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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ucci, Fellela, Petrarca, Marcello, and Carnevale

     Date Introduced: May 23, 2012

     Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 23-19 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Resource

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Recovery Corporation" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     23-19-13.6. Cover materials not permitted. – (a) No resource recovery system or

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facility made available by the corporation shall use the following as material to cover compacted

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solid waste at a sanitary landfill:

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     (1) Construction and demolition debris, whole, shredded, or pulverized, including, wood

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(including painted, treated and coated wood and wood products), land clearing debris, wall

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coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures, non-asbestos insulation, roofing shingles and other

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roof coverings, and glass; or

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     (2) Organic materials, including materials that contain carbon-to-carbon bonds and are

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bio-degradable, such as paper, wood, food waste, leaves and yard waste. Organic materials may

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be used only as a final landfill cover with approval of the department of environmental

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management.

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     (b) Any facility violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than two

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thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The fine

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shall be paid to the city or town in which the facility is located.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION

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     This act would make unlawful the use of construction debris or organic material as cover

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material at the facilities operated by the Resource Recovery Corporation.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

     

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