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MA Gen L ch 132a § 2d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 2d - Development and Improvement; Powers of Commissioner

Section 2D. In the development and improvement of state parks, state forest recreation areas and state reservations, the commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered:—(1) To acquire, plan, construct, maintain and operate public recreational facilities, including roads, areas for parking, picknicking and camping, provisions for swimming, wading, boating, outdoor games, winter sports, horseback riding, bicycling and hiking trails, nature study, rest areas, outlooks, comfort stations, food accommodations and such other facilities as the commissioner deems necessary and desirable and consistent with the policy of the commonwealth, as set forth in section two B.  (2) To impose and collect such charges and fees for the use of the lands, buildings, facilities and equipment enumerated in subdivision (1) as may be necessary to defray in so far as practicable the cost of such developments and improvements, including costs of maintenance and operation and bond amortization and interest and to revise said fees and charges from time to time. A disabled veteran, a Purple Heart recipient or a handicapped person whose vehicle bears the distinctive type number plate authorized by section two of chapter ninety shall not be required to pay the charges or fees imposed under the provisions of this subdivision. The commissioner may also offer discounts or waive charges or fees for parking passes for veterans as defined in section 6A of chapter 115.  (3) To designate such areas as may be used in season for hunting and fishing.  (4) To effect improvements at public recreation facilities, including improvements through the commonwealth's shared energy savings program and to expend, without further appropriation, monies received as a result of the improvements from a trust for facilities, the costs associated with said improvements, including contingency costs authorized under section forty-three F of chapter seven. The department shall develop and submit to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means an analysis of all expenditures from said trust on or before each September first for the prior fiscal year.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 3 - Purchase or Lease of Land Lying Outside of Urban Parks District; Recreational Facilities

Section 3. The commissioner may, from time to time within the limits of appropriations made therefor, acquire for the commonwealth, by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine or by purchase, lease or otherwise, any lands suitable for purposes of conservation or recreation lying outside of the urban parks district, and may lay out and maintain such lands for such purposes and erect and maintain such structures and other facilities thereon as may be necessary to render such lands reasonably available and accessible therefor; provided, however, that no land held in trust for public use shall be taken by eminent domain. The commissioner may, with the approval of the governor and council, sell or exchange any land acquired under this section which in his judgment can no longer be advantageously used for purposes of recreation or held for purposes of conservation. He may, with like approval, authorize the construction and maintenance, on any land under control of the department and outside the urban parks district, of towers, poles, wires, pipes, and structures necessary for the purpose of transmitting electric power or intelligence by electricity, and may grant an easement over such land for such purposes. He may, at any time, sell such wood, timber or other product of the lands controlled by the division as the economical management of said lands may require.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 3a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 3a - Eminent Domain; Exercise of Power

Section 3A. The exercise of the power of eminent domain under the provisions of section three shall be subject to the approval of the stewardship council, and the board of selectmen in any town in which is located any land proposed to be taken by eminent domain. If such board of selectmen fails to approve or disapprove such proposed taking within thirty days after receipt of written notice thereof from the commissioner, such board shall be deemed to have approved thereof.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 3b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 3b - Acquisition of Rights by Prescription or Adverse Possession

Section 3B. A person shall not acquire any rights by prescription or adverse possession in any lands or rights in lands of the commonwealth under the control of the department of conservation and recreation.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 7 - Rules and Regulations; Concessions; Powers and Duties of Forest Supervisors, Park Superintendents and Laborers

Section 7. The commissioner, in consultation with the director of the division, may make rules and regulations for the government and use of all property under the control of the division, including all roads and highways wholly or in part within the boundaries of such property, including rules and regulations relative to hunting and fishing, except in great ponds not inconsistent with the laws protecting fish, birds and mammals. Such rules and regulations may also provide for the payment of fees and other charges for the parking of vehicles and for the enjoyment of other special privileges within the territory under such control. The commissioner shall cause such rules and regulations to be posted in the territory to which they apply. The sworn certificate of the director of the division that the same have so been posted shall be prima facie evidence thereof. Violation of such a rule or regulation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty dollars. The commissioner may grant concessions for the sale of refreshments and other articles and the furnishing of services within any such territory.  Forest supervisors, park superintendents and laborers employed by the division, while employed in state forests, state parks or reservations, including roads and highways, shall, within the limits of said forests, parks or reservations, except great ponds, have and exercise all the powers and duties of constables, except service of civil process, and of police officers, if so authorized in writing by the commissioner.  The enforcement officers of the office of law enforcement shall, within the limits of such forests, parks or reservations, including roads and highways, except great ponds, have and exercise all the powers and duties of constables and of police officers except service of civil process.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 7b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 7b - Stolen, Lost, or Abandoned Property

