2012 -- S 2753

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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 - AIR POLLUTION

     Introduced By: Senators Walaska, and Felag

     Date Introduced: March 08, 2012

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 23-23 of the General Laws entitled "Air Pollution" is hereby

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amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     23-23-30. Stage II vapor recovery systems. – (a) For the purposes of this section, "stage

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II vapor collection and control system" means a system which collects gasoline vapors displaced

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from motor vehicle gasoline tanks during refueling and which routes the vapors to a stationary

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storage tank.

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     (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 23-23-5:

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     (1) A motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility shall be exempt from the department's stage

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II system requirements if it begins operation after January 1, 2011; and

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     (2) A motor vehicle fuel dispensing facility shall be exempt from the department's stage

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II system requirements if, upon department verification and approval, excavation of one or more

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underground gasoline storage tanks is required in order to install or repair a below-ground

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component of the stage II vapor collection and control system or the facility replaces fifty percent

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(50%) or more of its gasoline dispensers after the effective date of this subsection.

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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 - AIR POLLUTION

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     This act would exempt gas stations with new gasoline dispensing equipment from the

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department of health's "stage II system" requirements.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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