As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT (PWC)
A vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet
pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to
be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel,
rather than the conventional method of sitting or standing inside
the vessel.
OPERATOR
A person who operates or who has charge of the navigation
or use of a watercraft.
TIOGUE LAKE
The body of water commonly known as "Tiogue Lake," including
the attached body of water immediately west of the Arnold Road Causeway.
All money, registration fees and fines collected
under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into a restricted
receipt account of the Town of Coventry to be made available and shall
be allocated, distributed and used in amounts sufficient to fund:
A. First, Parks and Recreation Department personnel monitoring
areas where personal watercraft may gain access to Tiogue Lake.
B. Second, Parks and Recreation Department projects involving
improvements to the Briar Point Beach area.
C. Third, Coventry Police Department enforcement of Town
ordinances and Rhode Island general laws on Tiogue Lake.
D. Fourth, hydrocarbon testing on Lake Tiogue.