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RI Gen L § 46-12-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-25 - Report required by owners or lessees of solid waste disposal areas.

§ 46-12-25. Report required by owners or lessees of solid waste disposal areas.If any person, firm, or corporation continuously uses any area for the disposal of solid waste which is located within two hundred feet (200′) of any water course, then the owner of the land or lessee, if leased land, where the area is located must submit to the director a written report every sixty (60) days or more frequently if required by the director. The report shall contain among other things the content of dissolved oxygen, the biological oxygen demand, chlorides, iron, and a coliform bacteria count, from sites tested immediately upstream and downstream of the landfill area at locations prescribed by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 207, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12-25.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-25.1 - Repealed.

§ 46-12-25.1. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-12-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-26 - Penalty for failure to report.

§ 46-12-26. Penalty for failure to report.Any person, firm, or corporation who shall fail to submit reports as required by § 46-12-25, shall be punished by a fine of four hundred dollars ($400) per day for each day that a report is not filed.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 207, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-35; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-27 - Penalty for falsification of report.

§ 46-12-27. Penalty for falsification of report.Any person, firm, or corporation who shall falsify any report required by § 46-12-25, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400), or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 207, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-36; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-28 - Protection of groundwaters.

§ 46-12-28. Protection of groundwaters.Groundwaters shall be and shall be deemed to be waters of the state and shall be protected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter with respect to the following activities, which shall be regulated by the director in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and chapter 13.1 of this title:(1) Discharge of pollutants onto or beneath the land surface; in a location where it is likely for the pollutants to enter the groundwaters of the state;(2) Subsurface containment systems used to store wastewaters, petroleum products, hazardous materials or other pollutants;(3) Facilities which treat or provide for disposal of petroleum products, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, solid waste or dredged material;(4) Facilities with store bulk quantities of petroleum products, hazardous materials or hazardous waste;(5) Facilities and activities which have caused or have the potential to cause a release of pollutants to groundwater;(6) Activities undertaken to remediate groundwater quality.History of Section.P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-29 - Effective date of chapter.

§ 46-12-29. Effective date of chapter.This chapter shall take effect on September 15, 1983, except that prior to that date the director of the department of environmental management may conduct any hearings necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and file with the secretary of state any rules and regulations authorized by this chapter to take effect on or after that date.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 253, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-12-37; P.L. 1983, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-30 - Repealed.

§ 46-12-30. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-12-30.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-30.1 - Repealed.

§ 46-12-30.1. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-12-30.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-30.2 - Definitions and guidelines for replacement and periodic inspection of tanks.

§ 46-12-30.2. Definitions and guidelines for replacement and periodic inspection of tanks.(a) All definitions and guidelines for replacement and periodic inspection of tanks shall be developed by the director of the department of environmental management in conjunction with the director's efforts to promulgate regulations for underground storage facilities used for petroleum products and hazardous materials, to be promulgated under the authority of this chapter and chapters 17.1 and 35 of title 42.(b) The regulations shall require that all federally regulated underground storage tanks used for petroleum products and subject to registration in this state shall be inspected at least once in each thirty-six (36) month period.(c) Any funds remaining in the underground storage tank replacement revolving loan program account after repeal of § 46-12-30.3 shall be used in accordance with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and any rules and regulations promulgated therein.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 486, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 62; P.L. 2002, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 103, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 114, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12-30.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-30.3 - Repealed.

§ 46-12-30.3. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-12-30.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-30.4 - Repealed.

§ 46-12-30.4. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 46-12-30.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-30.5 - Bonds authorized.

§ 46-12-30.5. Bonds authorized.The general treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the governor and in accordance with the requirements of law, to issue from time to time bonds in the name and on behalf of the state and in such amounts as may be specified in an amount not to exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000).History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 486, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12-31 - 46-12-36 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-31 - 46-12-36 - [Transferred.]

§ 46-12-31 — 46-12-36. [Transferred.]
RI Gen L § 46-12-37 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-37 - Waste from seagoing vessels.

§ 46-12-37. Waste from seagoing vessels.The owners and/or agents of any seagoing vessel entering the waters or waterways of this state which intends to transfer or discharge any type of waste or bilge at a certified shore facility or terminal pursuant to the Resource and Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., shall first file a performance bond or other evidence of financial responsibility with the director in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) payable to the state of Rhode Island. In the event the vessel causes damage to the environment, the bond shall be forfeited to the extent of the costs incurred by the state to rectify and clean up the damage to the environment and natural resources of the state and to the extent of any fine levied for violations of water pollution abatement laws. Any seagoing vessel transferring any type of waste or bilge without coverage shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 96, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12-39 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-39 - Discharge of sewage from boats.

