2017 -- H 5502 | |
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LC001390 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N | |
APPROVING PROJECT STATUS FOR REMEDIATION AND/OR MONITORING OF THE | |
TRUK-AWAY LANDFILL SUSPECTED HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SITE | |
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WARWICK | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Vella-Wilkinson, Shekarchi, McNamara, Bennett, and | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2017 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
1 | WHEREAS, Truk-Away of Rhode Island, Inc. operated a landfill in the city of Warwick |
2 | located on land currently owned by the state of Rhode Island; and |
3 | WHEREAS, The Truk-Away landfill, long since identified as a suspected hazardous |
4 | waste disposal site, is surrounded by wetlands on three (3) sides; and |
5 | WHEREAS, The department of administration (DOA) must complete a site investigation |
6 | to determine the environmental conditions in accordance with state and federal regulations; and |
7 | WHEREAS, The department of transportation has maintained a temporary cap but the |
8 | DOA has not authorized the expenditures to proceed with the process to test and mitigate the |
9 | impact of the Truk-Away landfill site; and |
10 | WHEREAS, The city of Warwick recognizes that project cannot proceed unless the |
11 | general assembly authorizes the necessary funding for a comprehensive investigation and |
12 | appropriate environmental response to completely address the Truk-Away landfill site; and |
13 | WHEREAS, The city of Warwick requests quarterly reports on the progress of the site |
14 | investigation and clean up, including any assessments that may be used to determine whether |
15 | further action is warranted; now therefore be it |
16 | RESOLVED, That project status is hereby approved for remediation and/or monitoring of |
17 | the Truk-Away landfill site, subject to the following additional requirements: |
18 | (a) The request of the city of Warwick to receive quarterly reports on the progress of the |
19 | site investigation and clean up is approved; and |
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1 | (b) The general assembly shall appropriate the sum of five hundred thousand dollars |
2 | ($500,000) in the state budget for fiscal year 2018 to commence this project; and be it further |
3 | RESOLVED, That this joint resolution shall take effect upon passage. |
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