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RI Gen L § 46-17.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.2 - Antifoulant Paint Control|Section 46-17.2-2 - Legislative findings.

§ 46-17.2-2. Legislative findings.(a) The General Assembly finds the following:(1) Antifoulant paints containing tributyltin based biocides are widely used on vessels in the state to inhibit the growth of marine fouling organisms, such as barnacles, that increase drag and reduce vessel speed and fuel and operating efficiency;(2) Laboratory and field studies have shown that tributyltin is highly toxic to marine and fresh water organisms, especially mollusks and juvenile life stages, at extremely low concentrations;(3) The United States Environmental Protection Agency has determined that concentrations of tributyltin currently in the waters of the United States may pose unreasonable risks to oysters, clams, fish, and other marine life;(4) The continued unrestricted use of tributyltin based antifoulant paints in this state poses a threat to commercially important fish and shellfish species and may ultimately pose a threat to public health;(5) Vessels less than sixty-five (65) meters in length that are coated with tributyltin antifoulant paint account for a substantial amount of the tributyltin released into the aquatic environment, especially in restricted bays and inlets where tributyltin concentrations are most likely to build to dangerous levels; and(6) Most antifoulant paint containing tributyltin that is used on vessels less than sixty-five (65) meters in length is applied during the spring months prior to the summer boating season.(b) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the living marine and fresh water resources of the state, as well as public health, by sharply restricting the use of antifoulant paints containing tributyltin and thus reducing the amount of tributyltin entering the waters of the state.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 568, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.2 - Antifoulant Paint Control|Section 46-17.2-3 - Definitions.

§ 46-17.2-3. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1)"Acceptable release rate" means a measured release rate not to exceed 4.0 micrograms per square centimeter per day for weeks three (3) to five (5), and a cumulative release rate of one hundred sixty-eight (168) micrograms per square centimeter for the first fourteen (14) days as determined in accordance with an United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing procedure as outlined in the EPA data call-in notice of July 29, 1986, on tributyltin in antifoulant paints under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 USC, § 136. If a lower release rate is determined by the department to be necessary to protect health or the environment, the rate if duly adopted by regulatory action of the department, shall be the acceptable release rate as herein defined.(2)"Commercial boat yard" means any facility which engages for hire in the construction, storage, maintenance, repair, or refurbishing of vessels (other than seaplanes), or any licensed independent marine maintenance contractor who engages in such activities.(3)"Department" means the department of environmental management.(4)"Marine antifoulant paint" means any compound, coating, paint, or treatment applied or used for the purpose of controlling fresh water or marine fouling organisms on vessels.(5)"Tributyltin compounds" means any compound having three (3) normal butyl groups attached to a tin atom and with or without an anion such as chloride, fluoride, or oxide.(6)"Vessel" means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water, whether self-propelled or otherwise, and includes barges and tugs.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 568, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.2 - Antifoulant Paint Control|Section 46-17.2-4 - Sale and application of tributyltin compounds.

§ 46-17.2-4. Sale and application of tributyltin compounds.(a) Except as provided in this chapter, a person may not distribute, possess, sell, offer for sale, apply, or offer for use or application any marine antifoulant paint containing tributyltin compounds. Authorized personnel of the department of environmental management, department of the attorney general, and state police may seize any antifoulant paint held in violation of this chapter and any seized substances shall be considered forfeited.(b) A person may distribute or sell a marine antifoulant paint containing tributyltin with an acceptable release rate to the owner or agent of a commercial boat yard. The owner or agent of a commercial boat yard may possess and apply, or purchase for application, an antifoulant paint containing tributyltin with an acceptable release rate; however, the paint may be applied only within a commercial boat yard and only to vessels which exceed sixty-five feet (65′) in length or which have aluminum hulls, or to vessels less than sixty-five feet (65′) in length if it is applied only to the outboard or lower drive unit of the vessels.(c) A person may distribute, sell or apply, a marine antifoulant paint containing tributyltin having an acceptable release rate if the paint is distributed or sold in a spray can in a quantity of sixteen ounces (16 oz.) avoirdupois or less, and is commonly referred to as outboard or lower unit paint.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 568, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.2 - Antifoulant Paint Control|Section 46-17.2-5 - Education programs.

§ 46-17.2-5. Education programs.Through cooperative programs the department shall begin immediately to develop and implement a program designed to inform interstate and intrastate paint manufacturers and distributors, vessel owners, and commercial boat yards in the state of properties of tributyltin in marine antifoulant paints and the law to restrict its use.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 568, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.2 - Antifoulant Paint Control|Section 46-17.2-6 - Severability.

§ 46-17.2-6. Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part adjudged invalid.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 568, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.2 - Antifoulant Paint Control|Section 46-17.2-7 - Penalty.

§ 46-17.2-7. Penalty.Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both a fine and imprisonment.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 568, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17.2-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.2 - Antifoulant Paint Control|Section 46-17.2-8 - Regulations.

