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RI Gen L § 46-10-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-10 - Sale of perishable goods or goods subject to reduction in value - Accounting.

§ 46-10-10. Sale of perishable goods or goods subject to reduction in value — Accounting.If the shipwrecked goods found be of a perishable nature or be much reduced in value by keeping, and if no owner or agent or other person interested appear to take the goods, the commissioner shall immediately advertise the goods in one of the daily newspapers published in the city of Providence, and also by posting notices in the town in which the goods shall be so found, and shall within six (6) days sell the goods at public auction to the highest bidder; and the commissioner shall within twenty (20) days after the sale render a just and true account in writing, subscribed by the commissioner to the town treasurer, of all the goods sold by the commissioner.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 27; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 27; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 27; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 27; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-10.
RI Gen L § 46-10-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-11 - Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property - Delivery to town.

§ 46-10-11. Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property — Delivery to town.If no owner or agent or other person interested in the shipwrecked property shall appear and establish his or her claim within one year after it shall have been taken into the custody of the commissioner, the commissioner shall render to the town treasurer of the town an inventory of the property, and, if sold, an account of all money in the commissioner's hands and paid by the commissioner for duties on the property and for expenses of securing and preserving the property, and the commissioner shall make an oath to the truth of the inventory and account and shall pay and deliver the balance of the account, with all the property remaining in the commissioner's hands, to the town treasurer for the use of the town.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 28; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 28; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 28; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 28; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-11.
RI Gen L § 46-10-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-12 - Compensation of commissioner for property delivered to town.

§ 46-10-12. Compensation of commissioner for property delivered to town.The town council may grant the commissioner such compensation for his or her services and expenses as shall be just, to be ascertained, in case of disagreement between the commissioner and town council, in the same manner as provided in § 46-10-5 for the adjustment of the like question between the commissioner and the owner of the property.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 29; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 29; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 29; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 29; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-12.
RI Gen L § 46-10-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-13 - Suit by town for unclaimed property.

§ 46-10-13. Suit by town for unclaimed property.If the commissioner shall, for the space for sixty (60) days after the expiration of the year limited for the commissioner's accounting to the town treasurer in § 46-10-11, neglect to present his or her inventory and account before mentioned and to pay and deliver the balance due thereon, together with all the property remaining in the commissioner's hands, the town treasurer shall cause a suit to be commenced in the treasurer's name therefor for the use of the town, and shall prosecute the suit to final judgment and execution.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 30; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 30; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 30; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 30; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-13.
RI Gen L § 46-10-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-14 - Bond of director.

§ 46-10-14. Bond of director.The director of the department of environmental management shall give bond to the general treasurer for the faithful discharge of the director's duty under this chapter with sufficient sureties to the acceptance of the general treasurer, in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000); and any person, having a claim against the director for any breach or neglect of the director's official duty, may have a remedy therefor by a suit on his or her bond, to be prosecuted in the name of the general treasurer.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-14.
RI Gen L § 46-10-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-15 - Taking charge of property wrecked on Block Island.

§ 46-10-15. Taking charge of property wrecked on Block Island.The director of the department of environmental management shall, immediately on receiving information of any shipwreck or of the finding of any shipwrecked goods or property of any kind in value to the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00) or more upon the shore of Block Island, repair to the place where the property may be found, and in case the property shall not be in the custody of any owner or agent, the director shall take charge thereof and shall preserve and secure the property for the owner.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-15.
RI Gen L § 46-10-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-16 - Employment of assistants by director.

§ 46-10-16. Employment of assistants by director.The director of the department of environmental management, upon taking charge of unclaimed property, may employ as many persons as the director shall think necessary to assist in preserving the property, and he or she may appoint guards to secure the property and may suppress all tumults and disorders.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-16.
RI Gen L § 46-10-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-17 - Appointment of agent for director.

§ 46-10-17. Appointment of agent for director.In case the director of the department of environmental management shall be absent from the island or shall be unable, from sickness or other cause, to attend to the duties of his or her office, the director may appoint some other person in the town of New Shoreham to act in his or her stead as commissioner of wrecks, while the absence or inability shall exist. The person so appointed or authorized shall be clothed with all the rights and powers which the director has under this chapter; for which the director shall be as fully responsible as if the acts were performed by himself or herself.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 17; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 17; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-17.
RI Gen L § 46-10-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-18 - Penalty for disobedience of order of director.

§ 46-10-18. Penalty for disobedience of order of director.Every person who shall disobey any lawful order of the director of the department of environmental management, given in discharging the duties of the director's office, shall forfeit for every such offense twenty dollars ($20.00), to be recovered in an action in the name of the director, to the use of the town of New Shoreham.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 5; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-18.
RI Gen L § 46-10-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-19 - Inventory of property wrecked on Block Island - Reimbursement of director.

