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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES

     

     Introduced By: Senators DiMario, Euer, Valverde, DiPalma, Seveney, Calkin, Bell,
Kallman, and Coyne

     Date Introduced: March 04, 2021

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Title 45 of the General Laws entitled "TOWNS AND CITIES" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 69

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COASTAL HAZARDS

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     45-69-1. Coastal hazards applications.

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     For purposes of coastal hazards, including sea level rise and coastal flooding, the state's

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twenty-one (21) coastal communities are authorized to adopt the coastal resources management

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council's (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district bounded

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by the seven foot (7') sea level rise, plus one hundred (100) year recurrence coastal storm as

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specified by the CRMC's shoreline change special area management plan. This local overlay district

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shall be for the purposes of assessing coastal hazard risk of structures by applicants seeking building

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permits.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES

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     This act would allow the twenty-one coastal communities to adopt the CRMC's coastal

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hazard application process applicable to local overlay districts for applicants seeking local building

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permits.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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