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RI Gen L § 46-12.9-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.9 - Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act|Section 46-12.9-4 - Petroleum cleanup fund.

§ 46-12.9-4. Petroleum cleanup fund.(a) There is hereby established the Rhode Island underground storage tank financial responsibility fund.(b) The fund shall consist of any funds that the state may, from time to time, appropriate, as well as money received as gifts, grants, bequests, donations, or other funds from any public or private sources as established herein that are intended to serve the purposes of the Rhode Island underground storage tank financial responsibility fund and all funds collected pursuant to § 46-12.9-11.(c) All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the underground storage tank fees fund, and shall be disbursed according to the purposes expressed in § 46-12.9-5.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 27, § 3; P.L. 2017, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 92, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.9-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.9 - Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act|Section 46-12.9-7 - Rules and regulations.

§ 46-12.9-7. Rules and regulations.The department is hereby authorized to promulgate, implement, and amend regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42, providing for the submission of claims to the fund and the timely disbursement of monies from the fund. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) A means of notifying all eligible parties of the existence and functioning of the fund;(2) The record keeping required of eligible parties for submission to, and reimbursement from, the fund;(3) A set criteria that establishes the eligibility for reimbursement of specific costs, expenses, and other obligations;(4) A method of providing periodic reimbursement for eligible costs incurred by an eligible party after July 8, 1994. Such reimbursement shall be processed in the order that the claims were filed, subject to funds availability, except in the case where the director finds that funds must be expended out of order in order to abate an environmental emergency;(5) A requirement that the department render its decisions to an eligible party upon the receipt of a complete claim for reimbursement within ninety (90) days following its receipt of completed claim;(6) Establishing procedures for verifying claims presented under this chapter;(7) Establishing procedures for approving, modifying, or denying claims;(8) The eligibility of claims shall be determined by the department; provided, however, that no claims shall be considered for costs incurred prior to January 1, 1994, by responsible parties who are owners or operators of no more than one location containing underground storage tanks and July 8, 1994, by all other responsible parties;(9) Empowering the department to recognize and arrange for performance-based and other contracts with the responsible party and/or contractor for the remediation of a release; and(10) Empowering the department to arrange for the establishment of alternate means of financial responsibility.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 1998, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 328, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 297, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 27, § 3; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 45; P.L. 2016, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 92, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.9-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.9 - Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act|Section 46-12.9-9 - Reconsideration hearing.

§ 46-12.9-9. Reconsideration hearing.Any person aggrieved by a decision on a claim submitted to the department may request a reconsideration hearing before the department of environmental management administrative adjudication division under the provisions of the regulations of that office and such regulations shall be consistent with the Rhode Island administrative procedures act, chapter 35 of title 42. Any such decision shall contain a notice of the right to request a hearing and may specify a reasonable time limit, not to exceed twenty-one (21) days, within which said person shall request a hearing. If no such request is made in a timely manner, the said person shall be deemed to have assented to the decision. If a timely request is received, the department of environmental management administrative adjudication division, within a reasonable period of time, shall act upon such request in accordance with the provisions of the Rhode Island administrative procedures act.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 144, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 148, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 160, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 80, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 92, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.9-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.9 - Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act|Section 46-12.9-10 - Nonparticipation in insurer's insolvency fund.

§ 46-12.9-10. Nonparticipation in insurer's insolvency fund.Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, the Rhode Island underground storage tank financial responsibility act shall not be considered an insurance company or insurer under the laws of this state and shall not be a member of nor be entitled to claim against the Rhode Island insurer's insolvency fund created under chapter 34 of title 27.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 144, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.9-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.9 - Rhode Island Underground Storage Tank Financial Responsibility Act|Section 46-12.9-12 - Severability.

§ 46-12.9-12. Severability.If any of the provisions of this chapter or the applicability thereof is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of these provisions of this chapter shall not be affected hereby.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 144, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.10-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.10 - Commission to Study Feasibility and Funding of Homeowners Assistance Fund for Septic Systems|Section 46-12.10-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 46-12.10-1. Legislative findings.The General Assembly hereby recognizes and declares that:(a) There exists and will continue to exist within the state of Rhode Island the need to construct, maintain and repair facilities and projects for the abatement of pollution caused by domestic wastewater discharges, including, but not limited to, septic systems and cesspools.(b) It is found that there are presently ninety thousand (90,000) cesspools within the State of Rhode Island.(c) Failed and poorly functioning ISDS systems contribute directly to pollution in such environmentally sensitive areas as Greenwich Bay, coastal salt ponds and other water resources.(d) It is further found that there is a need to establish a fund that shall provide to communities financial assistance to create and adopt a community septic system management plan and provide the corpus of a fund within the existing State SRF as administered by the Rhode Island infrastructure bank that shall enable communities to offer to homeowners within those communities the opportunity to access low-cost loans for repair or replacement of failed or poorly functioning septic systems.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2015, ch. 141, art. 14, § 15.
RI Gen L § 46-12.10-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.10 - Commission to Study Feasibility and Funding of Homeowners Assistance Fund for Septic Systems|Section 46-12.10-2 - Establishment of commission.

