Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 650 - Coastal Resources Management Council
Chapter 20 - Coastal Management Program
Subchapter 05 - Ocean Special Area Management Plan
Part 8 - RICRMP: Ocean SAMP - Chapter 8 - Renewable Energy and Other Offshore Development (650-RICR-20-05-8)
Section 650-RICR-20-05-8.3 - Definitions
Current through September 18, 2024
A. "Area of potential effect" or "APE" means the areas within which a project may directly or indirectly alter the character or use of historic properties as defined under the federal National Historic Preservation Act (36 C.F.R. §§ 800.1 through 800.16).
B. "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.
C. "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.
D. "Ecosystem based management" or "EMB" 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.
E. "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.
F. "Geographic location description" or "GLD" means a geographic area in federal waters, consistent with the Ocean SAMP study area, where certain federal agency activities, licenses, and permit activities pursuant to 15 C.F.R. Part 930 Subparts D and E will be subject to Rhode Island review under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) federal consistency provisions.
G. "Large-scale offshore developments" means:
H. "Marine spatial planning" or "MSP" means the process by which ecosystem-based management is organized to produce desired outcomes in marine environments.
I. "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.
