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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY – RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY | |
CORPORATION | |
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Introduced By: Senator Ryan W. Pearson | |
Date Introduced: February 18, 2021 | |
Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 23-19 of the General Laws entitled “Rhode Island Resource |
2 | Recovery Corporation" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 23-19-43. Operational surplus. |
4 | Any operational surplus of the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation shall be |
5 | deposited, on an annual basis, to a restricted receipt account to be used exclusively for infrastructure |
6 | maintenance and improvement of waste management systems to be managed by the general |
7 | treasurer. |
8 | 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 HEALTH AND SAFETY – RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY | |
CORPORATION | |
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1 | This act would provide that any operational surplus of the Rhode Island resource recovery |
2 | corporation shall be automatically transferred, on an annual basis, to a restricted receipt account for |
3 | the sole purpose of waste management infrastructure. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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