Official State of Rhode Island Website
Official State of Rhode Island Website
This World Wide Web (WWW) site is provided as a public service by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). This site is intended to be used by the public for viewing and retrieving information only. In providing information on this site, we have attempted to be as accurate as possible. However, we make no claims, guarantees or promises about the accuracy, currency, or completeness of the information provided and are not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for results obtained from the use of the information. Every possible effort is made to keep the content of this site accurate and current, but that may not always be the case. We will make an effort to correct errors brought to our attention. Distribution of the information does not constitute any warranty. The user assumes the risk of verifying any materials used or relied on.
The CRMC has made every effort to ensure that the regulations and policies posted on this web site are up-to-date, and accurately reflect the officially promulgated documents. While we try to keep these documents timely and accurate, we make no expressed or implied guarantees. Further, since CRMC cannot guarantee protection from potential alteration or tampering of the materials on this server by outside parties, these materials do not constitute "official" versions, and they are not intended, nor can they be relied upon, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the State of Rhode Island. You should be aware that, pursuant to the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act, RIGL § 42-35 et. seq., the only version of the regulations that are defined as having the force of law are those which are filed with the Secretary of State's office.
The CRMC's computer resources and materials may contain hypertext or other links to external sites not owned or controlled by the CRMC.
Links to external servers do not imply any official CRMC endorsement of the opinions or ideas expressed therein, or guarantee the validity of the information provided. Links to commercial sites are in no way an endorsement of any vendors' products or services. Links to other computer systems are not supervised nor regularly reviewed by the CRMC.
Any information, endorsements of products or services, materials or personal opinions appearing on such external sites are not controlled, sponsored nor approved by the CRMC.
Links may be provided to external servers that are managed in a professional manner, that are fully operational, available most of the time and do not serve inaccurate information or obscene information, including graphics.
The CRMC will not link to external servers if such link would appear to provide an official endorsement of fundraising efforts or lobbying for a political agenda.
The CRMC makes the content of this WWW site available to the public. Anyone may view information found here without obligation to the CRMC, unless otherwise stated on particular articles of information to which a restriction on fair use may apply. However, the CRMC makes no warranty that materials contained herein are free of copyright claims or other restrictions or limitations on fair use or display. The compiled information presented on this WWW site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. However, use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.
All CRMC computer systems are subject to monitoring at all times to assure proper functioning of the systems, to provide security for the computer systems' operations and the information contained therein, to prevent unauthorized use, and to deter and investigate violations of the law. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in the use of this public computer system.
We may collect some or all of the following information about visitors who view or download information from our websites:
The information in our web site logs is not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link it with the individuals that browse our web site.
Cookies are small text files that a web server may ask your web browser to store, and to send back to the web server when needed. Cookies may be used to store a transaction identifier or other information a user may provide.
Cookies are used to store and retrieve unique transaction identifiers or other server-generated or user-provided information in complex, multi-page web applications. This allows us to distinguish between different users, and to use information provided at one stage of an application at a later time.
We do not use cookies in order to track your visit to our website. The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of many online functions, and we recommend that you leave them turned on.
The CRMC does use cookies to note new and repeat visitors for statistical purposes. We do not use cookies to keep a database of personally-identifying information about visitors when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Indeed, we do not maintain any information at all that can personally identify a user of our websites.
No other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purpose than those stated above.
The CRMC makes no guarantee or warranty that servers not managed or controlled by the CRMC that are linked to this WWW site are not using cookies or collecting personally-identifying data.
For site security purposes and to ensure that WWW service remains available to all users, the CRMC computer system employs software programs which can monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.
Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
The CRMC website content materials are provided for public use on computer systems located within the CRMC and for the use and benefit of citizens of Rhode Island and others. Any person choosing to use this system or seeking access to information or materials on this system is subject to Rhode Island jurisdiction. Any dispute arising therefrom shall be decided under the laws and in the courts of Rhode Island.
Programs and activities are available to all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights, 180 Westminster Street, 3rd Floor, Providence, RI 02903 or call 401/222-2661 (TTY: 401/222-2664) Fax: 401-222-2616. Additional information can be found at http://www.richr.ri.gov.
Representatives of the CRMC communicate via official accounts on several social media platforms (e.g. Facebook and X). Any communication via these sites (whether by a CRMC employee or the public) may be subject to monitoring and disclosure to third parties.
Stedman Government Center, Suite 3
4808 Tower Hill Road
Wakefield, RI 02879-1900
Voice: (401) 783-3370
Fax: (401) 783-2069
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:30am – 4:00pm