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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLACES OF ASSEMBLY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Satchell, Kettle, Conley, Metts, and Pichardo | |
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Date Introduced: February 13, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 23-28.6 of the General Laws entitled "Places of Assembly" is |
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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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23-28.6-25. Warming centers. -- Each city or town, subject to the provisions of section |
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23-28.6-5 along with the prior written approval of the state fire marshal or local fire chief, shall |
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be allowed to offer temporary emergency shelter from extreme cold weather. These locations |
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shall be current places of assembly and shall be referred to as "warming centers." This section |
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shall take effect upon the air temperature reaching or falling below twenty degrees Fahrenheit |
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(20° F), or the actual temperature combined with the prevailing winds, commonly referred to as |
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the "wind chill factor" reaching twenty degrees Fahrenheit (20° F) or less. Pursuant to this |
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section, these warming centers shall be exempt on a temporary basis, from existing fire and safety |
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regulations. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would authorize cities and towns to utilize existing places of assembly as |
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warming centers in extreme cold weather. This act would further allow, upon the prior written |
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approval of the state fire marshal or local fire chief, existing places of assembly an exemption, on |
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a temporary basis, from current fire and safety regulations. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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