The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the cities and towns of the state to adopt ordinances creating stormwater management districts (SMD), the boundaries of which may include all or part of a city or town, as specified by such ordinance. Such ordinances shall be designated to eliminate and prevent the contamination of the state’s waters and to operate and maintain existing stormwater conveyance systems.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-61-3
Declaration of purpose
Known as the Rhode Island Stormwater Management and Utility District Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (4 sections).
P.L. 2002, ch. 329, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.