490 R.I. Code R. 490-RICR-00-00-5.3

Current through December 3, 2024
Section 490-RICR-00-00-5.3 - Definitions
A. "Board" means the Water Resources Board and/or its authorized agents.
B. "DCAMM" means the Rhode Island Department of Administration, Division of Capital Asset, Management & Maintenance.
C. "Development" means permanent improvements and/or permanent alterations to the land.
D. "Management area" means the Big River Management Area as acquired by the Big River-Wood River Site Acquisition Act, P.L., 1964, Ch. 133.
E. "Materials" means any natural resource located on the land, to include but not be limited to, rock formations, boulders, trees, soil and water resources.
F. "Motorized" or "Mechanized vehicle" means any mechanized mode of transportation, to include but not be limited to, any vehicle that operates via a combustible engine or natural gas or electricity or solar.
G. "Open space use" means activities that have a minimal and/or non-permanent impact on the physical characteristics and/or nature of the land and water resources.
H. "Passive recreation" means any form of hiking, backpacking, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, canoeing or kayaking.
I. "RIDEM" means the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

490 R.I. Code R. 490-RICR-00-00-5.3

Amended effective 12/18/2018