Section 7B. If money, goods or other property which has been stolen, lost, abandoned or taken from a person under arrest comes into the possession of an employee of the division by virtue of his office or employment, he shall deliver the same to the person designated by the division to receive the same, and he shall then be relieved from further responsibility.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 7c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 7c - Sale by Public Auction

Section 7C. If no person proves ownership of such money, goods or other property within 6 months, the division may cause the goods or other property excepting money unclaimed, to be sold at public auction at a place and time and by a person as the division may designate.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 7d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 7d - Notice of Sale

Section 7D. Notice of the time and place of the sale, with a description of the property, shall be given by publishing the same once in a newspaper published in Boston.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 7e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 7e - Sale of Property, if Perishable or Liable to Deteriorate

Section 7E. The property, if perishable or liable to deteriorate greatly in value by keeping, or the value of which will probably be less than the expense of keeping, may be sold at public auction at a place and at a time within 6 months and by a person as the division may designate, notice of the time and place of sale as the division may consider reasonable and proper first being given.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 7f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 7f - Proceeds of Sale

Section 7F. The proceeds of the sale, together with the unclaimed money, after deducting all reasonable charges and expenses incurred on account of the property, shall be accounted for and paid to the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 7g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 7g - Payment to Owner

Section 7G. If within 2 years after the sale the owner claims the property and proves ownership to the satisfaction of the division, the amount of the unclaimed money or the proceeds of the sale of the property, after deducting reasonable expenses, shall be paid to him by the state treasurer out of the special account, without appropriation.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 8 - Assistance of Director to Boards and Commissions

Section 8. The director shall, in an advisory capacity, assist boards and commissions charged with the care and maintenance of parks or reservations owned by the commonwealth outside of the urban parks district, which are not placed under the care and control of the division.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 9 - Annual Report

Section 9. The commissioner shall make an annual report of the acts of the division.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 11 - Conservation Program for Cities and Towns; Establishment

Section 11. The secretary of environmental affairs shall establish a program to assist the cities and towns, which have established conservation commissions under section eight C of chapter forty, in acquiring lands and in planning or designing suitable public outdoor facilities as described in sections two B and two D. He may, from funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of section three, reimburse any such city or town for any money expended by it in establishing an approved project under said program in such amount as he shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from such project, but in no event shall the amount of such reimbursement exceed eighty per cent of the cost of such project. No reimbursement shall be made hereunder to a city or town unless a project application is filed by such city or town with the secretary setting forth such plans and information as the secretary may require and approved by him, nor until such city or town shall have appropriated, transferred from available funds or have voted to expend from its conservation fund, under clause fifty-one of section five of chapter forty, an amount equal to the total cost of the project, nor until the project has been completed, to the satisfaction of the secretary, in accordance with said approved plans. Any reimbursement received by a city or town under this section shall be applied to the payment of indebtedness, if any, incurred in acquiring land for such conservation project.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 111/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 111/2 - Conservation Program for Nonprofit Corporations; Establishment

Section 111/2. The secretary of environmental affairs shall establish a grant program to assist nonprofit corporations, formed for 1 of the purposes described in section 4 of chapter 180, and provided that the corporations are exempt organizations within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. section 501(c)(3), in acquiring interests in lands suitable for purposes of conservation or recreation. Said secretary may reimburse any such corporation for any money expended by it in establishing an approved project under the program in such amount as he shall determine to be equitable in consideration of anticipated benefits from the project. In no event shall the amount of such reimbursement exceed 50 per cent of the cost of the project. No reimbursement shall be made under this section to a corporation unless a project application is filed by the corporation with the secretary setting forth such plans and information as the secretary may require and the application is approved by him, nor until such corporation shall have certified, in a manner approved by the secretary, its ability to provide an amount equal to the total cost of the project nor until the project has been completed to the satisfaction of the secretary in accordance with the approved plans. All projects shall include the corporation granting an appropriate perpetual conservation restriction, within the meaning of sections 31 and 32 of chapter 184, to the city or town in which the project is located, to be managed by either its conservation or recreation commission, or a state agency, or both. All projects shall provide appropriate public access as determined by the secretary. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 12 - Appalachian Trail

