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Newport This Week — Opinion:  Senators Should Pass Shoreline Access Bill
Cate Brown 4/27/23 Cate Brown 4/27/23

Newport This Week — Opinion: Senators Should Pass Shoreline Access Bill

OPINION By Dennis Nixon and Thomas Gibson Jr — After decades of uncertainty, the General Assembly is on the cusp of reaffirming one of the oldest and most cherished Rhode Island constitutional rights: the “rights of fishery, and privileges of the shore,” which includes the right of access along the shore.

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Rhode Island Constitution ; Article 1, Section 17: The people shall continue to enjoy and freely exercise all the rights of fishery, and the privileges of the shore… [for] the gathering of seaweed, leaving the shore to swim in the sea and passage along the shore;

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Last Updated Apr 11, 2025

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