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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION

     

     Introduced By: Representatives MacBeth, McLaughlin, Lombardi, and Chippendale

     Date Introduced: May 21, 2015

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Title 46 of the General Laws entitled "WATERS AND NAVIGATION" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:

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CHAPTER 25.3

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ZERO PROCESS WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS

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     46-25.3-1. Zero process wastewater-sanitary discharge permits – Fees prohibited. --

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No fees or other charges, including annual permit fees, shall be issued by the Narragansett Bay

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water quality management district commission and/or the department of environmental

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management to any business operating in this state that is utilizing a recycling process which does

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not discharge wastewater into publicly owned sewage treatment facilities or into the waters of this

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state.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION

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     This act would prohibit the Narragansett Bay commission and/or the department of

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environmental management from charging fees, including annual permit fees, to any business that

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is utilizing a recycling process which does not discharge wastewater into publicly owned sewage

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treatment facilities or into the waters of this state.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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