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RI Gen L § 46-25-59 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-59 - Security for revenue bonds or revenue notes.

§ 46-25-59. Security for revenue bonds or revenue notes.(a) The principal of and interest on any revenue bonds or revenue notes issued by the commission, may be secured by a pledge of any revenues and receipts of the commission, and may be secured by a mortgage or other instrument covering all or any part of one or more sewage treatment facilities, including all or part of any additions, improvements, extensions to language, or enlargements of such facilities thereafter made.(b) The resolution under which the revenue bonds or revenue notes are authorized to be issued and any such mortgage, lease, sales agreement, or loan agreement, or other instrument may contain agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the facilities covered thereby, the fixing and collection of rents, payments or repayments, or other revenues, therefrom, including moneys received in repayment of loans, and interest thereon, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such rents or other revenues, and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the commission shall deem advisable.(c) Each pledge, agreement, mortgage, or other instrument made for the benefit or security of any of the revenue bonds or revenue notes of the commission shall continue in effect until the principal of and interest on the revenue bonds or revenue notes for the benefit of which the same was made shall have been fully paid, or until provision shall have been made for the payment in the manner provided in the resolutions under which the revenue bonds or revenue notes were authorized.(d) The commission may provide, in any proceedings under which revenue bonds or revenue notes may be authorized, that any sewage treatment facility or part thereof may be constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or improved by the commission, or any lessee, vendee, obligor, or any designee of the commission, and may also provide in proceedings for the time and manner of and requisitions for disbursements to be made for the cost of such construction, and for all such certificates and approvals of construction and disbursements as the commission shall deem necessary and provide for in proceedings.(e) Any resolution under which revenue bonds or revenue notes of the commission are authorized to be issued (and any trust indenture established thereby) may contain provisions for vesting in a trustee or trustees such properties, rights, powers, and duties in trust as the commission may determine, including any or all of the rights, powers, and duties of the trustee appointed by the holders of any issue of revenue bonds or revenue notes pursuant to § 46-25-65, in which event the provisions of § 46-25-65 authorizing the appointment of a trustee by holders of revenue bonds or revenue notes shall not apply.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-25-61 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-61 - Trust funds.

§ 46-25-61. Trust funds.All money received pursuant to the issuance of revenue bonds or revenue notes or as revenues, receipts or income, shall be trust funds if such is provided for in the proceedings under which the revenue bonds or revenue notes are authorized. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, money shall be deposited as trustee hereof shall hold and apply the money for the purposes thereof, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter, the proceedings authorizing the revenue bonds or revenue notes, and the trust agreement securing the revenue bonds or revenue notes, if any.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-25-62 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-62 - Exemption of the commission's revenue bonds and notes from taxation.

§ 46-25-62. Exemption of the commission's revenue bonds and notes from taxation.Revenue bonds and notes of the commission, and the income (including gain from sale or exchange) therefrom, shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind of the state of Rhode Island and the municipalities and all political subdivisions thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-25-63 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-63 - Revenue notes and bonds as legal investments.

§ 46-25-63. Revenue notes and bonds as legal investments.The revenue notes and bonds of the commission are hereby made securities in which all public officers, state agencies, public corporations, and bodies of this state, and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies and associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and savings associations, including savings and loan associations, building and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all administrators, guardians, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state of Rhode Island, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital, in their control or belonging to them.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-25-64 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-64 - Agreement of the state of Rhode Island.

§ 46-25-64. Agreement of the state of Rhode Island.The state of Rhode Island does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any revenue bonds or revenue notes issued under §§ 46-25-58 — 46-25-66, that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the commission to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders until the revenue bonds or revenue notes, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged. The commission is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of the revenue bonds or revenue notes.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-25-65 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-65 - Credit of the state of Rhode Island.

§ 46-25-65. Credit of the state of Rhode Island.Obligations issued under the provisions of §§ 46-25-58 — 46-25-66 shall not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, other than the commission, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any political subdivision, other than the commission, but shall be payable solely from the revenues or assets of the commission. Each obligation issued pursuant to §§ 46-25-58 — 46-25-66 shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the commission shall not be obligated to pay the obligation or interest thereon except from revenues or assets pledged therefor, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof, other than the commission, is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the obligation.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-25-67 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-67 - Other statutes and ordinances.

