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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 | |
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Introduced By: Senators DiMario, Euer, Valverde, DiPalma, Seveney, Calkin, Bell, | |
Date Introduced: March 04, 2021 | |
Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 45 of the General Laws entitled "TOWNS AND CITIES" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 69 |
4 | COASTAL HAZARDS |
5 | 45-69-1. Coastal hazards applications. |
6 | For purposes of coastal hazards, including sea level rise and coastal flooding, the state's |
7 | twenty-one (21) coastal communities are authorized to adopt the coastal resources management |
8 | council's (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district bounded |
9 | by the seven foot (7') sea level rise, plus one hundred (100) year recurrence coastal storm as |
10 | specified by the CRMC's shoreline change special area management plan. This local overlay district |
11 | shall be for the purposes of assessing coastal hazard risk of structures by applicants seeking building |
12 | permits. |
13 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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1 | This act would allow the twenty-one coastal communities to adopt the CRMC's coastal |
2 | hazard application process applicable to local overlay districts for applicants seeking local building |
3 | permits. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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