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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - COUNTIES - BLACKSTONE

RIVER

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Barros, Coughlin, Messier, Johnston, and Tobon

     Date Introduced: May 06, 2016

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 42-3 of the General Laws entitled "Counties" is hereby amended by

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adding thereto the following section:

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     42-3-7. Blackstone River. – That body of water presently known as the Seekonk River,

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extending from the southerly terminus of the Blackstone River to the northerly terminus of that

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part of Narragansett Bay known as the Providence River, and lying within Providence County,

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shall henceforth be called and form a part of the Blackstone River.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - COUNTIES - BLACKSTONE

RIVER

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     This act would rename the Seekonk River as forming a part of the Blackstone River.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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