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RI Gen L § 46-19-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-19 - Inspection of Dams and Reservoirs|Section 46-19-2 - Description and plans furnished by owner.

§ 46-19-2. Description and plans furnished by owner.Every person owning, maintaining, or having control of any dam or reservoir shall, upon written request therefor, furnish to the director of the department of environmental management as full, true, and particular description of the dam or reservoir as may be practicable; and shall, as soon as may be after the request, cause to be made all the necessary surveys, plans, and drawings thereof as may be required by the director.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 124, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 150, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 180, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 638, § 3; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-19-2.
RI Gen L § 46-19-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-19 - Inspection of Dams and Reservoirs|Section 46-19-3 - Approval of plans for construction or alteration.

§ 46-19-3. Approval of plans for construction or alteration.No dam or reservoir shall be constructed or substantially altered until plans and specifications of the proposed work shall have been filed with and approved by the director.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 124, § 4; P.L. 1902, ch. 991, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 150, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 180, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 638, § 4; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-19-3.
RI Gen L § 46-19-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-19 - Inspection of Dams and Reservoirs|Section 46-19-5 - Judicial enforcement of order to make dam or reservoir safe.

§ 46-19-5. Judicial enforcement of order to make dam or reservoir safe.(a) If the owner or person having the control of any dam or reservoir, who shall be required to draw off the water, or a portion of the water, in any reservoir, or to make alterations in any reservoir, or repairs thereon or additions thereto, in the manner prescribed in § 46-19-4, shall not forthwith proceed to comply with the requirement, or shall not prosecute the work, when commenced, with reasonable expedition, the director of the department of environmental management shall make out a complaint in which he or she shall set forth the condition of the dam or reservoir, and the steps he or she has taken to cause the water to be drawn off therefrom and for the alteration or repair thereof, or to have additions made thereto to secure the safety of the dam or reservoir, and the default of the owner or person having control thereof in drawing off the water, repairing, altering, or in making an addition to the dam or reservoir, and that the safety of life and property is endangered by the default, and shall subscribe the default, and deliver the complaint to the attorney general or to an assistant attorney general, who shall present the complaint to the supreme court or the superior court, with a petition in the nature of an information ex officio, praying that the person owning or controlling the dam or reservoir may be required and ordered forthwith to comply with the requirements of the director of the department of environmental management theretofore made in the premises, or with such other orders as may be made by the court, to secure all persons having reasonable cause to apprehend injury to life or property from the unsafe condition of the dam or reservoir.(b) Upon the filing of the petition, a citation shall issue to the person controlling or owning the dam, commanding him or her to appear at a time and place therein named, to show cause, if any exists, why the relief prayed for shall not be granted; and the court shall summarily proceed to hear the cause, and upon hearing the parties, or by proceeding ex parte, if the respondent fails to appear, the court may pass such order and decree in the premises as will effectually secure the persons interested from danger or loss from the breaking of the dam or reservoir complained of; and the court may enforce the orders and decrees by injunction, process for contempt, by sequestration, or by such other process as may be applicable in those cases.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 124, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 150, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 180, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 638, § 6; P.L. 1956, ch. 3632, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-19-5; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 55.
RI Gen L § 46-19-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-19 - Inspection of Dams and Reservoirs|Section 46-19-6 - Access of agents to private property.

§ 46-19-6. Access of agents to private property.The director and the director's duly authorized agents may, in the discharge of his or her or their duties, enter upon and pass over private property without rendering himself or herself or themselves liable in an action for trespass.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 124, § 9; P.L. 1902, ch. 991, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 150, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 180, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 638, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-19-6.
RI Gen L § 46-19-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-19 - Inspection of Dams and Reservoirs|Section 46-19-7 - Employment of consulting engineer.

§ 46-19-7. Employment of consulting engineer.The director of the department of environmental management may employ a consulting engineer in any specific case in which the exigencies of the case may require it. The compensation of the consulting engineer shall be allowed by the director, and shall be paid upon the order of the state controller out of any money in the treasury appropriated therefor.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 124, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 150, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 180, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 638, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-19-7.
RI Gen L § 46-19-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-19 - Inspection of Dams and Reservoirs|Section 46-19-8 - Appropriations and disbursements.

