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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Kallman, Euer, Miller, DiMario, Mack, Lombardo, Goodwin, | |
Date Introduced: March 17, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Commerce | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 23-17 of the General Laws entitled "Licensing of Healthcare |
2 | Facilities" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 23-17-9.1. Mandatory conversion to renewable energy. |
4 | (a) All healthcare facilities, as defined in ยง 23-17-2 shall, not later than January 1, 2023, as |
5 | a condition of maintaining their license issued pursuant to chapter 17 of title 23, begin to convert |
6 | from a reliance on fossil fuels for energy, to renewable fuels, energy sources and so called "green" |
7 | sources of energy that result in a reduction in energy consumption and cost. |
8 | (b) The department of business regulation, in consultation with the office of energy |
9 | resources and the department of health, shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement |
10 | subsection (a) of this section. |
11 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES | |
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1 | This act would require all state licensed health care facilities to convert the powering of |
2 | their operations, from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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