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RI Gen L § 46-28-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-6 - Officers of the council and quorum.

§ 46-28-6. Officers of the council and quorum.Upon the passage of this act [April 20, 2006], the council shall elect from among the members a chair and a vice-chair. Thereafter, the council shall annually elect in February a chair and vice-chair from among the members. The council may elect from among its members such other officers as they deem necessary. Six (6) voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of those present and voting shall be required for action.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 22, § 8; P.L. 2006, ch. 27, § 8.
RI Gen L § 46-28-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-7.1 - Power and duties of the state planning council.

§ 46-28-7.1. Power and duties of the state planning council.In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the state planning council shall adopt a rivers policy and a classification plan for the state of Rhode Island as elements of the state guide plan in accordance with the provisions of § 42-11-10. The procedure for adoption shall be as follows: Upon notification from the rivers council that it has completed preparation of the rivers policy or classification plan as set forth in § 46-28-7(c) and (d), respectively, the state planning council and rivers council shall jointly conduct a public hearing in the manner specified in chapter 35 of title 42. Following the public hearing, the rivers council shall, in consultation with the statewide planning program, make its recommendation to the state planning council. The state planning council may make any revisions or amendments to the rivers policy or classification plan as recommended by the rivers council that are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, to achieve consistency with applicable provisions of law, or to consider comments made at the public hearing.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 148, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 159, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 254, § 4.
RI Gen L § 46-28-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-9 - Annual council report and special reports.

§ 46-28-9. Annual council report and special reports.(a) Annual report. The council shall make an annual report to the governor and the general assembly on or before February 1 of each year. The report shall include a summary of the activities of the council and of each designated local watershed council and a consolidated financial statement of all funds received by and expended by the rivers council during the reporting period.(1) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, the council shall approve and submit an annual report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the secretary of state of its activities during that fiscal year. The report shall provide: an operating statement summarizing meetings or hearings held, including meeting minutes, subjects addressed, decisions rendered, rules or regulations promulgated, studies conducted, policies and plans developed, approved, or modified, and programs administered or initiated; a summary of the activities of each designated local watershed; a consolidated financial statement of all funds received and expended including the source of the funds, a listing of any staff supported by these funds, and a summary of any clerical, administrative or technical support received; a summary of performance during the previous fiscal year including accomplishments, shortcomings and remedies; a synopsis of hearings, complaints, suspensions or other legal matters related to the authority of the council; a summary of any training courses held pursuant to subsection 46-28-7(13); a briefing on anticipated activities in the upcoming fiscal year; findings and recommendations for improvements; and a summary of progress made by the council in the implementation of the system-level plan as described in § 46-31-5.(2) The report shall be posted electronically as prescribed in § 42-20-8.2. The director of the department of administration shall be responsible for the enforcement of this provision.(b) Special reports. The council shall prepare such special reports as may be requested by the general assembly, or either branch thereof, the governor, or as may be determined by the council.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 159, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 254, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 22, § 8; P.L. 2006, ch. 27, § 8; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 62.
RI Gen L § 46-28-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-10 - Administrative support and staffing.

§ 46-28-10. Administrative support and staffing.The water resources board shall be responsible for providing administrative support in carrying out the responsibilities charged to the Rhode Island rivers council; the water resources board, the department of environmental management, and the statewide planning program shall, as appropriate, provide the Rhode Island rivers council staff support as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 159, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 254, § 4.
RI Gen L § 46-28-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-11 - Liberal construction.

§ 46-28-11. Liberal construction.The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally in order to accomplish the purposes hereof, and where any specific power is given to the council by the provisions hereof, the statement thereof shall not be deemed to exclude or impair any power otherwise in this chapter conferred upon said council.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-28-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-12 - Powers of coastal resources management council.

§ 46-28-12. Powers of coastal resources management council.Nothing contained herein shall abrogate or affect the powers of the coastal resources management council.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-28-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-13 - Chapter does not abrogate or affect § 2-23-5.

§ 46-28-13. Chapter does not abrogate or affect § 2-23-5.Nothing contained herein shall abrogate or affect the provisions outlined in § 2-23-5.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-29-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-29 - Phosphate Reduction|Section 46-29-1 - Short title.

§ 46-29-1. Short title.This chapter shall be referred to as the "Phosphate Reduction Act of 1995".History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-29-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-29 - Phosphate Reduction|Section 46-29-2 - Legislative findings, intent, and objectives.

§ 46-29-2. Legislative findings, intent, and objectives.The general assembly hereby recognizes and declares that:(1) Whereas, excess nutrients, especially phosphorus, from municipal wastewater treatment plants, septic tanks, urban and agricultural losses may cause eutrophication resulting in algae blooms and low dissolved oxygen; and(2) Whereas, requiring the use of phosphate-free laundry detergents will reduce the amount of phosphorus in Rhode Island's rivers, lakes, and estuaries at no cost to consumer or to municipalities; and(3) Whereas, requiring the use of phosphate-free laundry detergents will significantly reduce the amount of phosphorus that is released by municipalities at their wastewater treatment plants; and(4) Whereas, our neighbors the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have enacted similar legislation to address the problem of excess nutrients in their waters;(5) The general assembly, therefore, has declared that it is the policy of the state to reduce phosphorus pollution at its source to protect waters of the state, protect beneficial uses of the waters of the state and create a cost effective approach to wastewater treatment.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-29-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-29 - Phosphate Reduction|Section 46-29-4 - Right of appeal.

§ 46-29-4. Right of appeal.Any person aggrieved by any determination made by the director pursuant to this chapter may seek review of that determination before the administrative adjudication division of the department pursuant to Chapters 35 and 17.7 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-29-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-29 - Phosphate Reduction|Section 46-29-5 - Construction of chapter.

