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RI Gen L § 42-16.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-16.1 - Department of Labor and Training|Section 42-16.1-17 - Severability.

§ 42-16.1-17. Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter or the application of any part to any person or circumstances shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment does not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application of this chapter to other persons or circumstances, but is confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment has been rendered and to the person or circumstances involved.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 491, § 10.
RI Gen L § 42-16.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-16.1 - Department of Labor and Training|Section 42-16.1-18 - Confidentiality.

§ 42-16.1-18. Confidentiality.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the department of labor and training shall not release information to any individual not connected with the department relative to any employee's workers' compensation claim, including, but not limited to, information obtained from the employee, records or reports of employers, insurers or the courts, or from permanent records of the department.(b) The department of labor and training may release information to the individual workers' compensation claimant, employer, insurer or their attorney upon a written request, specific as to the information being requested, that identifies the parties involved in the dispute and that specifies the requestor's relationship to the parties and the reason why the records are being requested.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 445, § 7; P.L. 2013, ch. 475, § 7.
RI Gen L § 42-16.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-16.1 - Department of Labor and Training|Section 42-16.1-19 - Cost of legal and audit fees.

§ 42-16.1-19. Cost of legal and audit fees.The director is hereby authorized, and may in his or her discretion, recover the reasonable cost of legal services and audit fees for services provided by in-house attorneys and/or other personnel of the department of labor and training or outside auditors and incurred by the department in matters pertaining to fraud investigations and examinations. Nothing in this section shall limit the power of the director to retain legal counsel to recover the costs of such legal counsel and auditors pursuant to other provisions of the general laws.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 470, § 4; P.L. 2016, ch. 473, § 4.
RI Gen L § 42-17-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17 - Department of Agriculture and Conservation|Section 42-17-1 - Repealed.

§ 42-17-1. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-17-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17 - Department of Agriculture and Conservation|Section 42-17-2 - [Transferred.]

§ 42-17-2. [Transferred.]
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-1 - Department established.

§ 42-17.1-1. Department established.There is hereby established within the executive branch of the state government a department of environmental management. The head of the department shall be the director of environmental management, who shall be in the unclassified service and who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 182, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-2.1 - Leasing of reverted lands.

§ 42-17.1-2.1. Leasing of reverted lands.The director of the department of environmental management may, at any time when the general assembly shall not be in session, authorize the use by any charitable or educational organization located in this state, any land or buildings of the state which shall have reverted to the state following the lease of the land or building to the United States of America.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-2.1; P.L. 1970, ch. 301, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-2.2 - Regulation of tank ships and barges in Narragansett Bay - Feasibility study.

§ 42-17.1-2.2. Regulation of tank ships and barges in Narragansett Bay — Feasibility study.The director of environmental management, in furtherance of Rhode Island's strong interest in protecting its extensive investment in the improvement of water quality in Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound, and in consultation with the appropriate authorities in the states of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and the federal government, shall study the feasibility of state regulation of tank ships and tank barges transporting oil or petroleum liquids in the Bay, Sound or adjacent waters and any possibility for the coordination of interstate regulation of such vessels. Such regulation may include, but not be limited to, requiring certain safety equipment such as a redundant working ground tackle sufficient to secure any such vessel during a storm event, an emergency response positioning beacon sufficient to continuously transmit a vessel's identification and position in an emergency and fire suppression equipment in appropriate areas of such vessels. On or before January 1, 1997, the director shall report his or her findings and recommendations to the joint committee of the general assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 172, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-2.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-2.3 - Watershed-based management.

§ 42-17.1-2.3. Watershed-based management.(a) In order to accomplish the duties and responsibilities for the protection, development, planning, and utilization of the natural resources of the state, the director is authorized: (1) to plan, coordinate, integrate, manage, exercise and/or implement the powers set forth in this chapter on a watershed basis for the purposes of preserving and/or improving ecosystem functionality, protecting public health, safety and welfare, and providing for the use of natural resources, including for recreational and agricultural purposes; (2) to work in conjunction with the Rhode Island rivers council and in cooperation with federal, interstate, state, local and private agencies and community organizations and watershed groups and associations and persons to effectuate watershed-based management, as appropriate and desirable; (3) to cooperate with the coastal resources management council in the preparation and adoption of a marine resources development plan as provided for in § 46-23-6(1)(v)(A); and (4) to coordinate and administer the activities of the department to achieve the purposes of systems level planning by the state; and within areas subject to the jurisdiction of the coastal resources management council, to administer its programs and exercise its powers and duties consistent with the marine resources development plan and in those areas which are not subject to the jurisdiction of the coastal resources management council to administer its programs and exercise its powers and duties in a manner that contributes to meeting the purposes and goals of the marine resources development plan.(b) Cumulative effects and potential cumulative effects of regulatory actions, including, but not limited to, the issuance of permits and approvals, on a geographic basis, shall be incorporated, subject to the limitations set forth in § 42-17.1-2(14), to the extent practicable and reasonable by the department into watershed-based management and planning.History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 145, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 159, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 260, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 321, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 465, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 23.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-2.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-2.4 - Gasoline additives - Enforcement.

