Title 46, Title 46 and Navigation

(a) The department shall charge a twenty-five ($25.00) fee to issue a certificate of title, and a five dollar ($5.00) fee to transfer a title, or issue a corrected and duplicate certificate of title. A fifteen dollar ($15.00) late fee shall be charged to any owner not timely fili…

A manufacturer or dealer may not transfer ownership of a new vessel without supplying the transferee with the manufacturer’s or importer’s statement of origin signed by the manufacturer’s or importer’s authorized agent. The certificate shall contain such information as the depart…

(a) Every vessel whose construction began after October 31, 1972 shall have a hull identification number assigned and affixed as required by the federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, 46 U.S.C. § 1451 et seq. The department shall determine the procedures for application and issuance of…

Every dealer shall maintain for three (3) years a record of any vessel he or she bought, sold, exchanged, or received for sale or exchange. These records shall be open to inspection by the department representatives and agents, during reasonable business hours.

If ownership of a vessel is transferred by operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, the transferee, within thirty (30) days after he or she has acquired the right to possession of the vessel by operation of law, shall…

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the last will and testament of a decedent, any vessel(s) owned by the decedent shall belong, and title to the vessel(s) shall pass, to the surviving spouse. (b) The assistant director for the department of environmental management shall register t…

Sections 46-22.1-10 — 46-22.1-17 do not apply to or affect: (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vessel; (2) A lien given by statute to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state; (3) A security i…

This chapter shall be known as “The Alcohol Boating Safety Act”.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) “Chemical test” means an analysis of a person’s blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for the determination of the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance. (2)…

(a) Any person who operates or otherwise drives any watercraft in waters over which this state has jurisdiction while intoxicated or after he or she has been ordered not to operate a watercraft under the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a civil violation, a misdemea…

If not otherwise subject to a penalty for violations of this chapter contained in § 46-22.2-3, any watercraft operator under the age of twenty-one (21) years of age who violates any provision of this chapter may be assessed the following additional penalties: (1) Suspension of mo…

(a) Any person who operates a watercraft in waters over which this state has jurisdiction impliedly consents to submit to the chemical test provisions of this chapter as a condition of operating a watercraft in this state. (b) A law enforcement officer having probable cause to be…

At any proceeding concerning an offense under this chapter, evidence of the amount of intoxicating liquor, toluene, or any controlled substance, or any combination of these in the blood of the person charged with the offense at the time of the alleged violation, as shown by a che…

(a) The director of the department of health shall provide a procedure whereby all morticians in the state shall obtain blood samples from all watercraft operators who have died as a result of and contemporaneously with an accident involving a watercraft. (b) All law enforcement …

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end th…

Coastal and estuarine habitat such as coastal wetlands, anadromous fish runs, and eelgrass beds are threatened, damaged, or have been destroyed by historic pollution, oil spills, incompatible development, and other factors. The coastal and estuarine habitats of Rhode Island’s wat…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Council” means the coastal resources management council, its director or designee; (2) “Degraded habitat” means a habitat that has been negatively affected by human impacts, resulting in the loss or imp…

(a) Establishment. There is established within the coastal resources management council a Rhode Island coastal and estuarine habitat restoration trust fund (the “trust”). On July 1, 2002, July 1, 2004 and each July 1st thereafter, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)…

Funds from the trust shall be used to carry out the purposes of this chapter as follows: (1) The administrative, personnel and equipment expenses required to carry out the activities of the program as described in this chapter. The council shall be responsible for submitting annu…

(a) The council shall develop and implement a coastal and estuarine habitat restoration program for the state of Rhode Island. The program shall consist of the following elements and perform the listed tasks: (1) Develop a statewide coastal and estuarine habitat restoration strat…

In order to be eligible for direct grant assistance from the fund, applicants must demonstrate all of the following: (1) Demonstrate the ability to accomplish the project; (2) Compliance with any applicable element of the state estuary and coastal habitat restoration strategy; an…

Prior to formal adoption of the statewide coastal and estuarine habitat restoration strategy individual projects that meet the definition of restoration contained in § 46-23.1-2 and have been previously identified by state or federal agencies may be approved by the program, in co…

The chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Comprehensive Watershed and Marine Monitoring Act of 2004.”

