Section 835-RICR-10-00-4.3 - DefinitionsA. The following definitions shall apply to this regulation:1. "Commission" means the Narragansett Bay Commission.2. "Petition" means a request for the Promulgation of a Rule.3. "Petitioner" means a person requesting the promulgation of a rule.4. "Promulgate", with respect to a Rule, means the process of writing a new Rule, or amending or repealing an existing Rule.5. "Rule" means the whole or a part of an agency statement of general applicability that implements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy or the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency and has the force of law. The term includes the amendment or repeal of an existing rule. The term is used interchangeably with the term "regulation." The term does not include the exceptions listed in R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-1(19)(i)-(vi).835 R.I. Code R. 835-RICR-10-00-4.3