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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING | |
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Introduced By: Representative Joseph J. Solomon | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2026 | |
Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 20-2-44 of the General Laws in Chapter 20-2 entitled "Licensing" is |
2 | hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 20-2-44. Shellfish transplant program. |
4 | (a) In addition to any appropriation made pursuant to § 20-2-28.2, the general assembly |
5 | shall appropriate from the general fund to the division of marine fisheries the amount it deems |
6 | necessary for the purpose of maintaining a shellfish transplant program for the fiscal year ending |
7 | June 30, 2000, and thereafter, the division of marine fisheries shall develop a sustainable shellfish |
8 | management plan. |
9 | (b) On and after July 1, 2026, there shall be assessed and collected against all wastewater |
10 | treatment facilities, as defined in § 42-17.4-4, a fee of one cent ($0.01) per every ten thousand |
11 | (10,000) gallons of wastewater treatment facility effluent discharge from that facility. The fees |
12 | collected under this section shall be used to support the shellfish transplant program. Provided, the |
13 | provisions of this subsection shall apply both to public and privately-owned wastewater treatment |
14 | facilities. |
15 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE -- LICENSING | |
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1 | This act would provide that on and after July 1, 2026, there would be assessed and collected |
2 | a fee of one cent ($0.01) per every ten thousand (10,000) gallons of wastewater treatment facility |
3 | effluent discharge. The fees collected under this section shall be used to support the shellfish |
4 | transplant program. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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