Rhode Island General Laws Title 46. Waters and Navigation § 46-6.1-9. Cooperation of other agencies

(1) State agencies, departments, corporations, authorities, boards, commissions, including, but not limited to, the department of administration, the department of transportation, the Rhode Island infrastructure bank, the Rhode Island commerce corporation, the Narragansett Bay commission, and the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation, and political subdivisions, shall cooperate with the council in developing and implementing the comprehensive plan for dredged material management;

(2) The council shall seek federal acceptance of the comprehensive plan for dredged material management as an element of the state's coastal zone management program and shall pursue such federal approvals and general permits as may facilitate expeditious action on dredging applications that are consistent with the plan;

(3) The commerce corporation shall:

(4) The council, with the cooperation of the department and the Rhode Island infrastructure bank, shall develop a proposal for a fund, which may be used as provided for in § 46-12.2-4.1, to support projects for dewatering dredged material for beneficial use and disposal of dredged material at sites above mean high water and for confined aquatic disposal of dredged materials, which proposal shall be submitted to the general assembly not later than February 15, 2002.