New State Initiatives 



DEM,and CRMC, and would be coordinated widi the recommended grant-in-aid program 

 outlined above. (A grant program of this nature is being put in place in Massachusetts.) 



Recommendations to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 



**Revise state vehicle inspection requirements to address oil leakage from valve cover 

 seals. 



Recommendations to the Department of Revenue 



**Amend the tax-exempt provision of Chapter 44-3-3 (22) to apply to the 

 installation of best management practices for management of stormwater 

 and control of sedimentation. Any real or personal property acquired or altered to 

 control non-point source pollution should be given the same tax-exempt status as property 

 acquired to control industrial pollution. 



CONTENT OF RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS 



Recommendations to State and Local Regulatory Bodies Having Jurisdiction over Relevant 

 Development Activities 



General Recommendations 



♦♦Standards put in place at the state and local level should include both detailed design and 

 construction specifications and performance specifications. 



***Require that all state agency construction activities comply with all 

 applicable stormwater and sedimentation control requirements, including 

 established construction and performance standards. 



**Specify flood and erosion control requirements which forbid post-development increase 

 in 2- and 25- year watershed peak flows. 



Guidebook 



'''**Prepare an illustrated two volume guidebook to be used in planning and 

 zoning, and in designing and maintaining integrated stormwater 

 management and erosion control facilities. The handbook should be designed to 

 provide guidance to town officials regarding pollution parameters and potential flood 

 hazards associated with specific development types, and to provide technical design, 

 construction, and maintenance specifications for officials and developers. 



***Include a tabulation of potential applicability of specific requirements 

 for different proposed land use developments (including, for example, 

 residential, institutional, commercial, industrial, open space). The tabulation, 

 and accompanying factors, would be intended to provide applicants as much pre-design 

 specificity and predictability as possible regarding the requirements likely to be imposed. 

 Further, clear guidance would be provided to town officials regarding issues relevant to 

 planning and permit conditioning. 



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