Bill > H7309

This bill amends Rhode Island's coastal resource management laws to allow property owners to take reasonable actions to protect their property from coastal hazards without needing prior approval from the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). Specifically, it adds a new section that permits property owners to undertake necessary measures to safeguard human life, public safety, existing structures or infrastructure, or essential land uses, which are defined as existing property uses that offer significant economic, recreational, historic, or public benefit. These protective actions must be directly related to addressing coastal hazards and cannot include new development unrelated to these protective purposes. The bill also clarifies that these actions are allowed notwithstanding any other provisions or regulations of the CRMC, and it will take effect immediately upon its passage.

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