§ 46-25-67. Other statutes and ordinances.Nothing herein contained shall restrict or limit the powers of the commission arising under any laws of this state, or any ordinances of any municipality, except if the powers are expressly contrary to the provisions of this chapter. This chapter shall be construed to provide a complete additional alternative method for doing the things authorized hereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and in addition to the powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of all revenue bonds, revenue notes, and other obligations of the commission, under the provisions of §§ 46-25-58 — 46-25-66, need not comply with the requirements of any other statute applicable to the issue of the bonds, notes, and other obligations. No proceedings or notice of approval shall be required for the issuance of any revenue bonds, revenue notes, or other obligations, or any instrument of security therefor except as herein provided.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-25-68 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-68 - Inconsistent provisions.

§ 46-25-68. Inconsistent provisions.Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law or ordinance, general, special or local, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-25-69 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-25 - Narragansett Bay Commission|Section 46-25-69 - Severability.

§ 46-25-69. Severability.The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 557, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-26-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-26 - Improvements to Ten Mile River|Section 46-26-1 - Improvements to Ten Mile River.

§ 46-26-1. Improvements to Ten Mile River.The state of Rhode Island or any of its municipalities are hereby authorized to negotiate and enter into agreements with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its municipalities concerning improvements to the Ten Mile River.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 430, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-26-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-26 - Improvements to Ten Mile River|Section 46-26-2 - Agreements with Massachusetts.

§ 46-26-2. Agreements with Massachusetts.The state of Rhode Island or any of its municipalities are further authorized to negotiate and enter into agreements with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its municipalities to:(1) Maintain, and improve the Ten Mile River located within or without either state or commonwealth,(2) Provide for the financing thereof with any federal funds made available through the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, 12 U.S.C. § 1701q et seq., or any other federal funds from any other source, and if Rhode Island is delegated the recipient of those funds, then they shall be administered through the department of administration or any agency, authority, or division so designated by the department of administration,(3) Have the authority to accept funds from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its municipalities if the commonwealth is the recipient of the federal funds, and(4) Provide for any and all other matters which may, in the state's or its municipalities' discretion, be necessary or desirable to carry out any such agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 430, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-26-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-26 - Improvements to Ten Mile River|Section 46-26-3 - Town council approval.

§ 46-26-3. Town council approval.Any agreement, executed by a Rhode Island municipality pursuant to § 46-26-2 and this section, must be approved by the town council before the agreements can become effective.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 430, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-27-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-27 - Personal Watercraft Safety Act|Section 46-27-1 - Definitions.

§ 46-27-1. Definitions.In this chapter, the term:(1)"Headway speed" in this section means the slowest speed at which a personal watercraft can be operated and maintain steerage way.(2)"Operator" means a person who operates or who has charge of the navigation or use of a watercraft.(3)"Personal watercraft" means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional method of sitting or standing inside the vessel.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 131, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-27-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-27 - Personal Watercraft Safety Act|Section 46-27-3 - Enforcement.

§ 46-27-3. Enforcement.The department of environmental management, division of boating safety, is empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter. In addition thereto, the police officers of all localities, and the harbormasters of all localities are empowered to enforce all provisions of this chapter. The harbormaster of any locality, or where there is none, the governing body of any locality is empowered and authorized to establish reasonable speed limits for the operation of any personal watercraft in any area within their jurisdiction. The harbormaster of any locality, or where there is none, the governing body of any locality is empowered and authorized to post signs governing the reasonable use of personal watercraft at any location within their jurisdiction.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 131, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-27-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-27 - Personal Watercraft Safety Act|Section 46-27-4 - Penalties.

§ 46-27-4. Penalties.Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who violates any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months for each such violation.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 131, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-28-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-1 - Short title.

§ 46-28-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Rhode Island Rivers Council".History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-28-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-2 - Legislative findings and declaration of public policy.

§ 46-28-2. Legislative findings and declaration of public policy.(a) Rhode Island needs an affirmative, clearly articulated program to plan for, manage and protect its rivers and watershed resources on an integrated, inter-agency basis, that supports systems level planning.(b) Many of the rivers of Rhode Island or sections thereof and related adjacent land possess outstanding aesthetic and recreational value of present and potential benefit to the citizens of this state. The preservation and protection of these rivers and their immediate environment together with their significant recreational, natural and cultural value is hereby declared to be a public policy. It shall be the policy of the state of Rhode Island to protect these values and to practice sound conservation policies and practices relative thereto. It is also recognized that it is in the public interest to:(1) Preserve open space, natural resources and features, and scenic landscapes;(2) Preserve cultural and historic landscapes and features;(3) Preserve opportunities for recreational use of rivers;(4) Encourage the establishment of greenways which link open spaces together;(5) Establish a rivers policy consistent with the Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act, chapter 22.2 of title 45 as set forth in § 45-22.2-3(c);(6) Continue the regional and comprehensive planning activities for rivers, water quality, and land use conducted by the Rhode Island department of environmental management and the Rhode Island department of administration; and(7) Utilize the rivers policy and classification plan and other relevant elements of the state guide plan, plans and programs of state and federal agencies, and watershed action plans to coordinate the activities of the public and private sectors so as to achieve the objectives of this section.(c) It is, therefore, essential that a Rhode Island policy be developed so that these purposes may be fulfilled. The general assembly affirms that it must assure the people of this generation and their descendants the opportunity to appreciate aesthetic and utilize the recreational qualities and resources of the state's streams and rivers. To implement these policies is the purpose of this chapter and in furtherance thereof to establish the Rhode Island rivers council which will coordinate and oversee the clean up and preservation of the quality of rivers in Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 159, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 254, § 4.
RI Gen L § 46-28-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-3 - Definitions.

