§ 23-19.7-1 Short title
§ 23-19.7-2 Legislative findings, policy, and intent
§ 23-19.7-3 Definitions
§ 23-19.7-4 Permitted use in areas zoned for process manufacturing – Regulation of uses in certain other areas
§ 23-19.7-5 Siting and impact agreement required – Exceptions
§ 23-19.7-6 Local assessment committees – Constitution, powers, and duties
§ 23-19.7-7 Developer to compensate host community for reasonable costs
§ 23-19.7-8 Siting agreements
§ 23-19.7-9 Impact agreements
§ 23-19.7-10 Siting and impact agreements – Arbitration – Appeals
§ 23-19.7-11 Provisions of Hazardous Waste Management Act applicable
§ 23-19.7-12 Public access to records
§ 23-19.7-13 Relation of compensation under siting and impact agreements to state aid
§ 23-19.7-14 Inconsistent provisions
§ 23-19.7-15 Liberal construction – Severability

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-19.7 - Hazardous Waste Management Facilities

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  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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