Rhode Island § 46-23-2.1 § 46-23-2.1. Members — Term of office — Vacancies.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 46-23-2.1 — § 46-23-2.1. Members — Term of office — Vacancies.

Rhode Island § 46-23-2.1

Title 46Waters and Navigation

Ch. 46-23Coastal Resources Management Council

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-23-2.1 (2026).

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§ 46-23-2.1. Members — Term of office — Vacancies.
(a)(1) Subject to the provisions of § 46-23-2, all members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
         
(2) Term limits on the coastal resources management council shall be determined by the
            governor as follows: Two (2) appointees shall serve an initial term of three (3) years
            and shall be eligible for reappointment in accordance with this section; two (2) appointees
            shall serve an initial term of two (2) years and shall be eligible for reappointment
            in accordance with this section; and two (2) appointees shall serve an initial term
            of o

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§ 46-23-2.1. Members — Term of office — Vacancies.

(a)(1) Subject to the provisions of § 46-23-2, all members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.

(2) Term limits on the coastal resources management council shall be determined by the governor as follows: Two (2) appointees shall serve an initial term of three (3) years and shall be eligible for reappointment in accordance with this section; two (2) appointees shall serve an initial term of two (2) years and shall be eligible for reappointment in accordance with this section; and two (2) appointees shall serve an initial term of one year and shall be eligible for reappointment in accordance with this section.

(3) After the expiration of the terms of all initial members pursuant to this subsection, succeeding appointments shall be for a term of three (3) years, and during the month of January, the governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, a member to succeed the member whose term will then next expire for a term of three (3) years commencing on the first day of February next following and until a successor is named and qualified.

(b) The members are eligible for successive appointments.

(c) Elected or appointed municipal officials shall hold seats on the coastal resources management council, only so long as they remain in their elected or appointed office.

(d) A vacancy other than by expiration shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment but only for the unexpired portion of the term. Any person appointed to fill said vacancy shall complete the unexpired term and shall then be eligible for reappointment pursuant to this section. The governor shall have the power to remove their appointee for just cause.

Legislative History

P.L. 1985, ch. 212, § 3; P.L. 1990, ch. 461, § 10; P.L. 1999, ch. 354, § 54; P.L. 2018, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 99, § 1; P.L. 2025, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 2025, ch. 313, § 1.