Section 46-6-5. – Repealed.
§ 46-6-5. Repealed.
Section 46-6-6. – Protection of upper Narragansett Bay.
§ 46-6-6. Protection of upper Narragansett Bay. No person shall deposit any mud, earth, sand, gravel, ashes, cinders, or other substances in the main channel of Providence River leading to the city of Providence, or in any part of the river or of Warren River or of Narragansett Bay lying east of the main channel […]
Section 46-6-7. – Protection of waters off Goat Island.
§ 46-6-7. Protection of waters off Goat Island. No person shall set any post, drive any spile, or erect or continue any obstruction into or upon the public waters adjoining to and on the westerly side of Goat Island in the harbor of Newport, between the island and the main channel which separates the island […]
Section 46-6-8. – Duty of department to remove obstructions.
§ 46-6-8. Duty of department to remove obstructions. Whenever a wrecked, sunken or abandoned vessel, an abandoned hulk, hull, barge or pilings, or any unlawful or unauthorized structure or thing is deposited or suffered to be or remain in the tidewaters of this state, and in the judgment of the director of the department of […]
Section 46-6-8.1. – Definitions.
§ 46-6-8.1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Abandoned vessel” means a vessel that has been left, moored, or anchored in the same area without the express consent, or contrary to the rules of, the owner, manager, or lessee of the submerged lands or waters below or on which the vessel is located for […]
Section 46-6-9. – Notice to owner to remove obstruction — Penalty.
§ 46-6-9. Notice to owner to remove obstruction — Penalty. (a) If any person resident or being in the United States is known to the director as the owner of a vessel, or any interest therein, or as having or exercising any control over the vessel as master, agent, insurer, or otherwise, or, in case […]
Section 46-6-10. – Removal of obstruction by director — Payment of cost.
§ 46-6-10. Removal of obstruction by director — Payment of cost. (a) If the vessel or other obstruction is: (1) Not removed at or within the time specified in the notice, and in a manner and to a place satisfactory to the director, or (2) If the vessel or other obstruction is in immediate danger […]
Section 46-6-10.1. – Use or disposal of vessel or other obstruction.
§ 46-6-10.1. Use or disposal of vessel or other obstruction. (a) After taking possession of a vessel or other obstruction, pursuant to the terms and conditions of §§ 46-6-9 and 46-9-10, the authorized public entity may use or dispose of the vessel or other obstruction in any appropriate and environmentally sound manner without further notice […]
Section 46-6-10.2. – Derelict and abandoned vessel and obstruction removal commission.
§ 46-6-10.2. Derelict and abandoned vessel and obstruction removal commission. (a) There is hereby created a commission known as the derelict and abandoned vessel and obstruction removal commission which shall consist of five (5) members as follows: (1) One member who shall be engaged in the marine trades industry, to be appointed by the governor […]
Section 46-6-1. – Deposit of dirt and other substances in public tidewaters.
§ 46-6-1. Deposit of dirt and other substances in public tidewaters. The director of the department of environmental management shall regulate the depositing of mud, dirt, and other substances in the public tidewaters of the state, and shall prescribe the places where they may be deposited; and every person who shall place or deposit mud, […]