2017 -- H 6140

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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

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PLUMBERS, IRRIGATORS, AND

WATER SYSTEMS INSTALLERS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Chippendale, Edwards, Cunha, Marshall, and Price

     Date Introduced: April 26, 2017

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 5-20-38 of the General Laws in Chapter 5-20 entitled "Plumbers,

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Irrigators, and Water System Installers" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     5-20-38. Individual sewage disposal system (ISDS) installers -- Work permitted.

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     Any person who is a licensed individual sewage disposal system installer under the

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provisions of chapter 56 of this title is authorized to make residential water supply connections to

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residential dwellings consisting of three (3) units or less both public and/or private at the source

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of the public and/or private supply for the purpose of installation, alteration, and/or repair. Water

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installations, alterations and repairs mean and include the piping and connections from the source

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of public and/or private water supply to the building or premises. Licensed individual sewage

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disposal system installers are required to comply with city or town permits and inspection

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requirements as to water supply installations, alterations, and/or repairs. In no event shall licensed

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individual sewage disposal system installers be allowed to perform any work on fittings or

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fixtures beyond the initial premises connection; provided, however, that a licensed individual

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sewage disposal system installer may, without any further licensing being required, connect an

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existing individual sewage disposal system to a municipal sewer system.

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     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 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PLUMBERS, IRRIGATORS, AND

WATER SYSTEMS INSTALLERS

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     This act would provide that a licensed individual sewage disposal system installer may,

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without further licensing, connect an existing individual sewage disposal system to a municipal

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sewer system.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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