The purpose of this chapter is to establish a comprehensive watershed and marine monitoring system that provides consistent and useful data to resource managers, decision-makers and the public concerning the health of the marine environment of the state. The Rhode Island environmental monitoring collaborative is hereby established with the purposes of organizing, coordinating, maintaining and supporting the watershed and marine monitoring system of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 2004, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 210, § 1.