Chapter 315
2009 -- H 6052 AS AMENDED
Enacted 11/13/09
A N A C T
RELATING TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY - RHODE ISLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION
Introduced By: Representatives Fellela, Ucci, Petrarca, and Carnevale
Date
Introduced: March 31, 2009
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 23-19-13.1 of the General Laws in Chapter
23-19 entitled "Rhode
Island Resource Recovery
Corporation" is hereby amended to read as follows:
23-19-13.1.
Disposal of solid waste originating outside the state prohibited – Rules
and regulations. –
(a) No person, firm,
corporation, transfer station, or any other commercial entity engaged
in the business of collecting, disposing, sorting, separating,
recycling, processing, manufacturing,
or remanufacturing of solid waste shall deposit or cause
to be deposited solid waste that is
generated or collected outside the territorial limits of this
state at the central landfill. Each deposit
in violation of the provisions of this subsection shall
be punishable by imprisonment for up to
three (3) years and/or a fine not to exceed five
thousand dollars ($5000) fifty thousand dollars
($50,000).
(b) The
regulations that may be necessary to ensure that solid waste that
is generated or collected outside
the territorial limits of this state is not deposited at
the central landfill.
The rules and
regulations shall provide that any commercial entity engaged in the
business of collecting, disposing, sorting, separating,
recycling, processing, manufacturing or
remanufacturing solid waste, which deposits or causes to be deposited
solid waste at the central
landfill shall provide a certification to the corporation, via
not generated or collected outside the territorial limits
of this state. The certification shall be
required to be made not less than every thirty (30) days,
setting forth the date and time of each
deposit within the thirty (30) day period and shall be under
oath, stating that the oath is made
under the pains and penalties of perjury.
(c) Any fine
collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be remitted to the
environmental response fund established pursuant to section
23-19.1-23. The town of
and the department of attorney general shall be
reimbursed from the environmental response fund
for reasonable costs associated with the enforcement and
prosecution of any violation of section
23-19-13.1; provided, however, that the amounts
reimbursed shall not exceed the amount of fine
monies collected for that violation pursuant to this
section. The state controller is authorized and
directed to draw his or her orders upon the general treasurer
for the payment of that sum, or as
much of that sum as may be deemed necessary, from time to
time, upon receipt by him or her of
properly authenticated vouchers.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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LC02299
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