§ 46-12-39. Discharge of sewage from boats.(a) It shall be unlawful to discharge any sewage from a boat into the waters of the state unless discharged via a marine toilet which is either a marine sanitation device-type I, or a marine sanitation device-type II, in proper working condition.(b) It shall be unlawful to discharge any sewage from a boat into the waters of the state in an area which has been declared to be a no discharge zone.(c) It shall be unlawful to operate or moor in the waters of the state, a boat which is equipped with a marine toilet which is not a type approved pursuant to the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., and that is in proper working condition.(d) It shall be unlawful to operate or moor in the waters of the state in an area declared to be a no discharge zone, a boat which is equipped with a marine toilet which is not properly sealed to prevent discharge of sewage into the water.(e) No discharge zones shall be identified by the department of environmental management. The department of environmental management shall utilize criteria established under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (Water Quality Act), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., and 40 CFR 140.4 in identifying such areas, and shall be the sole agency of the state in seeking federal designation of such areas; it shall seek the advice and comment of the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). Municipalities of the state may nominate areas for designation as no discharge zones only as an element of a Harbor Management Plan (HMP) approved by the CRMC in accordance with established regulation.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 332, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-12-40 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-40 - Penalty for violations.

§ 46-12-40. Penalty for violations.(a) Every person in violation of § 46-12-39 or owning, operating or causing to be operated, upon the waters of the state, a boat in violation of the provisions of § 46-12-39 or aiding in so doing, shall for the first offense be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or be imprisoned for not more than one year in the adult correctional institutions, or both such fine and imprisonment, and for a second and each subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be imprisoned for not more than one year in the adult correctional institutions, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. If a municipality assists in the prosecution of a violation of § 46-12-39 any fine imposed for that violation shall be paid one-half (½) thereof to the general treasurer of the state and one-half (½) thereof to the treasurer of the town or city where the offense occurred.(b) Every person in violation of § 46-12-39.1, or owning, operating or causing to be operated, upon the waters of the state, a boat in violation of the provisions of § 46-12-39.1, shall be guilty of a civil violation and subject to a fine of up to one hundred dollars ($100). If a municipality assists in the prosecution of a violation of § 46-12-39.1, any fine imposed for that violation shall be paid one-half (½) thereof to the general treasurer of the state and one-half (½) thereof to the treasurer of the town or city where the offense occurred.(c) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the municipal court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court to hear and adjudicate violations under this section.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 332, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 338, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 399, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 45, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 181, § 3.
RI Gen L § 46-12-41 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12 - Water Pollution|Section 46-12-41 - Enforcement.

§ 46-12-41. Enforcement.(a) The department of environmental management, harbormasters, assistant harbormasters, police officers authorized to make arrests, and employees of the department of environmental management authorized to enforce the provisions of chapter 22 of this title shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of § 46-12-39 and § 46-12-39.1. In the exercise of enforcing the provisions of § 46-12-39 they shall have the authority to stop and board any vessel subject to this chapter.(b) Harbormasters and assistant harbormasters are authorized to make periodic color dye flush tests of boats subject to § 46-12-39.1, and may check such boats moored in their jurisdictions for no discharge certificate decals, as required pursuant to § 46-12-39.1.(c) Municipalities of the state may deny a mooring permit to any boat not in compliance with § 46-12-39.1.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 332, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 338, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 399, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 45, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 181, § 4.
RI Gen L § 46-12.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.1 - Underground Storage Tanks|Section 46-12.1-1 - Purpose and scope of chapter.

§ 46-12.1-1. Purpose and scope of chapter.(a) For the purposes of promoting health, safety, or general welfare, and in order to effect uniform regulation within the state for regulating underground storage tanks as defined in § 46-12.1-2, the cities and towns may adopt, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, ordinances providing for the regulation and control of underground storage tanks as defined in § 46-12.1-2, and establishing procedures for the registration, testing and removal of such underground tanks.(b) The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health from the contamination of public and private water supplies due to leakage from such facilities, to protect public safety from the dangers of fire and explosion associated with such leakage, and to protect the general welfare by preserving limited water supplies for present and future use.(c) Ordinances shall be, as far as possible, consistent with state regulations and in no case shall be less stringent than state rules and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 488, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.1 - Underground Storage Tanks|Section 46-12.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 46-12.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, all terms shall, where the context permits, be construed in accordance with the "regulations for underground storage facilities used for petroleum products and hazardous materials," as promulgated by the department of environmental management. The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:(1)"Abandoned" means the relinquishment or termination of possession, ownership, or control of underground storage tanks, by vacating or by disposition, or the underground storage tank being out of service for a continuous period in excess of six (6) months.(2)"Underground" means that ten percent (10%) or more of the volume of facility components storage tanks and piping is buried in the ground.(3)"Underground storage tank" means either:(a) On site underground storage tanks used for storing heating oil and serving a one, two (2), or three (3) family dwelling including underground pipes connected thereto; or(b) Farm or residential underground storage tanks holding less than one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallons and storing motor fuel or heating oil for noncommercial purposes including underground pipes connected thereto.(4)"Enforcing officer" means the chief of the fire department, the building official, the public safety director, the public utilities director or the public works director of the several cities, towns and fire districts, as may be designated in any ordinance adopted under this chapter, or his or her designee.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 363, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.1 - Underground Storage Tanks|Section 46-12.1-3 - Powers and duties of city or town enforcing officer.