§ 46-19-8. Appropriations and disbursements.The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary, to pay all necessary expenses incurred by the director of the department of environmental management in the discharge of the director's duties; and the state controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer from time to time for such sums as may be necessary, upon the presentation of properly authenticated vouchers.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 124, § 8; P.L. 1902, ch. 991, § 2; P.L. 1906, ch. 1329, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 150, § 8; P.L. 1909, ch. 407, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 180, § 8; P.L. 1935, ch. 2250, § 149; G.L. 1938, ch. 638, § 8; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, §§ 65, 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-19-8.
RI Gen L § 46-19-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-19 - Inspection of Dams and Reservoirs|Section 46-19-9 - Emergency action plans.

§ 46-19-9. Emergency action plans.(a) By July 1, 2008, an emergency action plan shall be prepared for each significant or high hazard dam by the city or town wherein the dam lies. The Rhode Island emergency management agency, as established in chapter 15 of title 30 shall develop guidelines for the preparation of emergency action plans. The department of environmental management and the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns shall cooperate with the Rhode Island emergency management agency in developing the guidelines. All emergency action plans prepared pursuant to this section shall not be considered final or complete until approved by the emergency management agency, with the cooperation of the department of environmental management.(b) The owner of any other dam, regardless of the assigned hazard classification, may also be required to prepare an emergency action plan if deemed necessary by the department of environmental management.(c) Emergency action plans shall be updated on an annual basis and shall be filed with the Rhode Island emergency management agency, the department of environmental management, the chief of the local police department and the local city or town emergency management official.(d) Once an emergency action plan is complete, the city or town wherein the dam lies shall provide written notice to the dam owner of the costs for actions taken by the city or town in the development of the emergency action plan. Said costs of developing the emergency action plan shall be remitted to the city or town within ninety (90) days of the receipt of such notice. In the event that the costs are not remitted within the ninety (90) day period, the municipality shall have a valid legal claim against the dam owner, in the amount of such costs, plus any costs associated with the pursuit of the claim.(e) Each state agency shall, in cooperation with the municipality in which the dam lies, be responsible for the preparation of an emergency action plan for each high and significant hazard dam owned by said agency by the deadline specified in subsection (a).History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 58, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 62, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-20-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-20 - Ditches and Drains|Section 46-20-1 - Petition to drain across lands of another.

§ 46-20-1. Petition to drain across lands of another.Whenever the owner or owners of any lands in this state may wish to drain the lands, and cannot agree with the proprietor or proprietors of the adjacent land or lands to be affected, as to the mode of draining the land or lands and the damages consequent thereon, the owner or owners may prefer a petition to the town council of the town in which the lands are situated, for power to drain the land or lands across the lands of other proprietors. The petition shall set forth the course of the proposed ditch or drain, and the names of the proprietors whose lands are to be affected thereby, and the petitioner shall file a bond in such sum as the town council shall direct, conditioned to pay all costs of the proceedings in case it shall be determined inexpedient to construct the ditch or drain.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 76, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 90, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 102, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 350, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-20-1.
RI Gen L § 46-20-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-20 - Ditches and Drains|Section 46-20-2 - Notice of hearing on petition.

§ 46-20-2. Notice of hearing on petition.On receipt of the petition as aforesaid, the town council shall refer the matter to some day for a hearing, and shall cause notice to be served on all parties interested, of the substance of the petition and the time and place of the hearing thereon, at least twenty (20) days before the hearing. In case any parties interested are not residents of the state, notice shall be given by sending the citation by mail to their last known place of abode, and by publishing a notice of the pendency of the petition, in some newspaper published in the county, for three (3) weeks before the time appointed for the hearing.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 76, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 90, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 102, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 350, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 46-20-2.
RI Gen L § 46-20-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-20 - Ditches and Drains|Section 46-20-3 - Determination of best method of drainage - Apportionment of damages - Action by council.