§ 46-10-19. Inventory of property wrecked on Block Island — Reimbursement of director.The director of the department of environmental management shall on every such occasion take an inventory of all the property that shall come into the director's possession; and whenever required by the owner of the property or the owner's agent or by any insurance company or underwriter or other person interested in the property, the director shall make an oath to the truth of the inventory, and shall deliver a copy thereof, together with all the property, to the owner, agent, or other person lawfully authorized to receive it; provided, that there shall be paid or secured to be paid to the director a reasonable compensation for his or her services and expenses, and the customhouse duties and other charges, if any, as he or she shall have paid or become liable to pay on or for the property in question.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-19.
RI Gen L § 46-10-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-20 - Arbitration of amounts due director.

§ 46-10-20. Arbitration of amounts due director.If the director of the department of environmental management and the other party shall not agree on the sum so due the director, the case may be submitted to three (3) arbitrators for settlement; one of the arbitrators shall be chosen by the director, one by the other party, and the third by the two (2) already selected; they shall be citizens of the state and, unless objection is raised by the director or the other party, resident voters of the town of New Shoreham. If objection is made to the selection of inhabitants of that town for the service in any case, then selection may be made of any three (3) resident voters in the county of Newport.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-20.
RI Gen L § 46-10-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-21 - Action for amounts due director.

§ 46-10-21. Action for amounts due director.If the parties shall not agree to submit the case to arbitrators, or if the case is submitted and either party is dissatisfied with the decision of the arbitrators, then the case may be decided in a civil action to be commenced and prosecuted as the circumstances may require, unless the case shall be a matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the United States.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-21.
RI Gen L § 46-10-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-22 - Amounts due parties other than director - Appeal.

§ 46-10-22. Amounts due parties other than director — Appeal.No owner or other person interested in any property wrecked on Block Island shall be held to pay to any person other than the director of the department of environmental management any charge for services or expenses in taking or securing the property, unless it be for property taken or secured before the arrival of the director; in which case the director shall upon due hearing of all parties interested, determine the compensation to be received as aforesaid, and any party dissatisfied with the award of the director may obtain a judicial review under the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 154, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-22.
RI Gen L § 46-10-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-23 - Penalty for unauthorized intermeddling with property.

§ 46-10-23. Penalty for unauthorized intermeddling with property.If any person shall, after the arrival of the director of the department of environmental management, take, detain, or intermeddle with any property shipwrecked or found as aforesaid, except under the direction of the director or of the owner or agent or other person interested, he or she shall forfeit one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense, to be recovered in the name of the director, owner, agent, or other person interested, to his or her own use.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-23.
RI Gen L § 46-10-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-24 - Publication of notice of wreck found on Block Island.

§ 46-10-24. Publication of notice of wreck found on Block Island.The director of the department of environmental management, as soon as may be after the director's arrival at the place where any wreck or goods shall be found, shall publish the particulars of the shipwreck and of the goods found, with such other material facts as the director shall ascertain, in the newspapers published in the city of Newport, in order that knowledge thereof may be given as soon as possible to the owner, agent, or person interested; and if the director shall neglect so to do, he or she shall forfeit fifty dollars ($50.00), to be recovered in an action at the suit of the owner, agent, or other person interested, to his or her own use.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 11; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-24.
RI Gen L § 46-10-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-25 - Sale of property to pay duties - Perishable property.

§ 46-10-25. Sale of property to pay duties — Perishable property.The director of the department of environmental management may dispose of so much of the property by public auction, within thirty (30) days after taking the property into his or her custody, as shall be sufficient to pay all duties thereon which he or she shall have paid, or for which the director shall become liable, to the customhouse, and may dispose of any property which is of a perishable nature.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 12; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-25.
RI Gen L § 46-10-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-26 - Sale of property subject to reduction in value.

§ 46-10-26. Sale of property subject to reduction in value.Whenever the property wrecked on Block Island may be much reduced in value by keeping it for one year, and no owner, agent or other person interested therein shall appear to claim it within sixty (60) days after it shall have been taken into the custody of the director of the department of environmental management, the director shall advertise the property in the public newspapers in the city of Newport and shall sell the property by auction to the best advantage.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 13; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-26.
RI Gen L § 46-10-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-27 - Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property - Delivery to treasurer.

