Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 650 - Coastal Resources Management Council
Chapter 20 - Coastal Management Program
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 6 - Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program - Greenwich Bay SAMP (650-RICR-20-00-6)
Section 650-RICR-20-00-6.2 - Purpose

A. The purpose of these rules is to establish the Greenwich Bay Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) within the 21-square-mile suburban watershed comprising the communities of Warwick, East Greenwich, and, to a smaller degree, West Warwick for the integration and coordination of the protection of natural resources, the promotion of reasonable coastal-dependent economic growth, and the improved protection of life and property. See Figure 1 in § 6.2(C) of this Part.

B. The regulations herein constitute the RICR regulatory component of the Greenwich Bay Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). For additional context and full understanding of this Part, please reference the additional chapters of the federally-approved Greenwich Bay SAMP available on the CRMC web site (www.crmc.ri.gov) for further information, including all other federally-approved RICRMP plans. The additional chapters of the Greenwich Bay SAMP provide the CRMC's findings and policies that form the basis and purpose of this Part. The other chapters of the Greenwich Bay SAMP should be employed in interpreting R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-23-1, et seq.

C. Figure 1: Map of Greenwich Bay watershed.

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