§ 37-15.1-1 Statement of policy
§ 37-15.1-2 Declaration of purpose
§ 37-15.1-3 Definitions
§ 37-15.1-4 Prohibitions
§ 37-15.1-5 Revenue
§ 37-15.1-6 Allocation of funds
§ 37-15.1-7 Repealed
§ 37-15.1-8 Application procedure
§ 37-15.1-9 Duties of the department
§ 37-15.1-10 Cooperation between industry and department
§ 37-15.1-11 Severability

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 37-15.1 - Hard-To-Dispose Material - Control and Recycling

  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • 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.
  • Department: means the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15.1-3
  • Director: means the director of the department of environmental management. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15.1-3
  • Organic solvents: means any compounds of carbon which are liquids at standard conditions, and which are used as dissolvers, viscosity reducers, dilutents, thinners, reagents, or cleaning agents, (excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides, metallic carbonates, and ammonium carbonate) and which are listed as hazardous waste pursuant to the state hazardous waste program pursuant to chapter 19. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15.1-3
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any natural person, political subdivision, government agency, public or private corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, firm, individual proprietorship, or other entity whatsoever. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15.1-3
  • Program: means those activities of the department to encourage, manage, and fund hard-to-dispose material control and recycling, and to aid in the monitoring and tracking, reduction, recycling, and reuse of hard-to-dispose material control and recycling pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15.1-3
  • Recycling: means the reuse of recovered resources in manufacturing, agriculture, power production, or other processes. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-15.1-3
  • 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.