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2022 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIV - Public Ways and Works
Chapter 83 - Sewers, Drains and Sidewalks
- Section 1 - Authorization; Connecting Sewers; Approval of Plans; Acquisition of Lands by Eminent Domain or Purchase; Agreements With Municipalities or Districts; Contracts
- Section 1a - Common Sewers and Main Drains in Public or Private Ways; Voter Approval and Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan
- Section 1b - Connection of Abutting Land to Common Sewer; Requirements; Amendment of Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan
- Section 1c - Certification by Board of Health for Additional Connections; Service for Municipal Buildings, Public Restrooms or Public Service Uses
- Section 1d - Assessments Upon Connection of Abutting Land to Common Sewer
- Section 1e - Written Decision Regarding Approval or Denial of Connection to Common Sewer; Appeal
- Section 1f - Discrimination Prohibited
- Section 1g - Separate Account; Collection, Deposit and Use of Funds
- Section 1h - Borrowing or Assessing Funds for Construction of Wastewater Treatment System
- Section 2 - Plans and Records
- Section 3 - Sewer Connections
- Section 3a - Private Ways; Repair of Sewers
- Section 4 - Highway Ditches or Drains
- Section 5 - Separate Systems for Drainage of Water and Sewage
- Section 6 - Sewage Disposal Works
- Section 7 - Examination of Sewage Disposal Works; Prevention of Nuisances
- Section 8 - Digging Up Public Ways; Permits
- Section 9 - Obstruction of Ditches
- Section 10 - Rules and Regulations Regarding Use and Connections
- Section 11 - Sewer Connections
- Section 12 - Repair of Private Drains
- Section 13 - Equity Jurisdiction
- Section 14 - Sewer Assessments; Authorization
- Section 15 - Sewerage Systems; Adoption; Assessment; Uniform Units; Separation of Costs
- Section 15a - Redetermination of Assessment
- Section 15b - Estimated Sewer Assessments; Construction of Water Pollution Control Facilities
- Section 15c - Interest on Unpaid Balance of Sewer Betterment Assessment
- Section 15d - Apportionment of Future Sewer Assessments or Unpaid Balances
- Section 16 - Charge for Use of Sewers
- Section 16a - Certificate of Acceptance; Effect; Recordation
- Section 16b - Effective Date of Sewer Charge Lien; Termination; Methods of Collection and Enforcement of Rate or Charge
- Section 16c - Certification of Rate or Charge to Assessors; Commitment as Tax
- Section 16d - Application of Other Law; Powers of Tax Collectors
- Section 16e - Remedies of Aggrieved Real Estate Owners
- Section 16f - Recovery of Real Estate Owner Against Tenants
- Section 16g - Deferral of Charges
- Section 17 - Payment for Permanent Sewer Privileges
- Section 18 - Method of Assessment
- Section 19 - Assessments; Extension of Time for Payment
- Section 20 - Fee for Use of Sewers
- Section 21 - Assessment on Land Abutting on More Than One Way
- Section 22 - Assessment of Sewers Built by Landowners
- Section 23 - Cost of Sewers; Payment of Portion by Municipality
- Section 24 - Assessment for Particular Sewers
- Section 25 - Establishment of Sidewalks
- Section 26 - Assessments for the Construction or Reconstruction of Sidewalk
- Section 27 - Recording of Statements; Assessment Liens
- Section 28 - Application of Betterment Law
- Section 29 - Betterment Assessments Created by Special Act; Duration of Lien
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