§ 46-20-3. Determination of best method of drainage — Apportionment of damages — Action by council.If the town council, after hearing the parties in interest, shall deem it advisable, they shall appoint three (3) judicious and disinterested persons who shall prescribe the best mode of draining the land or lands and shall apportion the damages and benefits between the parties in interest, and shall make a report in writing of their doings to the council, and the council shall appoint a day for hearing the parties interested, and, after notice as provided in § 46-20-2, shall consider the report, and accept or reject the report in whole or in part, as justice shall require, and the council may make such orders thereon as they shall deem lawful and right.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 76, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 90, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 102, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 350, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 46-20-3.
RI Gen L § 46-20-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-20 - Ditches and Drains|Section 46-20-4 - Appeal.

§ 46-20-4. Appeal.If either of the parties interested shall be aggrieved by the doings or orders of the town council, that party, or that party's heir or devisee, may appeal therefrom, according to the provisions of law, with reference to appeals from town councils.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 76, § 4; C.P.A. 1905, § 1106; G.L. 1909, ch. 90, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 102, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 350, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 46-20-4.
RI Gen L § 46-20-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-20 - Ditches and Drains|Section 46-20-5 - Costs.

§ 46-20-5. Costs.The costs of the petition and all the proceedings thereon under this chapter shall be taxed at the discretion of the town council or of the court, and execution shall issue therefor as in civil cases.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 76, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 90, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 102, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 350, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 46-20-5.
RI Gen L § 46-21-1 - 46-21-53 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-21 - Blackstone Valley Sewer District|Section 46-21-1 - 46-21-53 - Repealed.

§ 46-21-1 — 46-21-53. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-22-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-1 - Declaration of policy.

§ 46-22-1. Declaration of policy.It is the policy of this state to promote safety for person and property in and connected with the use, operation, and equipment of vessels, and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-2 - Definitions.

§ 46-22-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:(1)"Director" means the director of the department of environmental management.(2)"Motorboat" means any vessel whether or not the vessel is propelled by machinery. For purposes of this chapter, motorboat shall not include houseboats as defined in § 44-5-25.1, canoes, and rowboats twelve feet (12′) in length or less.(3)"Operate" means to navigate or otherwise use a motorboat or a vessel.(4)"Owner" means a person, other than a lien holder, having the property in or title to a motorboat. The term includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a motorboat subject to an interest in another person, reserved, or created by agreement and securing payment or performance of an obligation, but the term excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.(5)"Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity.(6)"Personal watercraft" means a small class A vessel less than sixteen feet (16′) in length which uses an outboard motor or 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, or being towed behind the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside of the vessel.(7)"Vessel" means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.(8)"Waters of this state" means any waters within the territorial limits of this state, and the marginal sea adjacent to this state and the high seas when navigated as a part of a journey or ride to or from the shore of this state.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 24, § 2; P.L. 2001, ch. 178, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 384, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-3 - Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.

§ 46-22-3. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.(a) Every motorboat on the waters of this state shall be numbered.(b) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on those waters unless the motorboat is numbered in accordance with this chapter, or in accordance with applicable federal law, or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of another state, and unless:(1) The certificate of number awarded to the motorboat is in full force and effect, and(2) The identifying number set forth in the certificate of number is displayed on each side of the bow of the motorboat.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 56.
RI Gen L § 46-22-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-6 - Exemption from numbering provisions of this chapter.

§ 46-22-6. Exemption from numbering provisions of this chapter.A motorboat shall not be required to be numbered under this chapter if it is:(1) Already covered by a number in full force and effect which has been awarded to it pursuant to federal law or federally approved numbering system of another state; provided, however, in the event the boat is to be operated on the waters of this state in excess of ninety (90) days, the owner shall record the number with the department of environmental management, division of boating safety, and pay the fees required under this chapter.(2) A motorboat from a country other than the United States temporarily using the waters of this state.(3) A motorboat whose owner is the United States, a state, or a subdivision thereof.(4) A ship's lifeboat.(5) A motorboat used exclusively for racing.(6) A houseboat as defined in § 44-5-25.1.(7) A rowboat twelve feet (12′) in length or less.(8) A canoe.(9) A ferry.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1965, ch. 134, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 24, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-22-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-7 - Boat liveries.