Section 12. The commissioner on behalf of the commonwealth may acquire by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise such land, including rights-of-way and easements for the purpose of protecting or enhancing scenic beauty, as he may deem necessary to establish, protect and develop a trail across the commonwealth between the Connecticut and Vermont state line to be known as the Appalachian Trail, and he may provide shelters and other facilities thereon; provided, however, that the power of eminent domain shall not be utilized to acquire a strip of land bordering said trail no greater than two hundred feet in overall width. Any department or agency of the commonwealth or any political subdivision, district or authority may transfer to the department land or rights in land for said purposes on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, or may enter into an agreement with the commissioner providing for the establishment and protection of said trail. The Appalachian Trail shall be held, developed and administered under this chapter primarily as a footpath and the natural scenic beauty thereof shall be preserved insofar as is practicable; provided, however, that the commissioner may permit other uses of the trail and land acquired hereunder, by the owner of adjoining land or others, in such manner and at such seasons as will not substantially interfere with the primary use of the trail. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the right of the public to pass over existing public roads which may be or become part of the trail, nor prevent the department from performing such work as is necessary for the purpose of forest fire prevention and control, insect pest and disease control and the removal of damage caused by natural disaster. The commissioner may grant temporary or permanent rights-of-way across lands acquired under this section under such terms and conditions as he may deem advisable. The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with agencies of the federal government or with private organizations to provide for the maintenance of the trail. No person who has granted a right-of-way for said trail across his land, or his successor in title, shall be liable to any user of the trail for injuries suffered on said right-of-way unless the injuries are caused by his willful or wanton misconduct. Expenses authorized under this section, including the acquisition of land or easements therein, awards of damages, surveying and mapping, and the cost of development and construction, and expenses incidental thereto, may be paid out of funds heretofore or hereafter made available for the purposes of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 12a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 12a - Massachusetts Ocean Sanctuaries Act

Section 12A. Sections 12B to 16J, inclusive and section 18 shall be known and may be cited as the Massachusetts Ocean Sanctuaries Act.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 12c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 12c - Regulations; Integration of Act With Other Programs and Agencies

Section 12C. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the office shall promulgate such regulations as it deems necessary for the implementation, administration and enforcement of the act. The office shall integrate its implementation, administration and enforcement of the act with other programs and agencies responsible for the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and the environment.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 14 - Care, Control, and Protection of Sanctuaries

Section 14. All ocean sanctuaries as described in section thirteen shall be under the care, oversight and control of the office and shall be protected from any exploitation, development, or activity that would significantly alter or otherwise endanger the ecology or the appearance of the ocean, the seabed, or subsoil thereof, or the Cape Cod National Seashore.
MA Gen L ch 132a § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XIX - Agriculture and Conservation|Chapter 132a - State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District|Section 15 - Prohibited Activities in Ocean Sanctuaries

Section 15. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following activities shall be prohibited in an ocean sanctuary:  (1) the building of any structure on the seabed or under the subsoil;  (2) the construction or operation of offshore or floating electric generating stations, except: (a) on an emergency and temporary basis for the supply of energy when the electric generating station is otherwise consistent with an ocean management plan; or (b) for appropriate-scale renewable energy facilities, as defined by an ocean management plan promulgated pursuant to section 4C of chapter 21A, in areas other than the Cape Cod Ocean Sanctuary; provided, however, that (i) the renewable energy facility is otherwise consistent with an ocean management plan; (ii) siting of all such facilities shall take into account all relevant factors, including but not limited to, protection of the public trust, compatibility with existing uses, proximity to the shoreline, appropriateness of technology and scale, environmental protection, public safety and community benefit; and (iii) in municipalities where regional planning agencies have regulatory authority, a regional planning agency shall define the appropriate scale of offshore renewable energy facilities and review such facilities as developments of regional impact, and the applicant may seek review of the regional planning agency's development of regional impact determination, but not its determination of appropriate scale, pursuant to the authority of the energy facilities siting board to issue certificates of environmental impact and public interest pursuant to sections 69K to 69O, inclusive, of chapter 164;  (3) the drilling or removal of any sand, gravel or other minerals, gases or oils;  (4) the dumping or discharge of commercial, municipal, domestic or industrial wastes; provided, however, that the department may approve a new or modified discharge of municipal wastewater from a POTW in accordance with section 16G;  (5) commercial advertising; or  (6) the incineration of solid waste or refuse on, or in, vessels moored or afloat within the boundaries of an ocean sanctuary.