Title 38, Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS

Title 38, Chapter 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RIVERS AND STREAMS

Subchapter 1: MILLS AND DAMS

Article 1: ERECTION AND FLOWAGE RIGHTS

Subarticle 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

38 §611. Owner or mortgagee in possession liable for acts of tenants

38 §612. Streams forming state boundary

Subarticle 1-A: LICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES

38 §621. Purpose (REPEALED)

38 §622. Definitions (REPEALED)

38 §623. Prohibition (REPEALED)

38 §624. Application and notice procedures (REPEALED)

38 §625. Board action, administrative appeal and hearings (REPEALED)

38 §626. Criteria (REPEALED)

Subarticle 1-B: PERMITS FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS

38 §630. Short title

38 §631. Purposes

38 §632. Definitions

38 §633. Prohibition

38 §634. Permit requirements

38 §634-A. Administering agency

38 §635. Department decision

38 §635-A. Time limits for processing applications

38 §635-B. Procedures for water quality certification

38 §636. Approval criteria

38 §636-A. General permit for tidal energy demonstration project

38 §637. Review of rules

38 §638. Notice of relicensing deadline

Subarticle 1-C: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE LICENSING AND RELICENSING OF HYDROELECTRIC DAMS

38 §640. Public participation

Subarticle 2: RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES

38 §651. Milldams and canals

38 §652. --diversion of water

38 §653. --injury to existing mill or canal

38 §654. --restrictions as to height and duration

38 §655. --damages for flowing or diversion; limitations

38 §656. Cranberry culture

38 §657. Ice cutting and harvesting

38 §658. Timber removal on flowed lands

38 §659. --damages

Subarticle 3: ACTION FOR DAMAGES

38 §701. Complaint

38 §702. --service

38 §703. Defenses

38 §704. Trial; costs

38 §705. Appointment of commissioners; appraisal of damages

38 §706. Assessment in gross

38 §707. Payment in gross; bar

38 §708. Commissioners' report for jury

38 §709. Acceptance of commissioners' report

38 §710. Verdict or report bars future action

38 §711. Yearly damages

38 §712. --security for

38 §713. Action for unpaid damages; lien

38 §714. Execution sale of land and mill

38 §715. --redemption

38 §716. New complaints

38 §717. --restrictions

38 §718. --offer of increased compensation

38 §719. --offer to accept less compensation

38 §720. Tenants may make offers

38 §721. Common law remedy limited

38 §722. Double damages if restrictions violated

38 §723. Agreement of parties binding, if recorded

38 §724. Judgment no bar to new complaint

38 §725. Tender of damages

38 §726. No abatement by death

38 §727. If complaint abates, rights preserved by new complaint

38 §728. Compensation of commissioners; costs

Article 2: PROTECTION OF WAYS FROM OVERFLOW

38 §771. Flowage rights not affected

38 §772. Petition to raise ways and enlarge water vents

38 §773. Proceedings of commissioners

38 §774. Alterations to be made

38 §775. Costs

38 §776. Appeals

Article 3: INSPECTION OF DAMS AND RESERVOIRS

38 §811. Appointment of engineer; duties (REPEALED)

38 §812. Correction of unsafe conditions (REPEALED)

38 §813. Compensation of engineer (REPEALED)

38 §814. Utilization of other state agency resources (REPEALED)

Article 3-A: DAM REGISTRATION AND ABANDONMENT

38 §815. Short title

38 §815-A. Report on transfer of functions (REPEALED)

38 §816. Legislative findings and purpose (REPEALED)

38 §817. Definitions

38 §818. Miscellaneous

Subarticle 1: INSPECTION

38 §820. Jurisdiction (REPEALED)

38 §821. Inspection of dams (REPEALED)

38 §822. Inspection petition and order (REPEALED)

38 §823. Formal inspection and hearing; decision (REPEALED)

38 §824. Informal inspection (REPEALED)

38 §825. Access and notification (REPEALED)

38 §826. Reimbursement for inspection expenses (REPEALED)

38 §827. Utilization of other state agency resources (REPEALED)

38 §828. Regulations (REPEALED)

38 §829. Transitional provisions (REPEALED)

Subarticle 2: REGISTRATION

38 §830. Registration of ownership (REPEALED)

38 §831. Notice of transfer or destruction (REPEALED)

Subarticle 3: ABANDONMENT

38 §835. Abandonment (REPEALED)

38 §836. Authorized abandonment (REPEALED)

38 §837. Awards of new ownership (REPEALED)

Subarticle 4: WATER LEVELS

38 §840. Establishment of water levels

38 §841. Maintenance of dams

38 §842. Transition provision

38 §843. Municipal authority

38 §844. Dam Repair and Reconstruction Fund (REPEALED)

Article 4: MILLS AND THEIR REPAIR

38 §851. Meeting of mill owners; call; object

38 §852. Owners of 50% or more may repair or rebuild

38 §853. Reimbursement

38 §854. Minors and persons with qualified interests

Article 5: GRIST MILLS

38 §891. Scales for weighing grain; order of grinding

38 §892. Tolls

Article 6: RELEASE FROM DAM OWNERSHIP AND WATER LEVEL MAINTENANCE

38 §901. Petition for release; public notice

38 §902. Consultation process

38 §903. Assessment of public value of dam

38 §904. Notice of failure to locate new owner

38 §905. Order for release of water

38 §906. Property transfer provisions

38 §907. Right to withdraw petition

38 §908. Municipal actions on dam ownership

38 §909. Technical assistance

Subchapter 2: WATER STORAGE RESERVOIRS

38 §931. Creation; right to flow land; damages

38 §932. Eminent domain; assessment of damages

38 §933. Authorization required

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