| Chapter 268 |
| 2017 -- S 0095 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 07/21/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND REGULATORY REFORM ACT |
| Introduced By: Senators Archambault, Sosnowski, Miller, Conley, and Kettle |
| Date Introduced: February 01, 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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