RI CRMC Regulations

Regulations

IMPORTANT. PLEASE NOTE: For the most recent legal version of all CRMC regulations and programs, please click here to access the RI Rules and Regulations Interface. The Secretary of State of Rhode Island is the legal repository for all state regulations and as such maintains this excellent web-based directory of any regulation, rule, policy, or description of procedures or practice requirements adopted by a state agency. The CRMC is required to file all changes to its program with the secretary of state.

CRMC Programs

	Coastal Resources Management Program, as Amended, a.k.a. the "Red Book" (PDF)
	Aquidneck Island SAMP Coastal Development Regulations, adopted April 7, 2009 (PDF)
	Greenwich Bay: Special Area Management Plan, approved by the Council on 5/10/05, latest revision 09/23/08 (PDF)
	Rhode Island's Salt Pond Region: Special Area Management Plan, as amended 7/13/09 (PDF) Please note that Appendices C and D contain very large maps and figures that are not included in the PDF file, but are located in the SAMP section for viewing and/or downloading.
	Metro Bay SAMP Plan – Urban Coastal Greenways Policy for the Metro Bay Region (PDF)
	Metro Bay SAMP Plan – Woonasquatucket River & Promenade District Recommendations for Management (PDF) Text Only Version (124 KB PDF) Map – Current Condition in SAMP Area (PDF) Map – Proposed Changes in SAMP Area (PDF)
	Providence Harbor: Special Area Management Plan (PDF)
	The Pawcatuck River Estuary and Little Narragansett Bay: An Interstate Management Plan (PDF)
	The Narrow River: Special Area Management Plan (PDF)
	CRMC Management Procedures (PDF)
	Stormwater Design and Installation Standards Manual (PDF)
	Guidelines for the Development of Municipal Harbor Management Plans (PDF)
	Guidance for the Siting of Mooring Fields (PDF)
	Rules and Regulations Governing the Protection and Management of Freshwater Wetlands in the Vicinity of the Coast (PDF)
	Federal Consistency Manual (PDF)
	Findings and Policies, 1978 Amendments: Energy, As Amended on February 23rd, 1982 (PDF)
	Guidelines for Fitness of Purpose Investigations and Certifications (PDF)

Marinas

Operations and Maintenance Guide for Marinas (PDF)

Environmental Guide for Marinas (RI Sea Grant)

Clean Marina Program Information

Rhode Island Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plan

Rhode Island Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plan (PDF)

Program Information

Adopted Changes

Date Approved	Regulation (PDF)
10/29/09	Proposed changes to Management Procedures: Schedule of Fees; Metro Bay SAMP: Urban Coastal Greenways
9/28/09	Hazards Chapter: The Metro Bay Special Area Management Plan
3/4/08	Section 145 Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
1/22/08	Changes to the Greenwich Bay SAMP
	Salt Ponds SAMP Regulations Changes and Addendum
07/07-12/07	CRMC Routine Program Changes (RPCs) from July 2007 through December 2007
4/24/07	RICRMP Shoreline Change Maps
4/24/07	RICRMP Section 300.4 - Recreational Boating Facilities
4/24/07	RICRMP Section 100 - Table 1B
4/24/07	RICRMP Section 140.C & Table 2
4/24/07	RICRMP Section 300.18- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Aquatic Habitats of Particular Concern
4/24/07	RICRMP Section 300.4 - Recreational Boating Facilities
	Revisions to the Salt Ponds Region SAMP and Narrow River SAMP
6/22/04	Revisions to the RI Coastal Resources Management Program
6/8/04	Revisions to the RI Coastal Resources Management Program
5/11/04	Revisions to the RI Coastal Resources Management Program
10/28/03	Revisions to the Providence Harbor: A Special Area Management Plan