§ 46-31.1-1. Legislative findings. The general assembly hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) The bays, rivers, and associated watersheds of Rhode Island are unique and unparalleled natural resources that provide significant cultural, ecological, and economic benefit to the state. (2) Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Const., art. 1, § 17, it is the […]
§ 46-31.1-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Bays” means the estuaries including Narragansett Bay, Mount Hope Bay, Greenwich Bay, Little Narragansett Bay, the coastal ponds, the Sakonnet River, and Rhode Island territorial waters that extend seaward three geographical miles from the shoreline including the area around Block […]
§ 46-31.1-3. Bays, Rivers and Watersheds Fund. (a) There is hereby established a restricted receipt account within the Department of Environmental Management to be called the Bays, Rivers and Watersheds Fund; (b) The fund shall consist of any funds which the state may from time to time appropriate, as well as money received as gifts, […]
§ 46-31.1-4. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared […]
