R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-6.1-5

Comprehensive plan for dredged material management

Known as the Marine Waterways and Boating Facilities Act

The act spans §§ 46–46 (10 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (2009)

Most recently applied in Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (October 2009)

P.L. 2001, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 40.

(a) The council shall prepare, adopt and maintain, pursuant to § 46-23-1(e), a comprehensive plan for dredged material management for dredging that takes place in the coastal zone. The plan shall include, among other matters:

(1) Coastal zone and upland areas that are deemed suitable, depending on the nature and characteristics of the dredged material, for the beneficial use and disposal of dredged material;

(2) Approved sites and/or types of areas suitable for dewatering; and

(3) Protocols for monitoring dredged material disposal sites in the coastal zone.

(b) The director shall by January 31, 2002, adopt by rule a list of upland sites and types of areas suitable for beneficial use and disposal of dredged materials, and shall adopt such revisions as may be necessary to the list no less frequently than biennially thereafter, which list shall be incorporated in the comprehensive plan for dredged material management.

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.