An Act updating the management of the Commonwealth's water resources

HD 3442 amends Massachusetts water law to clarify how the state manages water resources. It updates definitions for "Permit" and "Registration statement" to explicitly state the program aims to balance water use with preservation and document baseline water consumption. The key provision (Section 3) ensures that properly filed renewal registration statements automatically grant users their registered water volumes, with only mandatory metering required for measurement - no additional conditions or future regulations can restrict this. This directly affects water users (like businesses and municipalities) and the Department of Environmental Protection by streamlining access to registered water rights.