Chapter 216

2017 -- H 6296 Enacted 07/18/2017

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RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND REGULATORY REFORM ACT

Introduced By: Representatives Knight, Blazejewski, McEntee, and Craven

Date Introduced: June 08, 2017

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 42-64.13 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Regulatory

Reform Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

42-64.13-12. Duty to streamline and coordinate interagency regulation for green

industries.

The office of regulatory reform shall, in consultation with the departments of

environmental management, labor and training, revenue, and the coastal resources management

council, and plant-based and agriculture industry representatives, reduce burdensome regulations,

improve interagency efficiency, and coordinate the regulatory process to facilitate further

economic growth within plant-based industries and agriculture.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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