CRMC 



with respect to the SAM planning area (certain measures were proposed in the 

 Providence Harbor SAM Plan). 



***Establish a specific subcominittee, supported by a sufficient technically 

 qualified staff, to implement each of the SAM plans. The committee would 

 review and submit recommendations to the full Counci on all Category A and B 

 applications originating or affecting the area covered by the plan to assess conformance 

 with the goals of the SAM plan as well as the rxiles embodied in the CRMP. An 

 appropriate technical staffperson and an appropriate community affairs staf^)erson from the 

 Division of Planning would serve as members of the subcommittee, to promote the 

 legislatively mandated consistency of CRMC actions with the State Guide Plan by 

 providing technical assistance to towns in assimilating available scientific information, and 

 by appearing regularly in an advisory capacity at town meetings and hearings. CRMC 

 needs to support towns in instituting necessary moratoria so as to address needs identified 

 as the plans were developed 



|**Develop and clearly articulate specific work plans: 



• detailing the SAM plan's stated initiatives; 



• defining specific steps to be taken in implementing each of the policies and 

 objectives of the plan; and 



• specifying the units, agencies, and groups which will be responsible for 

 implementation (or for assisting in specific aspects of implementation) of all 

 categories provided in the "management regulations and initiatives" categories of the 

 plans. (A first year work plan was outlined in the Providence Harbor SAM Plan) 



♦♦Articulate and make public specific plans for the allocation of SAM planning staff 

 resources in furtherance of specific workplan tasks, and for staff coordination with the 

 Council, other review committees, and the public. 



♦♦♦Establish specific means to promote effective coordinated review of 

 permit applications and planning proposals. See Strategy for Review of 

 Cumulative Effects, in related chapter on Laws and Programs. 



♦♦Work with DEM, the Division of Planning and the towns to coordinate public acqiusition 

 programs, land donations, public purchase of development rights and conservation 

 easements, voluntary deed restrictions, and other such land conservation tools so as to 

 develop coherent resource protection programs in SAM plan areas. 



♦♦♦Revise SAM plan regulatory language to specify that all major road, 

 highway, and bridge construction or reconstruction projects shall be 

 reviewed by the CRMC from the initial stages of planning. CRMC should 

 revise applicable language to specify in legal terms how state and town agencies are to 

 proceed in obtaining CRMC input, what notification procedure and environmental impact 

 review procedure will apply, and how public input will be addressed. 



♦♦Using Narragansett Bay Project research results and other available data, and building on 

 the rationale employed in special area management techniques, develop consistent methods 



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