Section 23-19-41. – Construction of references.
§ 23-19-41. Construction of references. Whenever in any general or public law the words “Rhode Island solid waste management corporation” shall appear, particularly §§ 35-3-3.1, 23-18.8-2, 23-18.8-2.1, 23-18.8-4, 23-18.11-4, 12-12-17, 23-18.9-1 and 37-2-7, they shall be deemed to refer to and to mean the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 303, […]
Section 23-19-42. – Tipping fees — Municipal rate for city or town collected regional school district solid waste.
§ 23-19-42. Tipping fees — Municipal rate for city or town collected regional school district solid waste. (a) Solid waste collected and disposed of by, or on behalf of, a regional school district shall be charged the same tipping fee per ton as the municipal rate. (b) Any waste hauler collecting and disposing of solid […]
Section 23-19-37. – Financial accountability.
§ 23-19-37. Financial accountability. The general assembly recognizes that the cost of statewide waste disposal is inherently substantial and, therefore, must be subject to effective cost control. To this end, the general assembly declares that the corporation shall: (1) Furnish the house fiscal advisor with a copy of its proposed budget on or before October […]
Section 23-19-38. – Report of the auditor general.
§ 23-19-38. Report of the auditor general. The auditor general shall annually prepare a report for the joint committee on legislative services on the corporation’s financial and administrative activities related to the implementation of §§ 23-19-34 through 23-19-36. History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 277, § 2.
Section 23-19-39. – Tipping fees — Municipal rate for city or town collected condominium solid waste.
§ 23-19-39. Tipping fees — Municipal rate for city or town collected condominium solid waste. The solid waste generated by a residential condominium, when collected and disposed of by a city or town of Rhode Island, shall be charged the same tipping fee per ton as the municipal rate. History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 426, […]
Section 23-19-40. – Utilization of buffer zone — Restrictions.
§ 23-19-40. Utilization of buffer zone — Restrictions. (a) Legislative Purpose. (1) A buffer zone is an area between two (2) different land uses. The purpose of this section is to specifically prohibit using certain areas of the central landfill buffer zone for the expansion of any waste operations. (2) The statutes which created the […]
Section 23-19-29. – Liberal construction.
§ 23-19-29. Liberal construction. This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. Neither this chapter nor anything in this chapter is or shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers that the corporation might otherwise have under any laws […]
Section 23-19-30. – State central landfill — Annual liquid waste or sludge analysis.
§ 23-19-30. State central landfill — Annual liquid waste or sludge analysis. (a) The Rhode Island resource recovery corporation shall conduct six (6) random analyses per annum of all liquid waste or sludge matter deposited in the Rhode Island central landfill. The samples shall be drawn at their point of disposal by personnel qualified by […]
Section 23-19-31. – Recycling facility at central landfill.
§ 23-19-31. Recycling facility at central landfill. The Rhode Island resource recovery corporation shall construct a recycling facility at the state’s central landfill. This facility will receive separated recyclable waste as defined by the department of environmental management; provided, that the definition shall include, but not be limited to, plastic materials that contain the plastic […]
Section 23-19-32. – Grants-in-aid.
§ 23-19-32. Grants-in-aid. Funds shall be provided by the corporation for a period no longer than three (3) years after a community enters the recycling program to offset reasonable collection and hauling costs required by instituting separation of recyclables, and for the purposes of offsetting reasonable administrative costs of the department of environmental management, as […]