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S3097 • 2025

An Act amending the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis

An Act amending the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis

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Sponsor
Cyr, Julian
Last action
2026-07-13
Official status
Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Effective date
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An Act amending the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis

An Act amending the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis By Mr.
  • Cyr and Mr.
  • Flanagan of Dennis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 3097) of Julian Cyr and Christopher Richard Flanagan (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-07-13 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  2. 2026-06-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1

  3. 2026-06-01 House

    House concurred

  4. 2026-05-28 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act amending the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis
By Mr. Cyr and Mr. Flanagan of Dennis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3097) of Julian Cyr and Christopher Richard Flanagan (by vote of the town) for legislation to amend the waterways capital improvement fund for the town of Dennis. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

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Bill S.3097

SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 303 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking the second sentence and replacing it with the following sentence:

“A portion of the fees collected for boat storage, a portion of any fees collected pursuant to chapter 118 of the acts of 2008, and all waterways user fees, shall be deposited into the fund, without further appropriation.'

SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 303 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking the entire section and replacing it with the following:

“The following revenues from fees in the town of Dennis shall be deposited into the fund, without further appropriation: 1) fifty percent of the revenue collected from the boat storage fees; 2) fifty percent of the revenue from transient boater fees; 3) thirty seven and one-half percent of the revenues from fees for daily parking of vehicles and trailers; 4) twenty five percent of the revenues from fees from slip holders; 5) one hundred percent of the revenues from fees for boats utilizing private docks, as well as fees for dry stored launched boats also known as rack-stored boats; and 6) one hundred percent of the revenues from waterways user fees.

If authorized by by-law, the select board of the town of Dennis may increase or decrease the percentages of the above-fees deposited into the fund."

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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