Section 42-64.13-1. – Short title.

§ 42-64.13-1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Rhode Island Regulatory Reform Act of 2010.” History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 259, § 1.

Section 42-64.13-10. – Statewide standards for wetlands and septic disposal.

§ 42-64.13-10. Statewide standards for wetlands and septic disposal. (a) The general assembly finds and declares: (1) Under § 42-17.1-2, the director of the department of environmental management is charged with regulating septic systems, alterations of freshwater wetlands, and other activities that may impact waters of the state; under chapter 23 of title 46, the […]

Section 42-64.13-11. – Statewide solar permitting.

§ 42-64.13-11. Statewide solar permitting. (a) No later than December 31, 2016, the office of regulatory reform in consultation with the task force established in subsection (b), shall prepare and submit to the governor, the senate president, and the speaker of the house, a report with recommendations for a statewide permitting process for small residential- […]

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

§ 42-64.13-12. Duty to streamline and coordinate interagency regulation for green industries. The office of regulatory reform shall, in consultation with the departments of environmental management, labor and training, revenue, and the coastal resources management council, and plant-based and agriculture industry representatives, reduce burdensome regulations, improve interagency efficiency, and coordinate the regulatory process to facilitate […]

Section 42-64.13-13. – Revision of regulations — Appropriate disability language.

§ 42-64.13-13. Revision of regulations — Appropriate disability language. The office of regulatory reform is authorized and empowered to ensure all regulations use appropriate disability language, as required by § 43-3-7.1. History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 40, § 4; P.L. 2019, ch. 53, § 4.

Section 42-64.13-2. – Legislative findings.

§ 42-64.13-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) Rhode Island is facing an economic and fiscal crisis and is suffering high unemployment and other ill effects from the national recession that persists at the time of the passage of this act; (2) Rhode Island maintains regulatory processes and permitting procedures that, […]

Section 42-64.13-3. – Purposes of chapter.

§ 42-64.13-3. Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are to create within the office of management and budget, the office of regulatory reform that will facilitate the regular review of Rhode Island’s regulatory processes and permitting procedures; report thereon in an effort to improve them; and assist and facilitate economic development opportunities within […]

Section 42-64.13-4. – Applicability.

§ 42-64.13-4. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all departments, agencies, authorities, corporations, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state, to all other entities that have been delegated regulatory and permitting authority under state law, and all municipalities within the state, including their boards and commissions with regulatory and permitting authority and […]

Section 42-64.13-5. – Creation of the office of regulatory reform.

§ 42-64.13-5. Creation of the office of regulatory reform. The office of management and budget shall create an office of regulatory reform that shall be adequately staffed and supervised in order to fulfill its functions as set forth in this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 259, § 1; […]

Section 42-64.13-6. – Director of office of regulatory reform.

§ 42-64.13-6. Director of office of regulatory reform. The office of regulatory reform shall be managed by a director of office of regulatory reform who shall report to the director of the office of management and budget. History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 79, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 259, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 445, […]

Section 42-64.13-7. – Powers of the office of regulatory reform.

§ 42-64.13-7. Powers of the office of regulatory reform. The office of regulatory reform shall have the following powers: (1) The director of the office of regulatory reform is authorized to intervene or otherwise participate in any regulatory or permitting matter pending before any executive branch agency or department or before any municipal board, commission, […]

Section 42-64.13-8. – Regulatory analysis responsibilities.

§ 42-64.13-8. Regulatory analysis responsibilities. The office of regulatory reform shall have the following regulatory analysis and reporting responsibilities: (1) The office of regulatory reform shall, upon the conclusion of each fiscal year, prepare and publish a report on the regulatory processes of state and municipal agencies and permitting authorities through a review and an […]

Section 42-64.13-9. – Municipal regulatory liaison.

§ 42-64.13-9. Municipal regulatory liaison. Each city or town in Rhode Island may at its option designate in writing submitted to the office of regulatory reform a regulatory liaison who shall be charged with the responsibility of coordinating regulatory and permitting matters within that city or town with the office of regulatory reform. History of […]