Chapter 21F

Section 1. The purposes of this chapter are: (a) to ensure that adequate and well-maintained public facilities exist to support the commonwealth's fishing, marine, tourist, and recreational industry in the coastal zone; (b) to provide flexible and affordable financial programs fo…

Section 2. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Harbor facility'', any existing or proposed public dredged channel, spoil disposal area, bulkheads, ripraps, piers, wharves, fill, docks, …

Section 3. The executive office of environmental affairs shall define the terms ''coastal city or town'' and shall designate such cities and towns as so qualifying for the purpose of determining eligibility for project assistance.

Section 4. Any coastal city or town, acting by and through its mayor in the case of a city, the town manager in a town having a town council form of government and the board of selectmen in any other town, may apply to the secretary of environmental affairs for assistance to unde…

Section 5. To qualify for assistance under this chapter, a city or town shall comply with the following conditions: (a) the improvement will be public for the duration of any debt obligation incurred by the commonwealth relative to such assistance pursuant to regulations to be ad…

Section 6. In making applications for assistance under this chapter, the city or town shall follow the rules and procedures developed by the secretary of environmental affairs to implement this chapter which shall include, but not be limited to the following findings: (a) the pro…

Section 7. In addition to the conditions and requirements set forth in this chapter, the executive office of environmental affairs shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are deemed necessary to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.