Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 170 - Resilience and Climate Change › Subchapter 05 - Financial Assistance › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for the Climate Resilience Fund › Section 250-RICR-170-05-1.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purposes of this regulation, the
				  following terms are defined as follows:
1.
				  "Applicant" means any governmental entity or non-profit entity applying for
				  monies under these rules and regulations.
2. "Climate resilience project" means
				  projects that restore and/or improve the resilience of vulnerable coastal zones
				  and rivers and stream floodplains in the face of climate change impacts (e.g.
				  increasing precipitation, sea level rise, increasing temperatures, and severe
				  weather events). Projects can include the removal, relocation or redesign of
				  infrastructure combined with, or solely, nature-based solutions.
3. "Construction" means the implementation
				  and/or installation of a project, including the removal, relocation or redesign
				  of infrastructure, and can include necessary planning, design and engineering
				  activities associated with the project.
4. "Department" means the Rhode Island
				  Department of Environmental Management.
5. "Director" means the Director of the
				  Department of Environmental Management or the designee(s) to whom the Director
				  has delegated powers and duties vested in the Director by these
				  regulations.
6. "Fund" means the
				  Climate Resilience Fund as established by these regulations.
7. "Governmental entity" means any Rhode
				  Island state or local governmental body or Rhode Island state agency and any
				  entity publicly funded, appointed or otherwise organized by federal, R.I. state
				  or local government for governmental purposes.
8. "Grant" means money given to eligible
				  entities with no repayment due if the grantee is in substantial compliance with
				  all terms of the grant.
9. "Grant
				  match" means the required twenty-five percent (25%) match on bond funding. At
				  the discretion of the Review Committee, in-kind services may be considered as
				  credit towards the twenty-five percent (25%) match.
10. "Infrastructure" means the basic,
				  physical systems of the state or municipalities, including, but not limited to,
				  transportation, communication, sewage, water supply/impoundment, and electric
				  systems deemed important for the state's health, welfare, and
				  economy.
11. "In-kind services"
				  means a non-cash contribution of value provided by the applicant, and typically
				  is the calculated value of approved personnel, goods, or services.
12. "Non-profit entity" means an entity, no
				  part of the income or profit of which is distributable to its members,
				  directors or officers.
13.
				  "Overburdened community" means minority, low-income, tribal and indigenous
				  populations or communities that experience disproportionate environmental harms
				  and risks due to exposures or cumulative impacts or greater vulnerability to
				  environmental hazards.
14. "Permit"
				  means an authorization, license, approval or equivalent control document issued
				  by the Department or another governmental entity.
15. "Recipient" means any party (or parties),
				  governmental or non-profit, that has been awarded funding pursuant to these
				  regulations and is responsible for the implementation of a climate resilience
				  project.
16. "Resilience" means the
				  capacity of individuals, institutions, businesses and natural systems within
				  Rhode Island to survive, adapt and grow no matter what chronic stresses and
				  weather events they experience.