AGENDA
Semi-Monthly Meeting – Full Council
Tuesday, July 22, 2025; 6:00 p.m.

Administration Building, Conference Room A
One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI

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1. Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting — July 22, 2025

2. Subcommittee Report

3. Staff Report

4. Applications which have been Out-To-Notice and are before the Council for Review and Action:

2025-02-071 WATER STREET LANDING REALTY LLC -- New marina certification and the establishment of a marina perimeter limit for existing marina located at 339 & 341A Water Street, Warren, RI.

2024-12-052 HARBOUR REALTY LLC -- Reconfigure the existing fixed pier configuration, installation of new floating docks, and establish a new Marina Perimeter Limit (MPL). See attached plan drawings for existing and proposed configurations. Previous CRMC Assent for a New Marina was 1987-11-039. Located at plat 32, lots 155 and 268; Waites Wharf, Newport, RI.

2025-05-029 RI COMMERCE CORPORATION -- Expand a portion of the existing structural perimeter limit (SPL) on the north side of Pier 1 and construct a stern offloading ramp. The ramp would be utilized to accommodate stern door Roll-On/Roll-Off vessels within the Port of Davisville. Located at plat 193, lot 26; 2574 Davisville Road, North Kingstown, RI.

2025-06-055 Quonset Development Corporation -- To perform dredging of the Rhode Island Fast Ferry Basin with upland disposal of dredged material at Parcel 7A within the Quonset Business Park. Located in the Quonset Fast Ferry Basin, 1347 Roger Williams Way, North Kingstown, RI -- Waterway: Quonset/Narragansett Bay

Public Hearing for CRMC Proposed Rulemaking:

Title of Rule: Management Procedures (650-RICR-10-00-1)

Rulemaking Authority: R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 46-23 et seq.

Summary of Rulemaking Action:

The Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) has proposed two amendments to the Management Procedures Program, 650-RICR-10-00-1.2(B) Meetings and Members and 650-RICR-10-00-1.4.6(A)(22) CAD Cell Disposal Fee.

Management Procedures Program 650-RICR-10-00-1.2(B) Meetings and Members

R.I. General Law § 46-23-2 Coastal Resources Management Council – Appointment of Members and R.I. General Law § 46-23—4 Officers of the Council - Quorum and Vote Required for Action was recently amended by the General Assembly in 2025 (see Senate Bill 0998 Substitute A and House Bill 6126 Substitute A). The amendments reduce the number of Coastal Resources Management Council members from ten (10) to seven (7). The amendment at 46-23.4 also reduces the number of members required for a quorum from six (6) to four (4). The General Assembly requires the CRMC to initiate rulemaking within 30 days of the date of passage. To implement this legislation, Section 1.2(B) Meetings and Members of the Management Procedures (650-RICR-10.00.1) is proposed to be amended to reduce the quorum requirements of the Council from six (6) members to four (4) members pursuant to § 46-23-2(b).

Management Procedures Program 650-RICR-10-00-1.4.6(A)(22) CAD Cell Disposal Fee

R.I. General Law § 46-23-18.5 – Fees for Disposal was recently amended per the Governor’s Budget Amendment #22 and Article 2 of the FY 2026 Appropriations Act (25-H-5076). The amendment to this statute re-established the minimum fee for disposal of dredge material in the State’s Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) Cells from $11.65 per cubic yard to $35.00 per cubic yard. Per the amendment, the Council shall maintain its three-tiered fee structure while increasing all three of the CAD Cell disposal fees commensurately.

6. ADJOURN

CALENDAR INDEX