R 304

2003 -- S 1194

Enacted 07/01/03

S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

CREATING A SPECIAL SENATE COMMISSION TO STUDY ALL ASPECTS OF THE

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM FINE AND PENALTIES UNDER R.I.G.L. 23-24.9

Introduced By: Senator Roger R. Badeau

Date Introduced: July 01, 2003

     RESOLVED, That a special Senate commission be and the same is hereby created

consisting of five (5) members: three (3) of whom shall be from the Senate, to be appointed by

the President of the Senate, one (1) of whom shall be the Director of the Rhode Island Resource

Recovery Corporation, or his or her designee; and one (1) of whom shall be the Director of the

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, or his or her designee.

     The purpose of said commission shall be to study all aspects of the Rhode Island

Department of Environmental Management’s authority to dispose of the proceeds from fines and

penalties pursuant to the provisions of chapter 24.9 of title 23.

     Upon passage of this resolution the members of the commission shall meet at the call of

the President of the Senate and shall select from among the legislators a chairperson.

     Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.

     The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services.

     All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information,

documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or

desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution.

     The Joint Committee on Legislative Services is hereby authorized and directed to provide

suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the

Senate on or before February 1, 2004, and said commission shall expire on April 1, 2004.

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