| Chapter 325 |
| 2021 -- H 5920 Enacted 07/09/2021 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- COASTAL HAZARDS |
Introduced By: Representatives Cortvriend, Knight, Potter, Carson, Cassar, Speakman, and Fogarty |
| Date Introduced: February 24, 2021 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Title 45 of the General Laws entitled "TOWNS AND CITIES" is hereby |
| amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
| CHAPTER 69 |
| COASTAL HAZARDS |
| 45-69-1. Coastal hazards. |
| For the purposes of coastal hazards, including sea level rise and coastal flooding, the state's |
| twenty-one (21) coastal communities are authorized to adopt the coastal resources management |
| council's (CRMC) coastal hazard application process applicable to a local overlay district bounded |
| by the seven-foot (7') (7)(7’) sea level rise, plus one hundred-(100) year (100) recurrence coastal |
| storm as specified by the CRMC's shoreline change special area management plan. This local |
| overlay district shall be for the purposes of assessing coastal hazard risk of structures by applicants |
| seeking local building permits. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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