§ 42-17.1-2.4. Gasoline additives — Enforcement.(a) The director of environmental management shall administer and enforce, as provided for by § 31-37-7.1, standards for gasoline additives.(b) The director shall report on or before February 1, 2007, to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house, with regard to the status of the implementation in other states of restrictions on gasoline additives prescribed by § 31-37-7.1.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 181, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 291, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-2.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-2.5 - Tolling of expiration periods.

§ 42-17.1-2.5. Tolling of expiration periods.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this chapter, all periods pertaining to the expiration of any approval or permit issued pursuant to any state statute or any regulation promulgated thereto pertaining to the development of property shall be tolled until June 30, 2016. For the purposes of this section, "tolling" means the suspension or temporary stopping of the running of the applicable permit or approval period.(b) Said tolling need not be recorded in the land evidence records to be valid; however, a notice of the tolling must be posted in the municipal planning department and near the land evidence records.(c) The tolling shall apply only to approvals or permits in effect on November 9, 2009, and those issued between November 9, 2009, and June 30, 2016, and shall not revive expired approvals or permits.(d) The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued before the tolling period began will be recalculated as of July 1, 2016, by adding thereto the number of days between November 9, 2009, and the day on which the permit or approval would otherwise have expired. The expiration dates for all permits and approvals issued during the tolling period will be recalculated as of July 1, 2016, by adding thereto the number of days between the day the permit or approval was issued and the day the permit or approval otherwise would have expired.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 198, § 4; P.L. 2009, ch. 199, § 4; P.L. 2010, ch. 209, § 3; P.L. 2010, ch. 215, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 56, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 65, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 184, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 103, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 114, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-3 - Construction of references.

§ 42-17.1-3. Construction of references.(a) Whenever in any general or public law the words "department of agriculture and conservation," "bureau of markets," "division of conservation," "division of entomology and plant industry," "division of forests," "division of fish and game," "division of parks and recreation," "division of harbors and rivers," "division of boating safety," "division of enforcement," "division of coastal resources," or "department of natural resources" shall appear, they shall be deemed to refer to and to mean the "department of environmental management."(b) Provided, further, that whenever in chapters 3-6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 18 and 19 of title 4 entitled "Animals and Animal Husbandry" the words "director of health" or "department of health" shall appear, they shall be deemed to refer to and to mean the "director of environmental management" and "department of environmental management" respectively.(c) Provided, further, that whenever in any general or public law the words "department of the environment" shall appear, the same shall be deemed to refer to and mean the "department of environmental management" or where applicable the "director of the department of environmental management."(d) Provided, further, that whenever in any general law or public law the words "conservation officer" shall appear, they shall be deemed to refer to and to mean "environmental police officer."History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-3; P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 1982, ch. 78, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 30, § 4; P.L. 2002, ch. 395, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-5 - Deputy director - Assistant directors and heads of divisions.

§ 42-17.1-5. Deputy director — Assistant directors and heads of divisions.There shall be a deputy director for environmental quality in the unclassified service and appointed by the governor, and an assistant director for operations, an assistant director for regulation, an assistant director for legal services, and an assistant director for administration, all of whom shall be in the classified service; and a head of each of the divisions of the department, all of whom shall be in the classified service.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-5; P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 1978, ch. 131, § 7; P.L. 1988, ch. 239, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-7 - Rules and regulations.

§ 42-17.1-7. Rules and regulations.Rules and regulations prepared by any department, division, board, commission, or other agency, the functions of which are transferred by this chapter to the department of environmental management, which rules and regulations are not in conflict with this chapter, shall continue in force until such time as the director of the department of environmental management shall issue new rules and regulations governing such activity.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-7; P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-8 - Designation and assignment of functions.

§ 42-17.1-8. Designation and assignment of functions.Whenever the duties of the head of any existing department, division, board, commission, or other agency or of any other officer are prescribed by law, and the duties of such person have been or shall in the future be transferred to the department of environmental management under this chapter, the director of the department of environmental management may designate some officer or other subordinate within his or her department to perform such duties; provided, however, that any other provision of this chapter notwithstanding, the functions, powers and duties of the chief of the division of parks and recreation as set forth in title 32, entitled "Parks and Recreational Areas," as amended, in chapter 22.5 of title 23, entitled "Drowning Prevention and Lifesaving," as amended, and in any other general or public law, and the functions, powers, and duties of the chief of the division of harbors and rivers as set forth in title 46, entitled "Waters and Navigation," as amended, and in any other general or public law, shall not be diminished; provided further, however, that all planning and law enforcement functions, powers, duties, and personnel shall be transferred to the divisions established by §§ 42-17.1-4(5) and 42-17.1-4(6) of this chapter.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-8; P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 182, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-9 - Assumption of duties.