§ 46-22-7. Boat liveries.(a) The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel which is designed or permitted by him or her to be operated as a motorboat; the identification number thereof; and the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least six (6) months.(b) Neither the owner of a boat livery nor his or her agent or employee shall permit any motorboat or any vessel designed or permitted by him or her to be operated as a motorboat to depart from his or her premises unless it shall have been provided, either by owner or renter, with the equipment required pursuant to § 46-22-5, and any rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-8 - Muffling devices.

§ 46-22-8. Muffling devices.The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any motorboat shall be effectively muffled by equipment so constructed and used as to muffle the noise of the exhaust in a reasonable manner. Outboard motors shall be equipped with underwater exhausts of standard manufacture as furnished by marine supply dealers. The use of cutouts is prohibited, except for motorboats competing in a regatta or boat race approved as provided in § 46-22-13, and for such motorboats while on trial-runs approved as provided in § 46-22-13(b), or during a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours immediately preceding the regatta or race and for the motorboats, while competing in official trials for speed records, during a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours immediately following the regatta or race.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-9 - Prohibited operation.

§ 46-22-9. Prohibited operation.(a) No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel, or manipulate any water skis, surfboard, or similar device in a reckless manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of another.(b) No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel or manipulate any water skis, surfboard, or similar device while intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana. A person arrested and charged with operating any motorboat or vessel, or manipulating any water skis, surfboard, or similar device, while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic or habit-forming drugs, shall have the right to be examined at his or her own expense immediately after his or her arrest, by a physician selected by him or her, and the officer so arresting or so charging that person shall immediately inform that person of this right and afford him or her a reasonable opportunity to exercise this right, and at the trial of that person the prosecution must prove that he or she was so informed and was afforded the opportunity.(c) No person shall operate a motorboat or vessel within a water area, which has been clearly marked, in accordance with, and as authorized by, the laws of the state, by buoys or some other distinguishing device as a bathing, swimming, or otherwise restricted area; provided, that this section shall not apply in the case of an emergency, or to patrol or rescue craft. The department of environmental management, is hereby authorized to establish maximum speeds for boats in the public harbors in the state of Rhode Island at five (5) miles per hour, no wake. Any such speed limits duly established by the department of environmental management, pursuant hereto, shall have the full force and effect of law, and a violation thereof shall be a misdemeanor in accordance with the penalties enumerated in § 46-22-19(3).(d) No person shall operate any motorboat, vessel, or seaplane in a manner which shall unreasonably or unnecessarily interfere with any other motorboat, vessel, or seaplane, or with the free and proper navigation of the waterways of the state. Anchoring under bridges or in heavily traveled channels shall constitute interference if unreasonable under the prevailing circumstances.(e) No motorboat, vessel, or seaplane shall be docked or made fast to any pier, wharf, or other shore structure without the consent of the owner thereof, except in the case of an emergency.History of Section.P.L. 1959, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1969, ch. 62, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 86, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-22-9.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-22 - Regulation of Boats|Section 46-22-9.1 - Houseboats - Exclusion from coastal ponds.

§ 46-22-9.1. Houseboats — Exclusion from coastal ponds.(a) No person shall live on a houseboat on any coastal pond in this state.(b) As used in this section, "houseboat," means a building constructed on a float, raft, or barge that is used for single or multiple family habitation or is represented as a place of business. If used as a means of transportation, this use is secondary. "Houseboat" includes platforms, and waterborne hotels and restaurants.(c) A "coastal pond", as used in this section, shall be as designated or defined in the rules and regulations of the coastal resources management council.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 369, § 1.