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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - SOIL AMENDMENTS

     Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Felag, Ottiano, and Kettle

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2014

     Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 2-22-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 2-22 entitled "Soil

Amendments" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     2-22-11. Rules and regulations. – (a) The director of environmental management is

authorized pursuant to publication and notice to adopt and enforce rules and regulations relating

to sampling, analytical methods, form, minimum percentages, soil amending ingredients,

exempted materials, investigational allowances, definitions, records, labels, labeling, liability

bond, misbranding, mislabeling, and the distribution of soil amendments as may be necessary to

carry into effect the full intent and meaning of this chapter. The director of environmental

management is authorized and empowered to adopt and enforce rules and regulations to waive

registration and fee requirements for agricultural, municipal and other compost facilities based

upon the size of operation, volume and composition of material being composted.

     (b) All applications for composting, agricultural and/or solid waste, shall require written

confirmation from the respective city/town for which the application is being sought, that the

proposed site for the composting operation and/or facility is zoned to permit that which is being

requested. Upon receipt of a request for zoning verification, the respective city/town shall have

thirty (30) days in which to respond to the request for verification. (No permit for composting,

agricultural and/or solid waste, shall be granted until such time as the city/town for which the

composting operation and/or facility has provided written confirmation that the composting

operation and/or facility has been granted a zoning permit for such operation and/or facility).

     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 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY - SOIL AMENDMENTS

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     This act would require applications for the conduct of composting operations to contain

written confirmation from the town that the operation will be conducted in an area with proper

zoning.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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