Rhode Island S3039 allows property owners to take reasonable actions to protect their property from coastal hazards without prior approval.
Rhode Island S3039 amends the General Laws to authorize property owners to pursue reasonable actions to protect their property from coastal hazards that affect life, infrastructure, or essential land uses without prior approval from the Coastal Resources Management Council. These actions must be limited to those reasonably related to the protection of the specified interests and shall not include new development unrelated to these protections. The bill takes effect upon passage.
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