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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE

RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ISSUES RELATING TO LATERAL ACCESS ALONG THE

RHODE ISLAND SHORELINE

     Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Handy, Tanzi, Fogarty, McGaw, McEntee,
Carson, and Craven

     Date Introduced: February 10, 2021

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of twelve (12) members: two (2) of whom shall be members of the House who

represent a coastal community, not more than one from the same political party, to be appointed

by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a resident of a coastal community, to be

appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the

Coastal Resources Management Council, or designee; one of whom shall be a representative from

the Rhode Island Realtors Association or a home owner's association, to be appointed by the

Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a representative from the Marine Affairs Institute &

R.I. Sea Grant Legal program at Roger Williams University, to be appointed by the Speaker of

the House; one of whom shall be from the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of

Rhode Island, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Executive

Director of either Clean Ocean Access or Save the Bay, or designee, to be appointed by the

Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a land use attorney, to be appointed by the Speaker

of the House; one of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Society of Professional

Land Surveyors, or designee; one of whom shall be a retired Rhode Island Judge, to be appointed

by the Speaker of the House; and one of whom shall be a representative of the Rhode Island

Attorney General's Office with experience in shoreline access issues, to be appointed by the

Attorney General.

     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which

is entitled to the appointment consents to the appointment of the member of the general public.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study and provide

recommendations on the issues relating to lateral access along the Rhode Island shoreline.

     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

the call of the Speaker of the House and shall organize and select a chairperson from among the

legislators.

     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

House of Representatives no later than March 30, 2022, and said commission shall expire on June

30, 2022.

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