The purposes of these Rules are to ensure that the removal of sunken logs on Submerged Lands does not unreasonably interfere with public trust rights and is accomplished in a publicly responsible and environmentally sound manner, and that the State is adequately compensated for the private use of these logs. The Rules also are intended to ensure that issuance of sunken log salvage authorizations is orderly and fair, and that the State administers the disposition of this finite resource in accordance with prudent business practices.
01- 670 C.M.R. ch. 55, § 2