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R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-6.1-5 (2026)

Comprehensive plan for dredged material management

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(a) The council shall prepare, adopt and maintain, pursuant to § 46-23-1(e), a comprehensive plan for dredged material management for dredging that takes place in the coastal zone. The plan shall include, among other matters:

(1) Coastal zone and upland areas that are deemed suitable, depending on the nature and characteristics of the dredged material, for the beneficial use and disposal of dredged material;

(2) Approved sites and/or types of areas suitable for dewatering; and

(3) Protocols for monitoring dredged material disposal sites in the coastal zone.

(b) The director shall by January 31, 2002, adopt by rule a list of upland sites and types of areas suitable for beneficial use and disposal of dredged materials, and shall adopt such revisions as may be necessary to the list no less frequently than biennially thereafter, which list shall be incorporated in the comprehensive plan for dredged material management.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2009 · leading case: Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council, 589 F.3d 458 (1st Cir. 2009).
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Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council, 589 F.3d 458 (1st Cir. 2009). · cites it 2× “The CRMC also coordinates some of its responsibilities with another state agency, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (“RIDEM”). Particularly relevant to this case is RIDEM’s role in identifying a list of approved upland sites for disposal of dredged…”
Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council, 583 F. Supp. 2d 259 (D.R.I. 2008). · cites it 2× “” R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-6.1-5(b). The statute provides that RIDEM’s list of approved sites is to be incorporated by CRMC into its plan for dredged material management.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-6.1-5(b): 2 cases
Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council, 589 F.3d 458 (1st Cir. 2009). “The CRMC also coordinates some of its responsibilities with another state agency, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (“RIDEM”). Particularly relevant to this case is RIDEM’s role in identifying a list of approved upland sites for disposal of dredged…”
Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC v. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Mgmt. Council, 583 F. Supp. 2d 259 (D.R.I. 2008). “” R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-6.1-5(b). The statute provides that RIDEM’s list of approved sites is to be incorporated by CRMC into its plan for dredged material management.”
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