RI Constitution and Shore Rights Section 16. Compensation for taking of private property for public use — Regulation of fishery rights and shore privileges not public taking. — Private property shall not be taken for public uses, without just compensation. The powers of the state and of its municipalities to…
The Texas Open Beaches Act – Applicable Excerpts § 61.011. “It is declared and affirmed to be the public policy of this state that the public, individually and collectively, shall have the free and unrestricted right of ingress and egress to and from the state-owned beaches bordering on the seaward…
Oregon Beach Bill In June, 1967, after months of stalling, the Oregon Legislature passed House bill 1601, which guarantees public access to the state’s beaches and establishes a state easement on all beaches between the low water mark and the vegetation line. The bill expanded upon an…
Hawaii Beach Access Law Public Access on Beaches and Shorelines The public has a right of access to and along all beaches and shorelines in the State situated below the “upper reaches of the wash of the waves.” HRS Secs. 115-4 & 115-5. Generally, the Counties have the…
A version of this bill has been introduced several times, but no committee has ever been named, and the committee has never met. It dies a silent death at the end of each legislative session during which it was introduced. This version has been amended to remove the original…
Shore Rights Lost and Found Remember the spirit behind Gaspee Days in Warwick and the Boston Tea Party. It’s time again for we citizens to ignore the rules. Sort of; at least the illegal rules some people are trying to force on us. Have you ever had the…