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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2918 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3308
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mike Connolly
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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 authorizing the reorientation of the parcel of land occupied by Riverside Boat Club of
Cambridge.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mike Connolly26th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2918 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3308
By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3308) of
Mike Connolly relative to authorizing the commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset
Management and Maintenance to reorient a certain parcel of land occupied by Riverside Boat
Club of Cambridge. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3006 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 authorizing the reorientation of the parcel of land occupied by Riverside Boat Club of
Cambridge.
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. Pursuant to chapter 65 of the acts of 2010 and notwithstanding section 5A of
2chapter 3 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the
3commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, in consultation with the
4commissioner of conservation and recreation, may lease or enter into other agreements with
5Riverside Boat Club of Cambridge in the city of Cambridge, for a reconfigured parcel of land for
6the continued operation of its historical rowing program and boathouse. The parcel of land is
7more particularly described on a plan of land, on file with the department of conservation and
8recreation, entitled “Plan Showing Reoriented Boundary for Riverside Boat Club of Cambridge”, 2 of 2
9revised July 29, 2024, including adjacent water sheet currently being used and shall include
10appurtenant rights of access from adjoining public roadways.
11 Section 2. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance may: (i)
12make minor revisions to the plan pursuant to Section 1 and shall file the final plan with the
13Middlesex southern district registry of deeds; and (ii) execute any leases or other agreements
14consistent with said chapter 65.