Rhode Island § 46-1-2 § 46-1-2. Care and supervision of harbors and tidewaters.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 46-1-2 — § 46-1-2. Care and supervision of harbors and tidewaters.

Rhode Island § 46-1-2

Title 46Waters and Navigation

Ch. 46-1Duties of Department of Environmental Management

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-1-2 (2026).

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§ 46-1-2. Care and supervision of harbors and tidewaters.
The director of the department of environmental management shall have the general
            care and supervision of all the public harbors and tidewaters within the state, with
            authority to prosecute for and to cause to be removed all unauthorized obstructions
            and encroachments therein, and may cause the harbors and public waters to be surveyed
            and platted and may make such examinations and observations as he or she may deem
            necessary to protect and develop the rights and interests of the state in the harbors
            and public waters; and may employ such engineers and other service as may be necessary
       

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§ 46-1-2. Care and supervision of harbors and tidewaters.

The director of the department of environmental management shall have the general care and supervision of all the public harbors and tidewaters within the state, with authority to prosecute for and to cause to be removed all unauthorized obstructions and encroachments therein, and may cause the harbors and public waters to be surveyed and platted and may make such examinations and observations as he or she may deem necessary to protect and develop the rights and interests of the state in the harbors and public waters; and may employ such engineers and other service as may be necessary to this end.

Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 118, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 144, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 149, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 112, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-1-2.