Rhode Island General Laws Title 32. Parks and Recreational Areas § 32-1-5.2. Sapowet Marsh Management Area--Prohibition of development

(a) The department of environmental management is authorized to allow and promote passive outdoor recreation within the boundaries of the land of Sapowet Marsh Management Area and to enter into leases for the agricultural use of any portion of the land of the management area.

(b) Sapowet Cove, an area of water that runs from Sapowet Point easterly to the bridge and then southerly, perpendicular to Sapowet Avenue, shall not at any time be commercially developed or in any way modified from its current undeveloped state. The water at the mouth of the marsh, for a distance of two thousand feet (2,000′) from the bridge to Sapowet Point, measured in a southerly direction from the shoreline, shall not be used for any purpose other than passive outdoor recreation.

(c) For purposes of this section, “ passive outdoor recreation” means the use of land and water for the restorations, conservation, and management of fish and wildlife and their habitats and wildlife-associated recreation such as hunting and fishing.