§ 46-12.10-2. Establishment of commission.(a) There is hereby created a commission known as the Commission to Study Feasibility and Funding of Homeowners Assistance Fund for septic systems which shall consist of fifteen (15) members as follows:(1) One member who shall be engaged in the septage hauling industry, to be appointed by the president of the senate;(2) One member who is employed by a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) which receives septage, to be appointed by the president of the senate;(3) One member who represents a private, non-profit environmental advocacy organization, to be appointed by the speaker;(4) One member representing the Rhode Island clean water protection finance agency, to be appointed by the director;(5) One member representing the Natural Resource Conservation Service, to be appointed by the speaker;(6) One member representing the Narragansett Bay Water Pollution Control Association, to be appointed by the speaker;(7) The director of the department of environmental management or his or her designee;(8) One public member who is a resident of a community with septic systems, to be appointed by the speaker;(9) The director of Narragansett Bay Commission or his or her designee.(10) The president of the Rhode Island Mortgage Brokers Association or his or her designee;(11) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two (2) members of the house of representatives from the majority party and one member of the house of representatives from the minority party.(12) The president of the senate shall appoint one senator from the majority party and one senator from the minority party.(b) The chairperson shall be elected by the members of the commission.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 182, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 151.
RI Gen L § 46-12.10-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.10 - Commission to Study Feasibility and Funding of Homeowners Assistance Fund for Septic Systems|Section 46-12.10-3 - Purposes and duties.

§ 46-12.10-3. Purposes and duties.The purpose of the commission shall be to study pollution levels in general terms on a statewide basis; develop a program where cities and towns develop community septic system management plans; determine funding sources for creation of such plans, determine funding sources for a homeowners financial assistance program; develop the specific requirements of such a program; determine which agency or agencies and mechanisms are best able to manage and administer said funding; draft legislation which would incorporate the findings and recommendations of the commission and a plan of implementation of the findings and recommendations of the commission; and report in writing to the general assembly on January 3, 1997 on the findings and recommendations of the commission with proposed legislation, and shall expire February 3, 1997.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 182, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.11-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.11 - Uniform Septage Disposal Fee|Section 46-12.11-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 46-12.11-1. Legislative findings.The general assembly hereby finds and declares as follows:(1) The bays, rivers, and associated watersheds of Rhode Island are unique and unparalleled natural resources that provide significant cultural, ecological, and economic benefit to the state, and it is in the best interest of the state and its citizens to preserve, protect, and restore our bays, rivers, and associated watersheds.(2) The formation of the Rhode Island Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds Coordination Team, pursuant to chapter 46-31 of the general laws, provides for the coordination of the functions, programs, and regulations that affect the bays, rivers, and watersheds and serves as the most effective way to transcend the limited responsibilities and jurisdictions of each agency, to address complex issues using an ecosystem-based approach, and to provide for continuity over time.(3) Discharges of wastewater from wastewater treatment facilities, despite the fact that these discharges are carefully regulated and monitored, are known sources of pollution that affect the water quality of the bays, rivers, and associated watersheds of Rhode Island.(4) Wastewater treatment facilities collect wastewater both from users of sewer systems, who pay fees for the utilization of the systems, and from septage transporters, who collect septage from users of onsite sewage disposal systems.(5) All persons or entities generating pollutants that affect Rhode Island's bays, rivers and watersheds, including those who utilize onsite sewage disposal systems, should be required to contribute to the costs of providing effective pollution control, mitigating environmental degradation of ecosystems, restoring impaired ecosystems, and monitoring the environment to characterize the impacts of the pollutant loadings, including changes that may occur as the level of treatment is improved.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 30, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.11-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.11 - Uniform Septage Disposal Fee|Section 46-12.11-2 - Definitions.

§ 46-12.11-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context shall clearly indicate otherwise:(1) "Director" shall mean the director of the department of environmental management.(2) "Disposal facility" shall mean any wastewater treatment facility, or portion thereof, or any other facility that receives septage from septage transporters, pursuant to authorization by the department of environmental management.(3) "Disposal facility operator" shall mean the person responsible for operating the disposal facility, who has authority to charge fees for the receipt of septage.(4) "Person" shall mean an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, association, the Federal government, or any agency or subdivision thereof, a state, municipality, commission, political subdivision of a state, or any interstate body.(5) "Septage" shall mean any solid, liquid or semi-solid removed from a septic tank, cesspool, privy, domestic or other wastewater holding tank, or similar onsite sewage disposal system.(6) "Septage transporter" shall mean any person lawfully authorized to transport septage.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 30, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.11-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.11 - Uniform Septage Disposal Fee|Section 46-12.11-3 - Uniform septage disposal fee created.

§ 46-12.11-3. Uniform septage disposal fee created.There is hereby created and established a uniform septage disposal fee.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 30, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-12.11-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-12.11 - Uniform Septage Disposal Fee|Section 46-12.11-4 - Assessment, collection, and deposit of fee.

