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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - HARBORS AND HARBOR LINES

     Introduced By: Representatives Slater, and Trillo

     Date Introduced: January 29, 2015

     Referred To: House Municipal Government

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 46-4 of the General Laws entitled "Harbors and Harbor Lines" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following sections:

     46-4-9. Regulation of moorings. – (a) In the granting of mooring space, priority shall be

granted to persons applying for mooring space within any municipality as follows:

     (1) First priority shall be granted to residents of the municipality which has jurisdiction

over the mooring;

     (2) Second priority shall be granted to residents of the state who are not residents of the

municipality which has jurisdiction over the mooring;

     (3) Third priority shall be granted to the owners of the various marinas or yacht clubs

which are located within the jurisdiction of the mooring; and

     (4) Fourth priority shall be granted to out-of-state residents.

     46-4-10. Annual mooring fee schedule. – (a) The following fee schedule shall apply to

all moorings under the jurisdiction of Rhode Island municipalities:

     (1) Mooring for vessels from zero to five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) shall be one hundred

fifty dollars ($150) per mooring;

     (2) Mooring for vessels from five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) to one thousand pounds

(1,000 lbs.) shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per mooring; and

     (3) Mooring for all vessels over one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) shall be five hundred

dollars ($500) per mooring.

     (b) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be allocated to the department of

environmental management for the sole use of maintaining all harbors' access and safety. No

portion of any fee paid pursuant to this chapter shall be used for any purpose other than

maintenance of the harbor and service to the users of the moorings.

     (c) Any municipality that violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a civil

violation to be administered by the department of environmental management, and subject to a

fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation, and up to two hundred fifty

dollars ($250) for any subsequent violation.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - HARBORS AND HARBOR LINES

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     This act would establish an order of priority for persons applying for moorings, and

would create a fee schedule for moorings.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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