§ 46-17.2-8. Regulations.Provisions of this chapter shall be in compliance with the rules and regulations relating to pesticides promulgated by the department of environmental management under provisions of the Rhode Island Pesticide Control Act of 1976, chapter 25 of title 23.History of Section.P.L. 1988, ch. 568, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.3 - Ballast Water|Section 46-17.3-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 46-17.3-1. Legislative findings.The general assembly finds that:(1) The waters of the state are a precious, irreplaceable resource essential to the environment, commerce, and recreation of citizens and tourists of the state;(2) Non-indigenous aquatic species introduced into waters of the United States from ballast water have caused tremendous environmental and ecological damage, displacing native species, degrading water quality, and interfering with commerce, including the zebra mussel brought into the Great Lakes and the upper Susquehanna River;(3) Ballast water practices of commercial shipping vessels may cause irreversible damage to waters of the state; and(4) Protective measures against the introduction of non-indigenous aquatic species from ballast water are necessary to minimize exposure of the waters of the state to unwanted contamination and damage caused by these species.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 173, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-17.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-17.3 - Ballast Water|Section 46-17.3-2 - Purpose.

§ 46-17.3-2. Purpose.(a) The purpose of this chapter is to commence the process of developing a ballast water management program in Rhode Island by:(1) Calling upon the department of environmental management to investigate and evaluate all relevant state, federal and international laws and policies relating to invasive species management generally and ballast water management specifically; and(2) Directing the department of environmental management to report to the general assembly no later than January 15, 2002, regarding the results of the investigation, along with recommended options for establishing a ballast water management program in Rhode Island.(b) In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the department of environmental management shall coordinate with all relevant agencies and organizations, including but not limited to: the International Maritime Organization, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanographic and Atmosphere Administration, the U.S. Department of Interior, the Rhode Island coastal resources management council, the Rhode Island economic development corporation, the University of Rhode Island, commercial shipping interests and environmental organizations.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 173, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-18-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-1 - Right of owner to continue and improve dam and pond.

§ 46-18-1. Right of owner to continue and improve dam and pond.Whenever any person, either upon his or her own land or upon the land of another with his or her consent, shall have set up any water mill or dam for the purpose of forming a pond to supply water to any mill or mills upon the stream whereon the dam is located, the owner of the mill or dam may continue and improve the pond and keep up the dam thereof on his or her own land for his or her advantage without molestations.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 1911, ch. 697, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-1.
RI Gen L § 46-18-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-2 - Action for damages from dam - Liability of mill and dam for recovery.

§ 46-18-2. Action for damages from dam — Liability of mill and dam for recovery.Any person aggrieved or injured by the following of the pond raised by the dam, or by the stopping or raising of the water either above or below the dam, or by the backing of water under his or her land, or by the flowing out of any fall of water in his or her land by means of the dam, may commence a civil action, in the superior court for the county in which the dam is, against the owner of the dam or any precedent owner thereof, and a copy of the complaint shall be left by the officer serving the complaint in the office of the town clerk of the town in which the dam is; and the mill and milldam complained of, together with all their appurtenances and the land under and adjoining the mill and milldam, shall thenceforth be pledged and liable for the damages which may be recovered in the action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-2.
RI Gen L § 46-18-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-3 - Jury trial of damages.

§ 46-18-3. Jury trial of damages.Whenever any plaintiff in any action shall recover a final judgment for damages against the defendant, the question of the amount of the damages shall, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, be tried by a jury on a day to be appointed by the superior court.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-3.
RI Gen L § 46-18-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-4 - Scope of damages appraised.

§ 46-18-4. Scope of damages appraised.The jury shall appraise the damages which the plaintiff shall have sustained by the matters set forth in his or her complaint, from the time of his or her ownership of the premises injured up to the date of the action, if the defendant has been so long for that time the owner of the milldam or pond; if not, then from the time the ownership of the defendant commenced up to the date of the plaintiff's action, or until the defendant ceased to be owner.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-4.
RI Gen L § 46-18-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-5 - Appraisal of future yearly damages.

§ 46-18-5. Appraisal of future yearly damages.The jury shall also appraise the damages that the plaintiff ought yearly to receive and recover of the defendant, his or her heirs and assigns, or owners of the dam, from the date of the plaintiff's action until five (5) years after the dam shall be removed by the defendant, or his or her heirs or assigns.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-5.
RI Gen L § 46-18-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-6 - Appraisal of damages in gross.

§ 46-18-6. Appraisal of damages in gross.The jury shall also appraise what sum would be a just and reasonable compensation to the plaintiff for all damages done to the plaintiff by the matters of the complaint set forth in his or her complaint, from the date of his or her action.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 6; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 6; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-6.
RI Gen L § 46-18-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-7 - Election between yearly damages and damages in gross.

§ 46-18-7. Election between yearly damages and damages in gross.Upon the return and filing of the verdict, the court to which it is returned shall continue the cause to some day certain when the court shall be in session, not less than four (4) weeks after the date of the verdict, before rendering any judgment accepting the verdict; and the plaintiff shall, on or before the date so fixed, in writing, make his or her election between the yearly damages and the damages in gross found by the jury.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-7.
RI Gen L § 46-18-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-8 - Effect of election - Judgment.

