Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 409.13 - Dock maintenance(a) Whenever the owners or lessees of any wharf, pier, or bulkhead shall fail to keep and maintain the adjoining docks cleaned and free from obstruction, it will be lawful for the Chairperson of the Commission, upon default for 30 days after the service of notice on the owners or lessees, to clean or cause the docks to be cleaned and freed from obstructions, to apportion the expense among the owners or lessees of the wharves, piers and bulkheads adjoining the docks, in proportion to the extent of their wharves, piers or bulkheads having the privilege of use of the docks, and to collect the cost and expense of the same by filing liens therefore in the name of the Commonwealth and issuing process thereupon as is provided by law in the case of liens filed for work done by a municipal corporation. All liens for such work shall be filed by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth and shall have the same force and effect as in the case of liens for municipal work under existing laws.(b) For the purposes of this section, the Commissioners will not have jurisdiction within any city of the first class.