§ 42-17.1-9. Assumption of duties.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the director of the department of environmental management assuming any duties formerly imposed upon any other department, division, board, commission, or other agency shall perform those duties, notwithstanding that those duties were formerly performed by a board, commission, or single officer. Any ruling, decision, or order made by such head with regard to matters within his or her jurisdiction shall be subject to any existing right of appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-9; P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-9.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-9.2 - Repealed.

§ 42-17.1-9.2. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-10 - Construction of chapter.

§ 42-17.1-10. Construction of chapter.This chapter shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose, which purpose is the coordination of functions within one department and the allocation of these functions to the department of environmental management established by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1965, ch. 137, § 10.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-11 - Severability.

§ 42-17.1-11. 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. 1965, ch. 137, § 11.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-12 - Auxiliary marine patrol.

§ 42-17.1-12. Auxiliary marine patrol.The director of the department of environmental management is authorized to recruit, train and organize a volunteer auxiliary marine patrol of such size and qualification as he or she shall determine; provided, however, that the total membership in the auxiliary marine patrol shall not exceed fifty (50) persons. In selecting those persons who shall become members of the auxiliary marine patrol, the director of the department of environmental management shall consult with and seek the advice and assistance of local harbor masters and appropriate city and town officials, provided; however, that the auxiliary marine patrol shall at all times be under the direction of the director of the department of environmental management and subject to the rules and regulations as prescribed by the director. Members of the auxiliary marine patrol shall carry out such duties and functions as may be assigned to them from time to time by the director of the department of environmental management.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-12; P.L. 1969, ch. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-13 - Duties and limitations.

§ 42-17.1-13. Duties and limitations.Members of the auxiliary marine patrol shall be equipped with uniforms prescribed by the director and delegated specific powers and duties consistent with those now granted to other members of the department of environmental management and divisions thereof. They may bear and use firearms only when specifically authorized to do so by the director and only when in uniform and assigned to active duty. The duties of the members of the auxiliary marine patrol shall include, but in no way be limited to, the patrol of all harbors, rivers, docks, and other waterways of this state and the prevention of vandalism and theft of all other property used or enjoyed in connection therewith. The patrol may also be called to serve and exercise power and duties consistent with those employed by full time members of the department during an emergency or theoretical emergency. The members of the auxiliary marine patrol will serve without pay.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-13; P.L. 1969, ch. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-14 - Auxiliary marine patrol - Service and benefits.

§ 42-17.1-14. Auxiliary marine patrol — Service and benefits.In the event of participation in emergency services, the members of the state marine auxiliary patrol shall have the same immunities and privileges as apply to the regular members of the department of environmental management. All members of the volunteer auxiliary marine patrol shall be compensated for death, disability or injury incurred while in training for or on auxiliary marine patrol duty under the provisions as follows: (1) all medical expenses incurred as a result of those injuries shall be paid by the state; (2) death and disability payments shall be paid in accordance with those provisions relating to compensation for injuries causing disability or causing death to full time members of the department of environmental management in the course of performance of their duties. In the computation of benefits, any member of the volunteer auxiliary marine patrol suffering an injury causing disability or causing death shall be construed to have been receiving the amount of salary paid to the lowest grade of full time members of the department of environmental management at the time of injury or death.History of Section.G.L. 1956, § 42-17.1-14; P.L. 1969, ch. 4, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-15 - Trooper Daniel L. O'Brien Pavilion.

§ 42-17.1-15. Trooper Daniel L. O'Brien Pavilion.The pavilion building at East Matunuck state beach shall hereafter be named the "Trooper Daniel L. O'Brien Pavilion," and an appropriate plaque in posthumous honor of Trooper O'Brien shall be erected at that location.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 7, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-15.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-15.1 - Frederick J. Benson Pavilion.

§ 42-17.1-15.1. Frederick J. Benson Pavilion.The pavilion building at Block Island State Beach shall hereafter be named and known as the "Frederick J. Benson Pavilion."History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-17.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-17.1 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42-17.1-16 - Fees for use of state port facilities at Galilee.

§ 42-17.1-16. Fees for use of state port facilities at Galilee.All fees collected by the department of environmental management for use of state port facilities at Galilee in the town of Narragansett, including fees collected for leases, licenses, or permits involving land, buildings, docks, piers, parking, or berthing space, shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 22, § 1; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 15, § 3; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 131.