RISAC Update

  Hello Everyone,   You’re invited to keep yourself in the loop.   Our website (http://www.rishoreaccess.org) has a new legal post (The Luney Ibbison Court Case: The Metonic Cycle and R.I. Shore Access) which puts an end to any intelligent support for the idea that we have to stay below…

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Court sides against Rhode Islanders’ Shore Rights

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Misquamicut ruling backs owners     WARWICK — A Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of 21 Misquamicut property owners, finding that the public does not have the right to use the beach adjacent to their homes.   Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin filed suit against the property…

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The Texas Open Beaches Act – Applicable Excerpts

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…

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Oregon Beach Bill

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…

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