R 344
2001-H 6572
Enacted 6/28/2001


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CREATING A SPECIAL HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE BUFFER ZONE ADJACENT TO THE RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION LANDFILL IN THE TOWN OF JOHNSTON

Introduced By:  Representatives Cerra, Bierman, Montanaro, Dennigan and Fox Date Introduced:   June 28, 2001

RESOLVED, That a special house commission be and the same is hereby created consisting of thirteen (13) members: five (5) of whom shall be from the House of Representatives, not more than three (3) from the same political party, to be appointed by the Speaker; one (1) of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Environmental Management, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the Regional Director of the federal E.P.A., or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be a member of the general public, to be appointed by the Governor; and one (1) of whom shall be a member of the general public, to be appointed by the Mayor of Johnston; one (1) of whom shall be the President of the Rhode Island Medical Society, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Health, or designee; and one (1) of whom shall be Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Realtors, or designee.

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 appointment of the member of the general public.

The purpose of said commission shall be to study the feasibility of extending the buffer zone adjacent to the Resource Recovery Corporation landfill in the town of Johnston.

Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at the call of the Speaker and organize and shall select from among the legislators a chairperson. 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 October 1, 2001 and said commission shall expire on February 1, 2002.

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