Rhode Island § 32-1-5.2 § 32-1-5.2. Sapowet Marsh Management Area — Prohibition of development.

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§ 32-1-5.2 — § 32-1-5.2. Sapowet Marsh Management Area — Prohibition of development.

Rhode Island § 32-1-5.2

Title 32Parks and Recreational Areas

Ch. 32-1General Provisions

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 32-1-5.2 (2026).

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§ 32-1-5.2. Sapowet Marsh Management Area — Prohibition of development.
(a) The department of environmental management is authorized to allow and promote passive
            outdoor recreation within the boundaries of the land of Sapowet Marsh Management Area
            and to enter into leases for the agricultural use of any portion of the land of the
            management area.
         
(b) Sapowet Cove, an area of water that runs from Sapowet Point easterly to the bridge
            and then southerly, perpendicular to Sapowet Avenue, shall not at any time be commercially
            developed or in any way modified from its current undeveloped state. The water at
     

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§ 32-1-5.2. Sapowet Marsh Management Area — Prohibition of development.

(a) The department of environmental management is authorized to allow and promote passive outdoor recreation within the boundaries of the land of Sapowet Marsh Management Area and to enter into leases for the agricultural use of any portion of the land of the management area.

(b) Sapowet Cove, an area of water that runs from Sapowet Point easterly to the bridge and then southerly, perpendicular to Sapowet Avenue, shall not at any time be commercially developed or in any way modified from its current undeveloped state. The water at the mouth of the marsh, for a distance of two thousand feet (2,000â€²) from the bridge to Sapowet Point, measured in a southerly direction from the shoreline, shall not be used for any purpose other than passive outdoor recreation.

(c) For purposes of this section, "passive outdoor recreationâ€� means the use of land and water for the restorations, conservation, and management of fish and wildlife and their habitats and wildlife-associated recreation such as hunting and fishing.