Massachusetts Regulations: Recreation

 East Mountain State Forest Lease

The first paragraph of chapter 86 of the acts of 1975 is hereby amended by This joint petition will amend the Acts of 1975 to allow the Commissioner of Conservation and Recreation to lease, for a period of 30 years, a parcel of land in the East Mountain State Forest for the support of skiing facilities and other seasonal or year-round natural, resource-based outdoor recreational activities.

 Office of Outdoor Recreation

There shall be within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, the office of outdoor recreation. Recreational use includes, but is not limited to, activities that take place predominantly in a natural environment or a natural physical landscape, including activities that are dependent on trails, natural landscapes, waters, and snow; community gardens; and parks and nature-based playgrounds.