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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 162 FILED ON: 1/6/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3047
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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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 restoring the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/6/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 162 FILED ON: 1/6/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3047
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3047) of Tackey
Chan relative to restoring the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund. Revenue.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2734 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act restoring the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 13 of Chapter 64A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the section and inserting in place thereof the
3following section:-
4 Section 13. All sums received from the excise imposed on aviation fuel, and related
5penalties, forfeitures, interest, costs of suits and fines, less all amounts for reimbursement under
6sections 7 and 7A, shall be credited to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and may be used
7for airport development projects approved and carried out at airports and landing facilities under
849 U.S.C. App. s 2210; and all other sums received from the excise imposed in section 4, and
9related penalties, forfeitures, interest, costs of suits and fines, less all amounts for reimbursement
10under said sections 7 and 7A, shall be credited as follows: (i) 99.80 per cent shall be credited to 2 of 2
11the Commonwealth Transportation Fund to be used for transportation-related purposes; (ii) 0.15
12per cent shall be credited to the Inland Fisheries and Game Fund established in section 2C of
13chapter 131; and (iii) 0.05 per cent shall be credited to the Harbors and Inland Waters
14Maintenance Fund.
15 SECTION 2. Chapter 91 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
16section 10A the following section: -
17 Section 10A ΒΌ. There is hereby established a fund to be known as the Harbors and
18Inland Waters Maintenance Fund to which shall be credited such sums as are determined the
19provisions of section thirteen of chapter sixty four A, sections forty-two, forty-three, forty-five,
20forty-six A and forty-nine of chapter ninety-one and any sums received by the commonwealth
21from the federal government on account of the activities of the department of conservation and
22recreation relative to (a) the continuous maintenance dredging; (b) cleaning of all the areas
23within the harbors, inland waters and great ponds of the commonwealth include the removal of
24sunken and abandoned vessels, derelict piers and any other obstacles deemed to be hazardous to
25navigation; (c) maintenance of state piers; and (d) for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
26of section thirty-one. All monies in said fund shall be subject to appropriation, and shall be used
27only for the purpose of continuous maintenance dredging and cleaning of harbors, inland waters
28and great ponds of the commonwealth, including removal of sunken and abandoned vessels,
29derelict piers and any other obstacles deemed to be hazardous to navigation, by the department of
30conservation and recreation.