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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

     Introduced By: Senators Miller, McCaffrey, Lynch, Gallo, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 45-61.2-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-61.2 entitled "The

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Smart Development for a Cleaner Bay Act of 2007" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     45-61.2-2. Implementation. – (a) The department of environmental management

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(DEM), in conjunction with the coastal resources management council (CRMC) shall, by July 1,

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2008, amend the Rhode Island stormwater design & and installation standards manual. The

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changes shall include, but not be limited to, incorporation into existing regulatory programs that

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already include the review of stormwater impacts the following requirements:

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      (1) Maintain pre-development groundwater recharge and infiltration on site to the

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maximum extent practicable;

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      (2) Demonstrate that post-construction stormwater runoff is controlled, and that post-

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development peak discharge rates do not exceed pre-development peak discharge rates; and

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      (3) Use low impact-design techniques as the primary method of stormwater control to

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the maximum extent practicable.

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     (b) City and town ordinances and regulations may require compliance with the Rhode

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Island stormwater design and installation standards manual, as amended, for any development,

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redevelopment, or land disturbance.

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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 - SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

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     This act would provide that city and town ordinances and regulations may require

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compliance with the Rhode Island stormwater design and installation standards manual for any

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development, redevelopment, or land disturbance.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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