JOINT RESOLUTION URGING THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TO STUDY AND REGULATE THE IMPACT OF WAKE BOATS ON RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC WATERWAYS

Summary

The Senate passed a joint resolution asking the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to conduct a scientific study on how wake boats affect the state’s lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. It also calls on the department to consider rules limiting wake‑boat use based on lake size, depth, shoreline, and other factors. The move targets environmental health, shoreline erosion, invasive species risk, and public safety.

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