§ 46-10-27. Inventory and accounting for unclaimed property — Delivery to treasurer.If no owner, agent, or other person interested in the property wrecked on Block Island shall appear within one year after it shall have been taken into the custody of the director of the department of environmental management, and establish his or her claim thereto, the director shall present to the general treasurer an inventory of the property (or, if sold, an account of all the sales) with an account of all the moneys paid by him or her for duties on the property and for the expenses of securing and preserving it; and he or she shall make an oath to the truth of the inventory and accounts, and shall pay and deliver to the general treasurer the balance of the accounts, with all the property remaining in the director's hands, to the use of the state.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 14; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 14; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 14; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 14; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-27.
RI Gen L § 46-10-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-28 - Director of the department of environmental management - Salary and expenses.

§ 46-10-28. Director of the department of environmental management — Salary and expenses.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary, for the salary of the director of the department of environmental management and for his or her expenses.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 119, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 145, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 150, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 15; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-28.
RI Gen L § 46-10-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-10 - Shipwrecks|Section 46-10-29 - Provisions limited to wrecks in New Shoreham.

§ 46-10-29. Provisions limited to wrecks in New Shoreham.The provisions of §§ 46-10-14 — 46-10-28 shall apply only insofar as the director of the department of environmental management may be performing the duties and exercising the powers of the former commissioner of wrecks in New Shoreham.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 115, § 16; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-10-29.
RI Gen L § 46-11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-11 - Seaweed|Section 46-11-1 - Taking of seaweed by inhabitants of Barrington.

§ 46-11-1. Taking of seaweed by inhabitants of Barrington.The inhabitants of the town of Barrington may, at all times between the rising and setting of the sun, take up and carry off from the public beach in Barrington, extending west from Hyde's Hole to land now or formerly of the heirs of John Watson, with their vehicles, not exceeding two (2) loads of seaweed each in any one day; provided, that no person shall take more than one load of seaweed in any one day, until all who have repaired to the beach with their teams shall have obtained one load each.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 120, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 146, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 151, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 353, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-11-1.
RI Gen L § 46-11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-11 - Seaweed|Section 46-11-2 - Privilege restricted to Barrington inhabitants.

§ 46-11-2. Privilege restricted to Barrington inhabitants.No person other than an inhabitant of the town of Barrington shall be permitted to take or carry off from the beach any seaweed in any manner whatsoever.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 120, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 146, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 151, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 353, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 46-11-2.
RI Gen L § 46-11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-11 - Seaweed|Section 46-11-3 - Penalty for violations.

§ 46-11-3. Penalty for violations.Every person who shall take or carry off from the beach any seaweed, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, shall forfeit ten dollars ($10.00) for each and every load of seaweed so carried off, one-half (½) thereof to the use of the person suing for the same and one-half (½) thereof to the use of the town of Barrington.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 120, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 146, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 151, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 353, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 46-11-3.
RI Gen L § 46-12-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-2.1 - Repealed.

§ 46-12-2.1. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-12-3.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-3.1 - [Transferred.]

§ 46-12-3.1. [Transferred.]
RI Gen L § 46-12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-4 - Repealed.

§ 46-12-4. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1982, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-3.1; P.L. 1983, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 155; P.L. 1996, ch. 271, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 281, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 17, § 1, effective July 1, 2012.
RI Gen L § 46-12-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-4.1 - Repealed.

§ 46-12-4.1. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 300, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 155; Repealed by P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 17, § 1, effective July 1, 2012.
RI Gen L § 46-12-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-5 - Prohibitions.

§ 46-12-5. Prohibitions.(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place any pollutant in a location where it is likely to enter the waters or to place or cause to be placed any solid waste materials, junk, or debris of any kind whatsoever, organic or non organic, in any waters.(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any pollutant into the waters except as in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated hereunder and pursuant to the terms and conditions of a permit.(c) It shall be unlawful to construct or install any industrial, commercial, or other establishment, to make any modification or addition thereto, or to undertake any development which may result in the discharge of any pollutant into the waters of the state, unless the discharge is made to a system or means to prevent pollution approved by the director.(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) above, an applicant seeking a water quality certification from the department of environmental management in connection with the disposal of dredge material at a site as provided for in § 46-23-18.3 and in a manner consistent with a comprehensive program as provided for in § 46-23-6(1)(ii)(H), shall be granted said water quality certification if the department of environmental management determines that the proposal is consistent with the water quality standards adopted pursuant to § 46-12-3(24).History of Section.P.L. 1920, ch. 1914, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 125, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 634, § 3; P.L. 1966, ch. 261, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-4; P.L. 1970, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 236, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 271, § 4; P.L. 1996, ch. 281, § 4.