§ 46-18-8. Effect of election — Judgment.The election of the plaintiff shall be entered on the records of the court in the case, and shall be forever binding on the plaintiff and defendant and all claiming under them; and the judgment of the court shall follow the election of the plaintiff.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 8; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 8; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-8.
RI Gen L § 46-18-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-9 - Judgment on failure of plaintiff to make election.

§ 46-18-9. Judgment on failure of plaintiff to make election.If the plaintiff shall neglect to make any election within the time and in the manner prescribed in § 46-18-7, the court shall enter up judgment in the plaintiff's favor for the yearly damages found by the jury; and the judgment so rendered shall bar all actions for the injuries complained of by the plaintiff, excepting only an action to enforce the judgment.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 9; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 9; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 9; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-9.
RI Gen L § 46-18-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-10 - Execution against mill and dam.

§ 46-18-10. Execution against mill and dam.Every execution that may issue on any judgment for damages rendered as aforesaid, whether for yearly damages or damages in gross, shall run not only against the goods and chattel and real estate of the defendant, but, if the defendant was owner of the mill at the date of the action, also against the mill and milldam which was the occasion of the suit, with all the appurtenances thereof; the form of the execution shall be varied accordingly by the court issuing the execution, and the execution may be levied thereon, and the same proceedings may be had as on executions in other cases levied on real estate.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-10.
RI Gen L § 46-18-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-11 - Effect of sale on execution - Redemption.

§ 46-18-11. Effect of sale on execution — Redemption.Any sale of the mill or milldam and appurtenances thereof made on the execution shall be valid and effectual against the defendant and against all persons whose titles shall accrue after the service of the complaint in the action; but any person entitled to the premises sold may redeem the premises at any time within one year after the sale, upon paying to the purchaser or person holding under him or her the sum paid therefor, with interest thereon at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 11; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 11; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 11; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 11; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-11.
RI Gen L § 46-18-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-12 - Cessation of yearly damages after removal of dam.

§ 46-18-12. Cessation of yearly damages after removal of dam.Whenever any plaintiff shall elect to receive the yearly damages awarded him or her as aforesaid, and the millowner shall afterwards remove the matter complained of in the action for which the damages were awarded, the plaintiff or the plaintiff's assigns shall recover the damages for five (5) years after the matter shall be removed and no longer.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 12; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-12.
RI Gen L § 46-18-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-13 - Death of plaintiff pending action.

§ 46-18-13. Death of plaintiff pending action.If the plaintiff in the action shall die pending the action, the plaintiff's death shall not abate the action, but the plaintiff's executor or administrator, as in suits which survive, shall come in and prosecute the action, but the jury assessing damages shall assess damages only up to the date of the plaintiff's action; which damages shall be assets in the hands of the administrator or executor, and not yearly damages or damages in gross, unless the heirs at law or devisees of the deceased shall, in writing or in person, in open court, consent to the appearance of the administrator or executor.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 13; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 13; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 13; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 13; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-13.
RI Gen L § 46-18-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-14 - Sale of cotenant's interest pending action.

§ 46-18-14. Sale of cotenant's interest pending action.If several joint tenants, tenants in common or coparceners be plaintiffs in a suit, and, pending the suit, one or more of them shall sell his or her interest in the premises, alleged to be injured, to one or more of his or her cotenants, the action shall not thereby be abated, but the cause shall proceed to judgment with the same effect as if the conveyance had not been made.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 15; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 14; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-14.
RI Gen L § 46-18-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-15 - Death of defendant pending action.

§ 46-18-15. Death of defendant pending action.If there be several defendants in a suit, and one or more of them die pending the suit, the suit shall not thereby abate, but the cause shall proceed to judgment with the same effect as if the death had not occurred; and if there be but one defendant and he or she dies pending the suit, his or her death shall not abate the action, but the devisees or heirs at law may come into court within the period of forty (40) days next following the decease, and substitute their names as defendants instead of the deceased.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 15; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 15; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-15.
RI Gen L § 46-18-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-18 - Damages from Milldams|Section 46-18-16 - Maximum period of detention of natural stream.

§ 46-18-16. Maximum period of detention of natural stream.No person owning any dam on any river or stream of water shall detain the natural stream thereof, at any one time, more than twelve (12) hours out of twenty-four (24) hours, except on Sundays, whenever he or she shall be requested by the owner of any dam within one mile below on the same stream to suffer the natural run of the river or stream to pass his or her dam.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 122, § 17; G.L. 1909, ch. 148, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 178, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 636, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 46-18-16.
RI Gen L § 46-19-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-19 - Inspection of Dams and Reservoirs|Section 46-19-1 - Periodical inspection required - Records and reports.

§ 46-19-1. Periodical inspection required — Records and reports.The director of the department of environmental management shall cause to be made a thorough inspection of every dam and reservoir in the state as often as may be necessary to keep himself or herself informed of the condition thereof; and shall make and keep a record of the result of the inspection, with whatever knowledge the director shall obtain in reference to each dam or reservoir, and shall make an annual report of his or her doings in his or her office in the month of January to the governor.History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 124, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 150, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 180, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 638, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-19-1.