§ 46-6.1-6 - Interagency coordination. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 46-6.1-6

   § 46-6.1-6  Interagency coordination.– (a) The council and the department shall jointly prepare and adopt, no laterthan January 1, 2002, protocols and guidelines for coordinated review andaction on applications made pursuant to § 46-6.1-6, which shall amongother things provide for:

   (1) The elimination of redundant and duplicative processesand reviews;

   (2) A joint pre-application meeting with the applicant;

   (3) A timely, joint determination of the completeness ofapplications, following a suitability determination made by the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers; and

   (4) The designation of a project manager for each dredgingapplication who shall coordinate review of the application and serve as thesingle point of contact for the applicant.

   (b) The council, with advice from the department, shall adoptprotocols and a plan for monitoring dredged material disposal sites in thecoastal zone, which protocols and plan shall be an element of the comprehensiveplan for dredged material management and which provide for oversight by thedepartment of matters that are in its jurisdiction pursuant to authoritydelegated by federal law.