§ 46-12.1-3. Powers and duties of city or town enforcing officer.The enforcing officer shall be responsible for administering local ordinances adopted pursuant to this chapter. In addition to any other powers granted the enforcing officer by ordinance or other state law, the officer shall have the authority to:(1) Issue permits for the maintenance, installation, abandonment, and removal of underground storage tanks;(2) Require the removal, at the owner's expense, of all tanks and underground pipes deemed to pose a threat to the public health or the environment;(3) Require testing, monitoring, record keeping, and reporting by the owner or operator, and record keeping and reporting by suppliers;(4) Inspect facilities at which underground storage tanks are located;(5) Require closure of abandoned storage tanks consistent with the permanent closure procedures in the regulations for underground storage facilities used for petroleum products and hazardous materials issued by the department of environmental management.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 311, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 363, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.1 - Underground Storage Tanks|Section 46-12.1-4 - Penalties.

§ 46-12.1-4. Penalties.Violations of the provisions of § 46-12.1-3 shall be subject to fines of fifty ($50.00) dollars per day for each day the tank remains in the ground after notification, in writing, by the enforcing officer that the provisions of § 46-12.1-3 have been violated. This penalty shall be in addition to any fine or penalty that may be assessed under other state law or regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1985, ch. 488, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 115.
RI Gen L § 46-12.2-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.2 - Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank|Section 46-12.2-4.1 - Power to participate in projects to enhance the waters of the state.

§ 46-12.2-4.1. Power to participate in projects to enhance the waters of the state.The agency shall have the power to exercise the powers set forth in § 46-12.2-4 to participate in the following projects and classes of projects that enhance the waters of the state: projects for dewatering dredged material, for beneficial use and disposal of dredged material at sites above mean high water and for confined aquatic disposal of dredged materials, provided that the project has been approved by the coastal resources management council and the department as provided for in chapter 6.1 of this title, and further provided that the project is supported either by a fund established for the purposes of supporting such projects or is supported from project revenues. The agency shall cooperate with the coastal resources management council and the department in preparing a proposal for establishing a fund to support projects for dewatering dredged material, for beneficial use and disposal of dredged material at sites above mean high water and for confined aquatic disposal of dredged materials.History of Section.P.L. 2001, ch. 144, § 5; P.L. 2001, ch. 163, § 5.
RI Gen L § 46-12.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.2 - Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank|Section 46-12.2-5 - Officers.

§ 46-12.2-5. Officers.(a) An executive director, who shall be a person professionally skilled and experienced in law, finance, or public administration, shall be appointed by the board of directors as chief executive officer of the agency, and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall administer the affairs of the agency, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing matters, relating to contracting, financial assistance administration, personnel and administration, under the supervision of the board in accordance with such authorizations as the board may from time to time reasonably adopt and continue in force. Salaries of personnel shall be guided by the unclassified pay plan. The board may also appoint persons to hold the offices of secretary and treasurer to the agency, including assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers in whom may be vested any of the powers of the secretary and the treasurer, respectively, or may appoint a director or employee of the agency to exercise such duties. The secretary shall be the custodian of the seal and of the books and records of the agency, and shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board of directors. The secretary may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the agency, and may give certificates under its official seal to the effect that the copies are true copies and all persons dealing with the agency may rely upon the certificates. The treasurer shall have charge of the books of account and accounting records of the agency, and shall be responsible, under the supervision of the executive director, for financial control for the agency. The board shall appoint and establish compensation benefits and other terms of employment for other officers and employees of the agency as it deems reasonable and necessary. Officers of the agency shall serve at the pleasure of the board or under contracts of employment; provided, however, that no contract of employment shall exceed a term of three (3) years, which may be renewed upon the expiration for successive terms.(b) Present or past directors, officers, employees, or agents of the agency may be indemnified by the agency to the extent allowed by and in accordance with the indemnification provisions applicable to nonprofit corporations pursuant to § 7-6-6, as amended from time to time. The agency shall be a public body for purposes of § 9-1-31.1.(c) The agency shall be subject to the provisions of § 42-11.3-1 and the executive director shall not be deemed to be a director as used in said section.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 303, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-12.2-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.2 - Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank|Section 46-12.2-5.1 - Purchasing.

§ 46-12.2-5.1. Purchasing.Internal purchasing procedures of the agency shall follow the principles and policies of state purchasing.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 303, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-12.2-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.2 - Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank|Section 46-12.2-9 - Authorization to expend funds available for local grants.

§ 46-12.2-9. Authorization to expend funds available for local grants.In addition to the financial assistance provided by the agency to local governmental units, persons or corporations for approved projects in accordance with this chapter, the department is hereby authorized to expend funds otherwise available for grants to local governmental units, persons or corporations to the extent permitted by federal and state law.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 303, § 2; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 14, § 17.