§ 46-28-3. 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)"Council" means the Rhode Island rivers council.(2)"River" means a flowing body of water or estuary or a section, portion, or tributary thereof, including streams, creeks, brooks, ponds, and small lakes.(3)"Watershed" means a land area which because of its topography, soil type, and drainage patterns acts as a collector of raw waters which regorge or replenish rivers and existing or planned public water supplies.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-28-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-4 - Establishment of council - Purpose.

§ 46-28-4. Establishment of council — Purpose.(a) There is hereby authorized, created, and established within the executive department as an associated function, as defined in § 46-28-10, of the water resources board, established pursuant to chapters 15 and 15.1 of this title, a Rhode Island rivers council known as "the Rhode Island rivers council," with such powers as are set forth in this chapter, for the purposes of coordinating, overseeing, and reviewing efforts to improve and preserve the quality of rivers and to develop plans to increase the utilization of river areas throughout the state, and to support and strengthen grassroots watershed organizations as local implementers of the plans.(b) The rivers policy and classification plan prepared and recommended as provided for in § 46-28-7(3) and as adopted by the state planning council shall be the principal means of management and protection by the rivers council. The rivers council shall work in conjunction with watershed councils and all affected federal, regional and state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Rhode Island bays, rivers and watersheds coordination team, the water resources board, the coastal resources management council, the department of environmental management, the department of health, the statewide planning program of the department of administration, and the economic development corporation, municipal governments, private organizations and persons in achieving the purposes set forth in this section, and implementing systems level planning for the state.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 § 46-28-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-5 - Council created - Appointment of members.

§ 46-28-5. Council created — Appointment of members.Such council shall consist of fifteen (15) members to be appointed in the following manner:(1) Nine (9) public members shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate; one of whom shall be a member of a chamber of commerce within Rhode Island, three (3) of whom shall be people who have experience with relevant not-for-profit groups such as local land trusts or conservation commissions, two (2) of whom shall have experience in environmental law, environmental science or planning, and one of whom shall have experience in communication, public outreach or education; one member shall be the general manager of the water resources board or his or her designee who shall be a subordinate within the water resources board who shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member; one member shall be the director of the department of environmental management or his or her designee who shall be a subordinate within the department of environmental management; one member shall be the executive director of coastal resources management council or his or her designee who shall be a subordinate within the coastal resources management council who shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member; one member shall be the director of the department of administration or his or her designee who shall be a subordinate within the department of administration; one member shall be the executive director of the economic development corporation or his or her designee who shall be a subordinate within the economic development corporation who shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member; and one member shall be the president of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns or his or her designee who shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member.(2) All duly appointed members as of the passage of this act [April 20, 2006], shall continue as members until the expiration of their term. Upon expiration of the terms of members of the council who were appointed by the governor or the lieutenant governor prior to the effective date of this act [April 20, 2006], new members shall be appointed by the governor as prescribed in subdivision (1). Members shall be appointed during the month of January of each year by the governor and in the event of a vacancy occurring in the council, said vacancy shall be filled in a like manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The term of appointed members shall be three (3) years. The members of the council shall be eligible to succeed themselves. The members of the council shall serve without compensation. No one shall be eligible for appointment unless he or she is a resident of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 198, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 157; P.L. 2004, ch. 159, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 254, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 22, § 8; P.L. 2006, ch. 27, § 8.
RI Gen L § 46-28-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-28 - The Rhode Island Rivers Council|Section 46-28-5.1 - Removal of members.

§ 46-28-5.1. Removal of members.Members of the council shall be removable by the governor pursuant to § 36-1-7 of the general laws and for cause only, and removal solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office shall be unlawful.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 22, § 9; P.L. 2006, ch. 27, § 9.