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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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUONSET DEVELOPMENT | |
CORPORATION | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Craven, McEntee, Caldwell, Finkelman, | |
Date Introduced: April 03, 2026 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 42-64.10 of the General Laws entitled "Quonset Development |
2 | Corporation" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 42-64.10-16. Prohibition on thermal waste conversion facilities. |
4 | (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, regulation, or authority to the |
5 | contrary, the Quonset development corporation shall not authorize, permit, lease, approve, or |
6 | otherwise allow the siting, operation or construction of any thermal waste conversion facility, or |
7 | similar chemical or thermal processes designed to convert solid waste, plastics, biomass, or other |
8 | feedstock into fuels, energy, or chemical products, within the boundaries of the Quonset |
9 | Point/Davisville Industrial Park. |
10 | (b) For the purpose of this section, “thermal waste conversion facility” means any facility |
11 | utilizing elevated temperatures in a controlled or oxygen-limited environment to chemically |
12 | decompose or transform solid waste or sewage sludge materials into gaseous, liquid, or solid |
13 | products intended for energy generation, fuel production, or industrial use. |
14 | (c) The provisions of this section shall apply to all real property owned, managed, leased, |
15 | or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Quonset development corporation. |
16 | (d) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to impair the right of any individual or |
17 | entity who lawfully engaged in any activity provided in subsection (a) of this section prior to the |
18 | effective date of this section. |
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1 | (e) This section shall expire and have no force or effect as of February 1, 2027. |
2 | 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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- QUONSET DEVELOPMENT | |
CORPORATION | |
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1 | This act would prohibit the operation of any thermal waste conversion facility such as |
2 | pyrolysis within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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