§ 46-12.11-4. Assessment, collection, and deposit of fee.(a) Effective July 1, 2007, a uniform septage disposal fee in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) per every hundred gallons of septage, as defined by the director pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, shall be imposed on the disposal of septage at all disposal facilities in the state.(b) The fee shall be assessed by the disposal facility operator based on the volume of septage delivered by the septage transporter. The septage transporter shall be liable for the fee until it has been paid to the state, except that payment to the applicable disposal facility is sufficient to relieve the septage transporter from further liability for the fee.(c) The fees collected by the disposal facility operator shall be remitted four times per year to the state on a schedule prescribed by the director in regulation. All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Bays, Rivers & Watersheds Fund, established pursuant to § 46-31-12.1 of the general laws, and shall be dispersed according to the purposes of that fund.(d) The director may adopt all necessary rules and regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including but not limited to, defining the types of septage, e.g., residential, commercial, and industrial that are subject to the fee.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 30, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-1 - Purpose of chapter.

§ 46-13-1. Purpose of chapter.The purpose of this chapter is to aid in assuring the public is provided with safe and potable drinking water.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-1; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-2 - Definitions.

§ 46-13-2. Definitions.For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(1)"Director" means the director of the department of health or a subordinate to whom the director has assigned his or her functions.(2)"Person" means and includes an individual, partnership, association, or corporation, or any town or city or any agency thereof, or the state or any agency thereof, or any other legal entity.(3)"Public water supply system" means a system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if the system has at least fifteen (15) service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five (25) individuals daily at least sixty (60) days out of the year;(i) Any collection, treatment, storage and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system used primarily in connection with the system; and(ii) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under the control of the operator which are used primarily in connection with the system.(4)"Safe and potable" means suitable or fit for human consumption as drinking water.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-2; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 180, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13-2.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-2.1 - Approval required.

§ 46-13-2.1. Approval required.(a) No person shall operate or maintain a public water supply system unless the system is approved by the director of health. Applications for approval shall be made to the director on forms provided for this purpose.(b) Upon receipt of an application, the director shall review the application, supporting documents, and conduct an inspection of the public water supply system to determine if it meets the requirements for approval set forth in this chapter and the regulations adopted hereunder. If, after review, the director determines that the public water supply system complies with the requirements of this chapter and the regulations adopted hereunder, approval of the application to operate or maintain a public water supply system shall be granted.(c) An approval, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire on the 30th day of June following its issuance and may be reviewed from year to year. Each approval shall be issued only for the public water supply system and persons named on the application, and shall not be transferable or assignable.(d) The initial fee for any approval and the approval renewal fee shall be established by the director by regulation. The fees, as established by the director, shall be related to the costs incurred in operating the program and may include administrative, personnel, equipment, laboratory services and such other related costs necessary to carry out the provisions of this section of the law. All fees collected under this section shall be deposited as general revenues.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 220, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 36, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 158; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 46.
RI Gen L § 46-13-2.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-2.2 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of approval.

§ 46-13-2.2. Denial, suspension, or revocation of approval.The director, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, is authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke any application submitted or approval granted under this chapter in any case in which the director finds that there has been a failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted hereunder. All the hearings and appeals shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42, the Administrative Procedures Act.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 220, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-3 - Determination of safety of water supply.

§ 46-13-3. Determination of safety of water supply.(a) The director is hereby authorized to determine by means of laboratory tests, field tests, sanitary surveys, investigations of purification works, examinations of the distribution systems, or by other means, whether water supplied through a public water supply system is safe and potable for human consumption.(b) The director is further authorized to enter, at all reasonable times, in or upon any private or public property for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter or making an inspection or investigation of a condition which the director believes may be hazardous to the health of the consumers served by any public water supply system or in violation of the regulations or orders promulgated under this statute.(c) The director is further authorized to charge fees to support the collection and analysis of samples that are required to meet the minimum monitoring requirements for public drinking water supplies. The fees shall be established by regulation and shall be related to the costs incurred in operating the monitoring program, and may include administrative, personnel, equipment, and other related costs necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-3; P.L. 1977, ch. 252, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 47, § 1.
RI Gen L § 46-13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-4 - Approval of new water sources and treatment works required.

§ 46-13-4. Approval of new water sources and treatment works required.No source of water shall hereafter be developed for a public water supply system until a site plan has been approved by the director, and no public water supply system shall hereafter be constructed or substantially altered until the plans and specifications for the system have been approved by the director. Plans and specifications submitted shall be prepared by an engineer registered in the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-4; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-5 - Disinfection and water analyses.

§ 46-13-5. Disinfection and water analyses.All newly constructed public water supply systems, or additions to existing systems, shall be flushed and adequately disinfected, and the water analyzed in accordance with the requirements of the director before being placed in service.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 6; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-5; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.
RI Gen L § 46-13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 46 - Waters and Navigation|Chapter 46-13 - Public Drinking Water Supply|Section 46-13-6 - Connections between distribution systems.

§ 46-13-6. Connections between distribution systems.No person shall maintain a physical connection joining a public water supply system with any other water supply system, unless that connection is approved by the director.History of Section.P.L. 1956, ch. 3799, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 46-13-6; P.L. 1962, ch. 239, § 1; P.L. 1964, ch. 106, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 14, § 2.