(a) The general assembly finds and declares that there is a need for an environmental monitoring system in the state that is capable of: (1) Measuring the changing conditions in the functionality and health of the waters of the state, including, but not limited to, Narragansett B…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a comprehensive watershed and marine monitoring system that provides consistent and useful data to resource managers, decision-makers and the public concerning the health of the marine environment of the state. The Rhode Island environm…

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Collaborative” means a group of organizations, agencies and individuals assembled for the purposes of organizing, coordinating, maintaining and supporting the watershed and marine monitoring programs wit…

(a) There is hereby authorized, created and established the “Rhode Island environmental monitoring collaborative” (also known as the “collaborative”) with such powers as are set forth in this chapter, for the purposes of organizing, coordinating, maintaining and supporting the en…

The collaborative shall have the following powers: (1) To effectuate and implement a state monitoring strategy that addresses critical state resource management needs, including, but not limited to, water quality protection, water pollution control, fisheries and wildlife managem…

(a) All state agencies may render any services to the collaborative within their respective functions as may be requested by the collaborative. (b) Upon request of the collaborative, any state agency is authorized and empowered to transfer to the collaborative any officers and em…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end th…

This chapter shall be known as the “Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund.”

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) “Adaptation and resilience projects” means those projects on public land that protect or enhance coastal or riverine habitats to address climate change impacts. Adaptation and…

There is hereby established a technical advisory committee consisting of four (4) members as follows: one member shall be the director of the department of environmental management, or designee; one member shall be the director of the coastal resources management council, or desi…

(a) Establishment. There is established within the Rhode Island infrastructure bank, the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience fund (the “OSCAR fund”). (b) Financing. The fund shall consist of the following sources: (1) Sums the general assembly may appropriate; (2) Monie…

(a) Funds in the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience (OSCAR) fund shall be used solely for adaptation and resilience projects as defined in § 46-23.3-2. (b) The OSCAR fund shall not be used for: (1) Mitigating any current, planned, or future projects that degrade, fill,…

(a) The department and the council shall establish and execute a process, at least annually, for the solicitation, evaluation, and award of grants for projects that meet the requirements set forth in this chapter. The department and council shall forward their respective written …

The council, the department, and the bank shall adopt all rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Act on Coasts — Coastal Resiliency”.

The chief resilience officer (CRO) shall: (1) Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the climate risks related to sea level rise for coastal and riverine communities. The CRO will conduct an assessment of risk to Providence, Kent, Washington, Bristol, and Newport counties for the …

(a) The Rhode Island statewide climate change resilience strategy shall include a coastal resilience plan that recommends a specific long-term and short-term strategy for climate change resilience and adaptation in the coastal areas of the state including, but not limited to, tid…

(a) Subject to the approval of the Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission, the Blackstone Valley district commission shall be merged with and into the Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission. Upon such merger, the Blackstone Valley dis…

(a) Subject to the agreement of the Narragansett Bay water quality management district commission and a city, town or district, the sewage treatment facilities of such city, town, or district may be merged with and into the Narragansett Bay water quality management district commi…

The general assembly hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) The bays, rivers, and associated watersheds of Rhode Island are unique and unparalleled natural resources that provide significant cultural, ecological, and economic benefit to the state. (2) Pursuant to the provision…

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Bays” means the estuaries including Narragansett Bay, Mount Hope Bay, Greenwich Bay, Little Narragansett Bay, the coastal ponds, the Sakonnet River, and Rhode Island territorial waters that extend seawa…

(a) There is hereby established a restricted receipt account within the Department of Environmental Management to be called the Bays, Rivers and Watersheds Fund; (b) The fund shall consist of any funds which the state may from time to time appropriate, as well as money received a…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end th…