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RI H7292
Bill
Status
1/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
John Edwards
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AI Summary
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Prohibits comprehensive permit applications for low and moderate income housing developments in watershed overlay protection districts specifically in the town of Tiverton
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Adds new statutory definitions for "overlay district," "watershed," and "watershed overlay protection district" to the Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Act
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Watershed overlay protection districts are zoning designations with stricter rules than underlying zones to protect water resources that supply rivers and public water supplies
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Amends Chapter 45-53 (Low and Moderate Income Housing) to create a new section 45-53-11.1 establishing this prohibition
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton.
Towns And Cities
Last Action
Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
1/23/2026