Section 23-19.1-31. – Investment of receipts pending expenditures.
§ 23-19.1-31. Investment of receipts pending expenditures. All moneys in the fund not immediately required for payment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be invested by the state investment commission, as established by chapter 10 of title 35, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 10 of title 35; provided, that the securities in […]
Section 23-19.1-18.1. – Determination of restoration costs — Judgment — Other relief not precluded.
§ 23-19.1-18.1. Determination of restoration costs — Judgment — Other relief not precluded. (a) In any case where the court is of the opinion that the sentence should consist of or include the amount of the cost of restoring to its original state the area where hazardous wastes were stored, treated, or disposed of in […]
Section 23-19.1-18.2. – Limitation of prosecutions.
§ 23-19.1-18.2. Limitation of prosecutions. No person shall be convicted of any offense for any violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the department, unless the complaint or warrant for the violation shall have been issued within seven (7) years from the time that the facts constituting the offense or violation shall […]
Section 23-19.1-18.3. – Prohibiting business due to conviction of certain acts.
§ 23-19.1-18.3. Prohibiting business due to conviction of certain acts. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of collecting and/or disposing of hazardous waste, which has been convicted of violating any statute relating to bribery, fraud, or bid-rigging in this state or in any other state in this country, shall for a period […]
Section 23-19.1-19. – Interstate cooperation.
§ 23-19.1-19. Interstate cooperation. The Rhode Island general assembly encourages cooperative activities by the department with other states for the improved management of hazardous wastes; for improved, and so far as is practicable, uniform state laws relating to hazardous waste management; and compacts between this and other states for the improved management of hazardous wastes. […]
Section 23-19.1-20. – Liberal construction — Severability.
§ 23-19.1-20. Liberal construction — Severability. The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted and construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose. If any provision of this chapter, or of any rule or regulation issued under this chapter, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule or […]
Section 23-19.1-21. – Applicability of chapter — No effect on public utilities and carriers.
§ 23-19.1-21. Applicability of chapter — No effect on public utilities and carriers. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting or in any way invalidating any existing regulatory jurisdiction and authority pursuant to title 39, as amended, of the public utilities commission and the division of public utilities and carriers over motor vehicles, […]
Section 23-19.1-11.1. – Ground water resources.
§ 23-19.1-11.1. Ground water resources. No hazardous waste, including septic waste, shall be disposed of in an area overlying an actual, planned, or potential underground drinking water source as described on the ground water maps of the U.S. geological survey and the Rhode Island water resources board, providing the underground drinking water source has been […]
Section 23-19.1-22. – Liability for unauthorized transportation, storage, or disposal.
§ 23-19.1-22. Liability for unauthorized transportation, storage, or disposal. (a) Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter through the transportation, storage, or disposal of hazardous wastes in a manner or location not authorized by this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, or who shall have caused the […]
Section 23-19.1-12. – Inspections — Penalty for hindering entry.
§ 23-19.1-12. Inspections — Penalty for hindering entry. (a) For the purposes of enforcing this chapter or any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, the director may: (1) Enter any hazardous waste management facility or any place that the director has reason to believe hazardous wastes are generated, stored, treated, or disposed of; […]