R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-17-9: Enforcement — Appropriations.

The director of environmental management shall administer and enforce the provisions of §§ 21-17-1 — 21-17-10, and shall make suitable regulations to carry out the administration and enforcement. The general assembly shall annually appropriate any sum that it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 21-17-1 — 21-17-10.