§ 46-6.1-4 - Definitions.
SECTION 46-6.1-4
§ 46-6.1-4 Definitions. – For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Beneficial use" means the placement or use of dredgedmaterial for some productive purpose, and shall include, but not be limited to,uses such as beach nourishment, habitat creation and enhancement, brownfieldsredevelopment, landscaping, construction projects, and landfill cover.
(2) "Coastal zone" means the coastal waters of the state andadjacent lands and other areas that are under the regulatory jurisdiction ofthe coastal resources management council pursuant to chapter 23 of this titleor the federal Coastal Zone Management Act [16 U.S.C. § 1451 etseq.].
(3) "Council" means the coastal resources management council.
(4) "Dewatering" means actively or passively removing waterfrom dredged material to facilitate its beneficial use or disposal.
(5) "Department" means the department of environmentalmanagement.
(6) "Director" means the director of the department ofenvironmental management.
(7) "Disposal" means nontemporary relocation and placement ofdredged material other than a beneficial use.
(8) "Disposal site" means a precise geographic area withinwhich dredged material is disposed.
(9) "Dredged material" means material excavated from thewaters of the state, including rock, gravel, sand, clay, silt, mud, organicmaterial, and material discarded by humans.
(10) "Executive director" means the executive director of thecoastal resources management council.
(11) "Habitat" means the specific area or environment inwhich a particular plant or animal lives.
(12) "Person" means any individual, group of individuals,firm, corporation, association, partnership or private or public entity,including a district, county, city, town, or other governmental unit or agentthereof, and in the case of a corporation, any individual having active andgeneral supervision of the properties of such corporation.
(13) "Site" means all contiguous land, structures, andappurtenances and improvements.
(14) "Site operator" means the person who is responsible forthe operation of activities at a beneficial use, dewatering, or disposal sitefor dredged materials.
(15) "Site owner" means the person who owns all or a part ofa beneficial use, dewatering, or disposal site for dredged materials.
(16) "Upland areas" means areas that are not in the coastalzone.