 39 - Willful Abandonment of Vessel on Public Lands or Shores of the Commonwealth
Section 40 - Application for Title to Abandoned Vessel; Priority of Claims; Prerequisites to Filing; Notice to Owner or Lienholder
Section 41 - Failure of Owner or Lienholder to Claim Vessel; Application for Title by Claimant
Section 42 - Granting of Title to Claimant
Section 43 - Removal, Destruction or Sale of Vessel by Claimant After Receipt of Title
Section 43a - Removal of Obstructing Vessel by Department; Department as Claimant
Section 43b - Penalty for Willful Abandonment of Vessel; Exceptions
Section 43c - Fraudulent Claim to Abandoned Vessel; Penalty
Section 43d - Rules and Regulations Relating to Secs. 38 to 43c
Section 44 - Liability of Insurer
Section 45 - Application to Federal Government for Reimbursement
Section 46 - License for Breaking Up and Disposing of Floating Structures
Section 46a - Violations of Sec. 46; Penalty
Section 47 - Application for License; Issuance; Conditions; Bond
Section 48 - Failure to Comply With Terms of License; Completion of Work by Department
Section 49a - Removal of Whales or Other Mammals From Tidewaters
Section 49b - Removal of Dilapidated or Unsafe Wharves or Piers; Notice; Revocation of License; Liability for Cost; Lien
Section 50 - Foreign Corporations Engaged in Business of Wrecking or Salvaging; License; Bond; Penalty
Section 51 - Impairment of Right or Authority Derived From Federal Government
Section 52 - Supervision of Transportation and Dumping of Dredged Material in Tidewaters; Payment of Cost; Burning and Towing of Rubbish
Section 53 - Terms of License
Section 54 - Dumping; Notice; Inspector; Cost of Supervision
Section 55 - Penalty for Violating Secs. 52 to 54
Section 56 - Application of Secs. 52 to 55 to Federal Government and Its Agents
Section 57 - Jurisdiction of Supreme Judicial Court
Section 58 - Arrest Without Warrant
Section 59 - Discharge of Petroleum Products, Refuse or Other Matter Into or on Lakes, Rivers or Tidal Waters; Penalty; Exception; Enforcement
Section 59a - Tort Liability for Discharge or Deposit of Crude Petroleum or Products; Double Damages
Section 59b - Marinas; Licensing by Division of Water Pollution Control; Restrictions; Term; Renewal; Fees
Section 63 - Salvage, Recovery, Etc. of Underwater Archaeological Resources; Permits; Restrictions; Disposition of Resources; Enforcement; Violations; Penalties; Jurisdiction and Venue
Section 64 - Uniform Beach Warning and Safety Flag Program