§ 46-29-5. Construction of chapter.This chapter shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose, which purpose is the reduction of phosphorus entering the waters of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-29-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-29 - Phosphate Reduction|Section 46-29-6 - Severability.

§ 46-29-6. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 216, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-30-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-30 - Public Water Supply Systems|Section 46-30-1 - Short title.

§ 46-30-1. Short title.This chapter shall be referred to as the "Public Water Supply Systems Act of 1995".History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-30-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-30 - Public Water Supply Systems|Section 46-30-2 - Legislative findings, intent, and objectives.

§ 46-30-2. Legislative findings, intent, and objectives.(a) It is hereby found and declared that:(1) Water is vital to life and comprises an invaluable natural resource which is not to be abused by any segment of the state's population or its economy. It is the policy of the state to restore, enhance, and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of its waters to protect health;(2) It is further found and declared that the waters of this state are a critical renewable resource which must be protected to insure the availability of safe and potable drinking water for present and future needs;(3) It is further found and declared that public water supply systems have the responsibility to provide safety and potable drinking water to the state's population;(4) It is further found and declared that financial and regulatory pressures may force some small public water supply systems into economically losing propositions;(5) It is further found and declared that economy and efficiency dictate the desirability to combine small public water supply systems with other public water supply systems;(b) The objectives of this chapter are:(1) To establish a mechanism to combine small public water supply systems and/or annex small systems to adjacent water supplies in order to provide viable water supplies capable of meeting federal and state drinking water regulations current at all times.(2) To enable each local jurisdiction, city, town, water authority, water district, small supplier, or small public water supply system to petition the adjacent supplier for the purpose of merging or annexing with the supplier in an economically fair method.(3) No merger nor annexation shall proceed without the consent of the governing board of each respective entity or, in the case of a municipally owned system, a vote of the majority of the entire town or city council or, in the case of a private supplier, the consent of the owner of the facilities in question and the governing board of the petitioned governing agency.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 267, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 63.
RI Gen L § 46-30-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-30 - Public Water Supply Systems|Section 46-30-3 - Definitions.

§ 46-30-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning:(1)"Annexation fee" means a fee levied on the individual water system connections, or accounts, in addition to their normal water consumption and service charges. The annexation fee shall remain in effect until the financial responsibility of annexation is discharged.(2)"Governing agency" means the public water supply system into which the small public water supply system is being merged or annexed.(3)"Owner of the facilities" means the holder of title to the water supply system facilities supplying water.(4)"Public water supply system" means the same as defined in § 46-13-2.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-30-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-30 - Public Water Supply Systems|Section 46-30-4 - Financial responsibility.

§ 46-30-4. Financial responsibility.(a) The financial obligation for the upgrading of the public water supply system to be annexed and the continued management and operational responsibility to bring that system into compliance with the applicable regulations and on parity with the existing facilities of the governing agency must be fairly and equitably allocated to the new customers by identifying:(1) Capital costs;(2) Operational expenses;(3) Management support;and adding the annexation fee to the governing agency's existing rate structure currently in effect to be applied to the customer's accounts, to be annexed.(b) (1) Each year the annexation fee to be paid by the new customers shall be added to the rate apportioned to the existing customers of the governing agency and shall represent the amortized cost of the capital expenditures and the appropriate ongoing operational costs adjusted for inflation. The annexation fee shall in no event be less than ten percent (10%) the rate levied on the pre-annexation customer base, nor shall it be more than one hundred percent (100%) of the pre-annexation rate. This legislation is not intended to limit the governing agency from recovering all costs of service from its basic customer base. The annexation fee shall constitute a part of the cost of annexation and shall also be an allocated portion of the cost of annexation and become a debt of each customer from the small public water supply system to the governing agency and be collectible in the same manner and have the benefit of any lien provided for the amounts due for water charges from the small public water supply system to the governing agency. Subject to the provisions of § 39-1.1-1 for those small public water supply systems which are public utilities, all governing agencies may terminate service for failure of the customer of a small public water supply system to pay the annexation fee.(2) It shall not be necessary for any small public water supply system or governing agency whose rates may be regulated by the public utilities commission, pursuant to chapter 1 of title 39, to obtain approval from the commission for billing of the annexation fee. The public utilities commission shall not be required, in determining rates for any governing agency or small public water supply system hereunder, to consider the annexation fees billed hereunder when determining revenue requirements for the governing agency or public water supply system.(c) The annexation fee shall terminate when the contractual obligation for amortizing the upgrading of the system petitioning annexation has been discharged or no later than thirty (30) years from the date of financing said improvements, whichever comes first.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-30-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-30 - Public Water Supply Systems|Section 46-30-6 - Liberal construction.

§ 46-30-6. Liberal construction.The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally in order to accomplish the purposes hereof, and where any specific power is given to any agency by the provisions hereof, the statement thereof shall not be deemed to exclude or impair any power otherwise in this chapter conferred upon that agency.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-30-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-30 - Public Water Supply Systems|Section 46-30-7 - Severability.

§ 46-30-7. Severability.If any provisions of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order made thereunder, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter, rule, regulation, or order, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter and is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter would have been enacted if the invalid parts had not been included therein.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 267, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-31-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-1 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-2 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-2. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-3 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-4 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-4. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-5 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-5. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-6 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-6. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-7 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-7. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-8 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-8. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-9 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-9. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-10 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-10. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-11 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-11. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-12 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-12. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-12.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-12.1 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-12.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 30, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-13 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-13. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
RI Gen L § 46-31-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-31 - The Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team|Section 46-31-14 - Repealed.

§ 46-31-14. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 203, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 208, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 16, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.