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Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-5.1. Funds created

     

(a)  There is established a general revenue reserve account within the general fund to finance the state clean air program. The sums the director collects pursuant to the civil penalties, administrative penalties, criminal penalties, and all sums and fees collected pursuant to all aspects of the air pollution program except operating fees collected pursuant to § 23-23-5(18) shall be deposited as general revenue. The money appropriated to the program shall be used to cover all direct and indirect costs associated with administering the air pollution program under the provisions of this chapter.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-5.1

  • Air pollution: means presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants in sufficient quantities that either alone or in connection with other emissions by reason of their concentration and duration, may be injurious to human, plant, or animal life or cause damage to property or unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life and property. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3
  • Director: means the director of environmental management or any subordinate or subordinates to whom he or she has delegated the powers and duties vested in him or her by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3

(b)  There is established a general revenue account within the general fund to fund the clean air operating permit fee program. The operating fees the director collects pursuant to § 23-23-5(18) of this chapter shall be deposited as general revenues. The money appropriated to the program shall be used to cover all reasonable (direct and indirect) costs required to develop and administer an operating permit program pursuant to the requirements of title V, of the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 7661 et seq.

History of Section.
P.L. 1992, ch. 361, § 3; P.L. 1994, ch. 395, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 69.

Rhode Island General Laws 23-23.5-1. Prohibition in cities and towns

     

When any building or premises in any city or town in this state is or are occupied or used for carrying on the business of slaughtering cattle, sheep, or other animals, or for a melting or rendering establishment, or for other noxious or offensive trades, occupations, or employments, the city or town council, after appointing a time and place for a hearing, and after giving notice of the hearing to all persons interested, by public advertisement or otherwise, and after the notice and hearing, if in its judgment the public welfare and convenience so require, may prohibit by its order or decree the exercise of the trade, occupation, or employment in that building and on those premises, indefinitely, or for any period of time that it shall find that the public welfare and convenience shall require.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 93, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 109, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 122, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 600, § 1; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 180; G.L. 1956, § 23-24-1; P.L. 1967, ch. 59, § 1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-23.5-1

  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9