2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 46 - Waters and Navigation
Chapter 46-1 Duties of Department of Environmental Management
Section 46-1-2 Care and supervision of harbors and tidewaters.
§ 46-1-2. Care and supervision of harbors and tidewaters.
The director of the department of environmental management shall have the general care and supervision of all the public harbors and tidewaters within the state, with authority to prosecute for and to cause to be removed all unauthorized obstructions and encroachments therein, and may cause the harbors and public waters to be surveyed and platted and may make such examinations and observations as he or she may deem necessary to protect and develop the rights and interests of the state in the harbors and public waters; and may employ such engineers and other service as may be necessary to this end.
History of Section.
(G.L. 1896, ch. 118, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 144, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 149, § 9; G.L. 1938, ch. 112, § 9; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 100; G.L. 1956, § 46-1-2.)
