Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 650 - Coastal Resources Management Council
Chapter 20 - Coastal Management Program
Subchapter 05 - Ocean Special Area Management Plan
Part 11 - RICRMP: OCEAN SAMP - CHAPTER 11 - POLICIES OF THE OCEAN SAMP (650-RICR-20-05-11)
Section 650-RICR-20-05-11.3 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 650 RI Code of Rules 20 05 11.3

Current through September 18, 2024

A. "Certified verification agent" or "CVA" means an independent third-party agent that shall use good engineering judgment and practices in conducting an independent assessment of the design, fabrication and installation of the facility.

B. "Construction and operations plan" or "COP" means a plan that describes the applicant's construction, operations, and conceptual decommissioning plans for a proposed facility, including the applicant's project easement area.

C. "Ecosystem based management" or "EBM" means an integrated approach to management that considers the entire ecosystem, including humans. The goal of EBM is to maintain an ecosystem in a healthy, productive and resilient condition that provides the services humans want and need.

D. "Enforceable policy" means State policies which are legally binding through constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, land use plans, ordinances, or judicial or administrative decisions, by which a State exerts control over private and public land and water uses and natural resources in the coastal zone.

E. "Fishermen's Advisory Board" or "FAB" means an advisory body to the Council that shall be comprised of up to twenty (20) total members, to include the following:

1. Up to two (2) members representing each of the following six Rhode Island fisheries: bottom trawling; scallop dredging; gillnetting; lobstering; party and charter boat fishing; and recreational angling;

2. Up to two (2) members representing Rhode Island seafood processing facilities; and

3. Up to six (6) members, who are Massachusetts fishermen who fish in the Ocean SAMP area to include four commercial fishermen and two recreational fishermen.

F. "Geographic location description" or "GLD" means a geographic area in federal waters where certain federal license, and permit activities pursuant to 15 C.F.R. Part 930 Subparts D and E will be subject to Rhode Island review under the CZMA federal consistency provisions. Rhode Island has two federally approved GLDs (2011 and 2018).

G. "Habitat Advisory Board" or "HAB" means an advisory body to the Council that shall be comprised of nine members, five representing marine research institutions with experience in the Ocean SAMP study area and surrounding waters, and four representing environmental non-governmental organizations that maintain a focus on Rhode Island.

H. "Large-scale offshore developments" means:

1. Offshore wind facilities (5 or more turbines within 2 km of each other, or 18 MW power generation);

2. Wave generation devices (2 or more devices, or 18 MW power generation);

3. Instream tidal or ocean current devices (2 or more devices, or 18 MW power generation);

4. Offshore LNG platforms (1 or more);

5. Artificial reefs (1/2 acre footprint and at least 4 feet high), except for projects of a public nature whose primary purpose is habitat enhancement; and

6. Outer continental shelf (OCS) exploration, development, and production plans.

I. "Marine spatial planning" or "MSP" means the process by which ecosystem-based management is organized to produce desired outcomes in marine environments.

J. "Site assessment plan" or "SAP" means a pre-application plan that describes the activities and studies the applicant plans to perform for the characterization of the project site.

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