MA S599

Bill

Relative to waterways permitting

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to waterways permitting. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection to interpret Chapter 91 of the General Laws, which deals with waterways, in a specific way. Specifically, it states that any facility ancillary to or associated with a water-dependent use must either be directly related to the originally permitted use or be deemed necessary or essential, rather than merely reasonable, suitable, or appropriate.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (5)

Patrick O'Connor (R)*, Mark Cusack (D), John Keenan (D), James Murphy (D), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2734 (on 03/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S599

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S599
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S599.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1016	Authorizing permitting by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H1681	Increasing the liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H474	Relative to electrical wiring and permitting	No further action taken	Similar To
H848	Relative to the Division of Waterways to dredge Quincy Bay	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H850	Establishing a revolving fund to supplement the funding of waterway projects and coastal protection initiatives	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H908	Relative to recreation on private tidelands	Accompanied a study order, see H5236	Similar To
S1190	Relative to workplace safety and disclosure of violations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2734	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources and agriculture matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S511	Relative to recreation on private tidelands	Accompanied a study order, see S2878	Similar To
S521	Relative to the implementation of mesh drainage	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	Similar To
S594	Establishing a regional dredge grants program	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	Similar To
S598	Relative to the financing of dredging projects	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1016

Authorizing permitting by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

H1681

Increasing the liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H474

Relative to electrical wiring and permitting

No further action taken

Similar To

H848

Relative to the Division of Waterways to dredge Quincy Bay

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

H850

Establishing a revolving fund to supplement the funding of waterway projects and coastal protection initiatives

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

H908

Relative to recreation on private tidelands

Accompanied a study order, see H5236

Similar To

S1190

Relative to workplace safety and disclosure of violations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2734

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources and agriculture matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S511

Relative to recreation on private tidelands

Accompanied a study order, see S2878

Similar To

S521

Relative to the implementation of mesh drainage

Accompanied a study order, see S2734

Similar To

S594

Establishing a regional dredge grants program

Accompanied a study order, see S2734

Similar To

S598

Relative to the financing of dredging projects

Accompanied a study order, see S2734

Similar To

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