WPRI 12 — RI lawmakers debate multiple Coastal Resources Management Council reform bills

Apr 9

April 9, 2025

By Emily Brennan — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Some state legislators want to restructure the council that oversees Rhode Island’s coastline, but there’s a debate over how it should be reformed.

The Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) was created in the early 1970s. According to its website, the council is responsible for the “preservation, protection, development and where possible the restoration of the coastal areas of the state” through policy development, planning and permitting. It also manages public access to those areas.

The state agency is made up of 10 volunteer members appointed by the governor, who currently include a lawyer, a podiatric surgeon and a mandatory representative from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM).

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