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S 2126

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Samra Brouk and 6 co-sponsors

Authorizes DCAMM, with DCR, to reconfigure land used by Riverside Boat Club and lease/authorize the club to continue operations with access rights.

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Bill Summary · S 2126

Summary — S 2126: Authorizing reorientation and lease of land occupied by Riverside Boat Club (MA)

Status: Referred to Education (per filing); passed the Senate Feb 12, 2025 and delivered to the House (see Legislative Actions below).
Filed: January 16, 2025 (Senate Docket No. 1798).
Primary sponsor (petition): Sal N. DiDomenico (Middlesex and Suffolk)

Main purpose

To authorize the Commonwealth, through the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), in consultation with the Commissioner of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), to reconfigure a parcel of state land occupied by the Riverside Boat Club of Cambridge and to enter into leases or other agreements that permit the continued operation of the club’s historic rowing program and boathouse.

Key provisions

  • Authorizes DCAMM, notwithstanding section 5A of chapter 3 of the General Laws and pursuant to chapter 65 of the Acts of 2010, to lease or enter into agreements with Riverside Boat Club of Cambridge for a reconfigured parcel of land.
  • The described parcel is identified on a plan on file with DCR titled “Plan Showing Reoriented Boundary for Riverside Boat Club of Cambridge,” revised July 29, 2024, and explicitly includes the adjacent water sheet currently in use.
  • The reconfiguration shall include appurtenant rights of access from adjoining public roadways.
  • DCAMM may make minor revisions to the plan, file the final plan with the Middlesex Southern District Registry of Deeds, and execute leases or agreements consistent with chapter 65.

Who is affected

  • Riverside Boat Club of Cambridge — would receive legal authorization to continue operations on a reoriented parcel and to hold leases/agreements with the Commonwealth.
  • DCAMM and DCR — gain authority and duties to negotiate, finalize, and record the reconfigured parcel and related access rights.
  • City of Cambridge and local stakeholders — potential changes in boundaries, formalization of access rights, and continued waterfront use by the club.
  • General public — potential implications for public access to the waterfront depending on terms of leases and recorded access rights.

Procedural/filing details

  • Plan referenced: revised July 29, 2024, on file with DCR.
  • DCAMM must file the final plan with the Middlesex Southern District Registry of Deeds.
  • The bill explicitly overrides certain statutory limits (section 5A of chapter 3) to permit this specific lease/land reconfiguration under chapter 65 authority.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Preserves a historic local rowing program and boathouse by creating a clear legal basis for occupancy and access.
  • Formalizes a specific land/water footprint and recorded access rights, reducing future title or access disputes.
  • As an exception to general statutes, the arrangement is narrowly tailored to this parcel and club; lease terms and public access implications will depend on negotiated agreements.

Note: The publicly provided “Sponsors” and some committee listings in the supplied material appear inconsistent with a Massachusetts state bill (they include names of federal legislators). This summary treats the text of the Massachusetts bill and its filing details as the authoritative source.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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