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Rhode Island lawmakers are proposing legislation that would allow Matunuck Oyster Bar, destroyed by fire on May 20, to operate temporarily in a parking lot across the street.

The bills would permit outdoor dining for 18 months for restaurants closed due to fire, flood, or other casualty.

The bills have strong support and are expected to pass before the end of the legislative session.

Three weeks after the Matunuck Oyster Bar was shuttered by a fire , state lawmakers are working on legislation that would allow the popular South Kingstown restaurant to serve customers this summer in a parking lot across the street.

The bills, H6392 and S1139 , allow any licensed food service establishment closed by a flood, fire or other "casualty" to provide outdoor dining servi

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