2017 -- H 5606

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFICACY AND

COST OF IMPLEMENTING A RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR ALL MULTI-FAMILY

RESIDENTIAL UNITS, INCLUDING CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES

     Introduced By: Representatives Quattrocchi, and Morgan

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2017

     Referred To: House Environment and Natural Resources

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

consisting of nine (9) members: nine (9) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island House of

Representatives, not more than five (5) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

Speaker of the House.

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

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

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

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

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

     The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of the efficacy

and cost of implementing a recycling program for all multi-family residential units, including

condominium complexes. Said commission shall also include, but not be limited to, the study of

anaerobic waste recovery as a means of recycling.

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

the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson from among the

legislators.

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

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

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

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

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

     The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters

for said commission; and be it further

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

House of Representatives on or before February 6, 2018, and said commission shall expire on

April 6, 2018.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFICACY AND

COST OF IMPLEMENTING A RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR ALL MULTI-FAMILY

RESIDENTIAL UNITS, INCLUDING CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES

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     This resolution would create a nine (9) member special legislative study commission

whose purpose it would be to make a comprehensive study of efficacy and cost of implementing a

recycling program for all multi-family residential units, including condominium complexes, and

who would report back to the House of Representatives on or before February 6, 2018, and whose

life would expire on April 6, 2018.

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