SECTION 1. Section 46-6-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 46-6 entitled "Obstructions to Navigation" is hereby repealed.

46-6-5. Steamboat ashes in Providence Harbor. -- No person shall throw or cause or permit to be thrown into the waters of Providence River or Seekonk River or Narragansett Bay north of a line from Nayatt Point to Rocky Point any cinders or ashes from any steamboat. Every person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense, and the master and owners of any steamboat from which any ashes shall be thrown into these waters shall be liable for the fine. Complaints for violation of the provisions of this section may be made before the district court for the sixth division.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.