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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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND REGULATORY

REFORM ACT

     

     Introduced By: Senators Archambault, Sosnowski, Miller, Conley, and Kettle

     Date Introduced: February 01, 2017

     Referred To: Senate Commerce

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 42-64.13 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Regulatory

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Reform Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     42-64.13-12. Duty to streamline and coordinate interagency regulation for green

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industries.

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     The office of regulatory reform shall, in consultation with the departments of

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environmental management, labor and training, revenue, and the coastal resources management

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council, and plant-based and agriculture industry representatives, to reduce burdensome

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regulations, improve interagency efficiency, and coordinate the regulatory process to facilitate

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further economic growth within plant-based industries and agriculture.

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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 STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND REGULATORY

REFORM ACT

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     This act would require the office of regulatory reform, in consultation with various state

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departments and plant-based and agriculture industry representatives, work to facilitate economic

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growth within plant-based industries and agriculture.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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