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Natural Resources Management and Policy
United States; Rhode Island; Maine; Michigan; marinas; marina leasing; Public Trust Doctrine; Coastal Resource Management Council; Florida; coastal zone management
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A Marina Leasing Proposal For The State Of Rhode Island, William A. Archambault
A Marina Leasing Proposal For The State Of Rhode Island, William A. Archambault
Theses and Major Papers
This thesis examines whether Rhode Island has the authority to lease marinas their submerged lands, and if so, is the fee structure of the CRMC's proposed plan equitable to marinas in the State? The thesis determined that under the powers of the Public Trust Doctrine, Rhode Island has the right to implement a marina leasing program, but implementation of a program may prove to be problematic for the State. The thesis identified that the CRMC's proposed lease rate would be inequitable to marinas in Rhode Island. Marinas subject to the CRMC program would pay the same lease fee per slip, …