Title 42, Title 42 Affairs and Government

Members of the auxiliary marine patrol shall be equipped with uniforms prescribed by the director and delegated specific powers and duties consistent with those now granted to other members of the department of environmental management and divisions thereof. They may bear and use…

In the event of participation in emergency services, the members of the state marine auxiliary patrol shall have the same immunities and privileges as apply to the regular members of the department of environmental management. All members of the volunteer auxiliary marine patrol …

The pavilion building at East Matunuck state beach shall hereafter be named the “Trooper Daniel L. O’Brien Pavilion,” and an appropriate plaque in posthumous honor of Trooper O’Brien shall be erected at that location.

The pavilion building at Block Island State Beach shall hereafter be named and known as the “Frederick J. Benson Pavilion.”

All fees collected by the department of environmental management for use of state port facilities at Galilee in the town of Narragansett, including fees collected for leases, licenses, or permits involving land, buildings, docks, piers, parking, or berthing space, shall be deposi…

All fees collected by the department of environmental management for use of state port facilities in Newport, including fees collected for leases, licenses, or permits involving land, buildings, docks, piers, parking, or berthing space, shall be deposited as general revenues.

There are hereby transferred to the department of administration: (1) Those functions of the department of environmental management that were administered through or with respect to departmental programs in the performance of strategic planning as defined in § 42-11-10(c); (2) Al…

(a) There is hereby transferred to the department of environmental management that function formerly administered by the department of community affairs relating to the sewage and water supply failure fund established by chapter 44.1 of this title. (b) In addition to any of its o…

Prior to a hearing at which the director of environmental management seeks to adopt, modify, or repeal standards for air quality, water quality, groundwater quality, or individual sewage disposal systems, the director shall notify the chairperson of the joint committee on water r…

The director of environmental management shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To supervise and control the protection, development, planning, and utilization of the natural resources of the state, such resources, including, but not limited to: water, plants, trees, soi…

The director of the department of environmental management may, at any time when the general assembly shall not be in session, authorize the use by any charitable or educational organization located in this state, any land or buildings of the state that shall have reverted to the…

The director of environmental management, in furtherance of Rhode Island’s strong interest in protecting its extensive investment in the improvement of water quality in Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound, and in consultation with the appropriate authorities in the states of …

(a) In order to accomplish the duties and responsibilities for the protection, development, planning, and utilization of the natural resources of the state, the director is authorized: (1) to plan, coordinate, integrate, manage, exercise, and/or implement the powers set forth in …

(a) The director of environmental management shall administer and enforce, as provided for by § 31-37-7.1, standards for gasoline additives. (b) The director shall report on or before February 1, 2007, to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house, wi…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this chapter, all periods pertaining to the expiration of any approval or permit issued pursuant to any state statute or any regulation promulgated thereto pertaining to the development of property shall be tolled until June 30…

The deputy director for environmental quality shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Oversight of and participation in the environmental quality study commission created by § 42-17.1-21 [repealed]; (2) Collaboration with the director of the department of environmental ma…

The department of environmental management is hereby authorized and directed to develop and implement an ice safety program for elementary school students to instruct those students in ice safety issues. The department shall establish a program for ice safety instructors who shal…

No underground storage tank (“UST”) or piping system associated therewith shall be installed, substantially modified, closed, or precision tightness tested; nor shall any corrosion protection system be installed, repaired, or maintained on any such UST or associated piping system…

(a) Resources of the underground storage tank financial responsibility review board including, but not limited to property, employees, and accounts are hereby transferred to the department of environmental management. (b) As part of the above transfer, all employees of the underg…

The department shall adopt, not later than January 1, 2002, integrated rules for its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, those for water quality, groundwater protection, and fish and wildlife, as they pertain to dredging and dredged material management. The rules sh…

The provisions of this chapter entitled “Department of Environmental Management” that are in effect on June 30, 2002, shall remain in full force and effect and the legal existence, powers, duties, and functions of the department of environmental management shall not be amended, a…

(a) There is hereby established within the department of environmental management a restricted receipt account entitled “Eisenhower house.” All proceeds from rental fees for the use of the Eisenhower house and its surrounding grounds shall be deposited into this account and used …

(a) Whenever in any general or public law the words “department of agriculture and conservation,” “bureau of markets,” “division of conservation,” “division of entomology and plant industry,” “division of forests,” “division of fish and game,” “division of parks and recreation,” …

Within the department of environmental management there are established the following divisions: (1) A division of parks and recreation that shall carry out those functions of the department relating to the operation and maintenance of parks and recreation areas and the establish…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the department shall not promulgate or enforce any rule or regulation that would prohibit a pet dog or cat from accompanying its owner or caretaker at any state-owned campground. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions…

(a) On or before October 1, 2026, the department of environmental management shall adopt and implement an electronic permitting platform pursuant to § 23-27.3-108.2 to utilize for all applications filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, “electronic permitting” mea…

There shall be a deputy director for environmental quality in the unclassified service and appointed by the governor, and an assistant director for operations, an assistant director for regulation, an assistant director for legal services, and an assistant director for administra…

(a) There shall be established an advisory council on environmental affairs consisting of sixteen (16) members who shall be appointed by the governor. It shall be the responsibility of the council to advise the governor, the environmental standards board, and the director on matt…

Rules and regulations prepared by any department, division, board, commission, or other agency, the functions of which are transferred by this chapter to the department of environmental management, which rules and regulations are not in conflict with this chapter, shall continue …

Whenever the duties of the head of any existing department, division, board, commission, or other agency or of any other officer are prescribed by law, and the duties of such person have been or shall in the future be transferred to the department of environmental management unde…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the director of the department of environmental management assuming any duties formerly imposed upon any other department, division, board, commission, or other agency shall perform those duties, notwithstanding that those duties were…

(a) The department of environmental management in pursuance of its administrative duties and responsibilities may charge a user fee for any state beach, or recreational area under its jurisdiction, and fees for the use of its services or facilities. (b) The fee may be on a daily …