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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY WASTE AND ENERGY

INCINERATION IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Brien, Ucci, Edwards, Reilly, and Chippendale

     Date Introduced: January 26, 2012

     Referred To: Placed on House Calendar

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

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consisting of five (5) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the House of

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Representatives, not more than three (3) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

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Speaker.

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     In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory

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commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly

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resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu

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of a legislator, provided that the majority leader or the minority leader of the political party which

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is entitled to the appointment consents to the member of the general public.

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     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study on waste-to-

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energy incineration in the state of Rhode Island.

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     Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at

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the call of the Speaker of the House and organize, and shall select co-chairpersons from among

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the legislators.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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provide suitable quarters for said commission; and be it further

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

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House of Representatives no later than March 28, 2013, and said commission shall expire on June

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27, 2013.

     

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY WASTE AND ENERGY

INCINERATION IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

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     This resolution would create a five (5) member special legislative study commission

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whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study on facilitating the creation of a waste-

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to-energy facility, and who would report back to the House of Representatives no later than

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March 28, 2013, and whose life would expire on June 27, 2013.

     

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H7276