Section 23-24.6-23. – Compliance and enforcement.
§ 23-24.6-23. Compliance and enforcement. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, the inspection, enforcement, and penalties for violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be in accordance with the provisions and procedures set forth in §§ 23-1-19 — 23-1-25. In addition to the provisions for enforcement of this section found elsewhere in this […]
Section 23-24.6-24. – Exemptions.
§ 23-24.6-24. Exemptions. Notwithstanding any other law, any and all certification and licensure fees charged and costs incurred pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be subject to reimbursement to any municipality by operation of any mandate of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 355, § 1.
Section 23-24.6-25. – Interpretation and severability.
§ 23-24.6-25. Interpretation and severability. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed and shall be held to be in addition to, and not in substitution for or a limitation of, the provisions of any other law. If any provision of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances […]
Section 23-24.6-26. – Rules and regulations.
§ 23-24.6-26. Rules and regulations. The director is authorized to adopt, modify, or repeal and promulgate rules and regulations as are in accord with the purposes of §§ 23-24.6-1 — 23-24.6-27, and shall be subject to the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42. All rules and regulations promulgated by the director shall provide […]
Section 23-24.6-12. – Comprehensive environmental lead inspections.
§ 23-24.6-12. Comprehensive environmental lead inspections. The department shall develop and promulgate regulations for: (1) Conducting comprehensive environmental lead inspections, which regulations shall, at a minimum, include procedures for: (i) Inspecting, testing, and/or sampling of drinking water, household dust, painted surfaces, soil, and/or other appropriate fixed surfaces that may contain lead; (ii) Notification of owners, […]
Section 23-24.6-27. – Administrative fines.
§ 23-24.6-27. Administrative fines. (a) In addition to any other enforcement authority granted under this chapter, whenever on the basis of any information, the department determines that a person has violated, or is in violation of § 23-24.6-12, 23-24.6-13, 23-24.6-14 or 23-24.6-17 regarding lead hazard reduction, or § 23-24.6-20 regarding licensure, any rule or regulation […]
Section 23-24.6-13. – State inspectors.
§ 23-24.6-13. State inspectors. (a) The director, or his or her designee, or any state inspector is authorized to inspect during business hours, or by appointment at another time agreed to by the inspector and the owner, occupant, or other person in charge of a dwelling, dwelling unit, or premises: (1) Any dwelling, dwelling unit, […]
Section 23-24.6-2. – Legislative findings.
§ 23-24.6-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds, upon the report of the environmental lead task force and the reports, hearings, and records of its own committees and of federal agencies including the environmental protection agency and centers for disease control, that: (1) Environmental exposures to even low levels of lead increase a child’s risks […]
Section 23-24.6-3. – Declaration of purposes.
§ 23-24.6-3. Declaration of purposes. The purposes of this chapter are: (1) to protect the public health and public interest by establishing a comprehensive program to reduce exposure to environmental lead and prevent childhood lead poisoning, the most severe environmental health problem in Rhode Island; and (2) to establish rigorous, systematic enforcement of requirements for […]
Section 23-24.6-4. – Definitions.
§ 23-24.6-4. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Childhood lead poisoning” means a confirmed venous blood lead level, measured in micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood, established by rule by the Rhode Island department of health based on the best available information about the effects of elevated blood lead levels. (2) […]