Chapter 584

2004 -- H 7914 AS AMENDED

Enacted 07/30/04

 

A N A C T

RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - MAINTENANCE OF MARINE

WATERWAYS AND BOATING FACILITIES

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ginaitt, and Naughton

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2004

 

     

 

 

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Section 46-6.1-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 46-6.1 entitled

"Maintenance of Marine Waterways and Boating Facilities" is hereby amended to read as

follows:

     46-6.1-9. Cooperation of other agencies. -- In order to accomplish the purposes of this

chapter to provide for beneficial use, dewatering, and disposal of dredged material: (1) state

agencies, departments, corporations, authorities, boards, commissions, including, but not limited

to, the department of administration, the department of transportation, the clean water finance

agency, the economic development corporation, the Narragansett Bay commission, and the Rhode

Island resource recovery corporation, and political subdivisions, shall cooperate with the council

in developing and implementing the comprehensive plan for dredged material management; (2)

the council shall seek federal acceptance of the comprehensive plan for dredged material

management as an element of the state's coastal zone management program and shall pursue such

federal approvals and general permits as may facilitate expeditious action on dredging

applications that are consistent with the plan; (3) the economic development corporation shall: (i)

make available by October 1, 2001 31, 2004, a site to use as a dewatering site for dredged

material, which site shall be available for dewatering dredged material until at least September

30, 2004 2012, and may continue to be available thereafter for periods of not less than six (6)

months, upon the request of the council and the approval of the corporation; and (ii) with advice

from the council and the department, develop and implement a program to market dredged

material for beneficial use by private persons, including but limited to brownfield reclamation

projects; and (4) the council, with the cooperation of the department and the Rhode Island clean

water finance agency, shall develop a proposal for a fund, which may be used as provided for in

section 46-12.2-4.1, to support projects for dewatering dredged material for beneficial use and

disposal of dredged material at sites above mean high water and for confined aquatic disposal of

dredged materials, which proposal shall be submitted to the general assembly not later than

February 15, 2002. The fund shall not be established or go into effect unless it has been approved

by the general assembly.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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LC01983

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