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RI Gen L § 23-19.12-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.12 - Generation - Transportation - Storage - Treatment - Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste|Section 23-19.12-17 - Supersedes existing infectious waste regulations.

§ 23-19.12-17. Supersedes existing infectious waste regulations.The regulations promulgated to this chapter shall supersede the rules and regulations governing the management of infectious waste in health care facilities (R23-17-INF, R23-16.2INF) promulgated by the Rhode Island department of health.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 497, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.12-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.12 - Generation - Transportation - Storage - Treatment - Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste|Section 23-19.12-18 - Delegation of authority to conduct inspections.

§ 23-19.12-18. Delegation of authority to conduct inspections.The department of environmental management may enter into a cooperative agreement with the department of health for the department of health to conduct inspections of facilities where regulated medical waste is generated. The department of environmental management shall adequately compensate the department of health for conducting these inspections and for undertaking the administrative tasks associated with conducting these inspections.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 497, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.12-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.12 - Generation - Transportation - Storage - Treatment - Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste|Section 23-19.12-19 - Severability.

§ 23-19.12-19. Severability.The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any provisions or part of any provision shall be held invalid or unconstitutional or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, that invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair the remaining provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 497, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.13-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.13 - Gull Control Program|Section 23-19.13-1 - Gull control - Required.

§ 23-19.13-1. Gull control — Required.(a) Any person, firm, corporation or government entity engaging in waste operations shall adopt and implement a comprehensive Gull Control Program at each waste facility which they operate. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any waste facility that solely accepts waste that is non-edible for gulls. In order to achieve the most effective results the programs may utilize one or more of the following methods of control:(1) Use of shellcrackers and other pyrotechnic devices;(2) Use of plastic polymer line and/or nets;(3) Use of visual and auditory devices; and(4) Use of a non-toxic and biodegradable gull repellent.(b) The program shall be submitted to and shall meet all standards as required by the department of environmental management, divisions of air and hazardous waste, solid waste, and water quality and with the advice and consent of the division of fish, wildlife and estuarine resources and shall be in compliance with the standards of the United States department of fish and wildlife service law enforcement division and with the advice and recommendations of the U.S. department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service, animal damage control to develop a customized gull control management program.(c) In order to obtain optimum results with respect to each program which shall be adopted and implemented pursuant to this section, the director of the department of environmental management, or his or her designee, is directed to perform an evaluation review of each waste facility at intervals not to exceed six (6) months from the date of the adoption and implementation of the program. To allow for this determination, each waste facility must provide the director of the department of environmental management with all relevant data required by the director that was accumulated within the six (6) month period.History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 155, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 23-19.14-1. Legislative findings.It is recognized and acknowledged by the general assembly that:(1) In Rhode Island, there are hundreds of sites that have varying degrees of contamination from hazardous materials;(2) The contamination is often an obstacle to redevelopment due to the liability relating to the sites;(3) Clean up standards and objectives must be consistent with a site's current and reasonably expected future use;(4) Financial institutions are often cautious or unwilling to lend to businesses that wish to expand at or relocate to sites that have or are feared to be contaminated;(5) Rhode Island's urban corridor contains many sites that have been found by federal or state programs to be contaminated;(6) The following cities and towns have numerous known sites: Cranston, East Providence, Johnston, North Smithfield, Pawtucket, Providence, Warwick, West Warwick, Woonsocket, and Central Falls. There are also many potential sites in these and other municipalities that may have been contaminated by historical industrial activities;(7) [Deleted by P.L. 2002, ch. 186, § 1.](8) Proper redevelopment and reuse of these properties would not only benefit the state's economy and the employment of those who live in the urban corridor, but would also benefit the state's environment; and(9) The redevelopment and reuse of these impacted sites will control and remove the existing contamination and will reduce the artificial economic incentive to develop previously undisturbed natural resources.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 186, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 296, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-2 - Declaration of policy.

§ 23-19.14-2. Declaration of policy.It shall be the policy of this state to assure that:(1) Activities are taken to control and eliminate contamination at industrial properties that are fair, consistent, and compatible with the current and reasonably foreseeable future use of the property;(2) Environmental barriers to economic redevelopment and beneficial reuse of contaminated properties are removed;(3) Opportunities are available for businesses to realistically manage their environmental liabilities;(4) Voluntary and cooperative clean-up actions are encouraged to the greatest extent possible; and(5) Processes for environmental clean-up and liability relief are effective and efficient and minimize transaction costs to the extent reasonably feasible in order to facilitate appropriate reuse of contaminated properties.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 275, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-5.1 - Brownfields program and continuous improvement.

§ 23-19.14-5.1. Brownfields program and continuous improvement.The department of environmental management shall provide for the coordination of the brownfield program, including consolidation of applications and hearing procedures for brownfield properties internally and across state agencies, the creation and maintenance of a consolidated application for brownfield projects which shall include all required department of environmental management application information and information required by other state agencies or bodies for purposes of redeveloping or financing the redevelopment of brownfield properties, and any other coordinating functions which will aid in the quick and efficient redevelopment of brownfield properties.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 186, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 553, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-5.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-5.2 - Entry of registered professional engineers onto certain property.

§ 23-19.14-5.2. Entry of registered professional engineers onto certain property.Any registered professional engineer who is employed, retained and/or otherwise acting on behalf of a municipality of this state may enter, examine or survey, at any reasonable time, such places and real property which is either owned by a municipality or real property in which the municipality has a legal interest arising from a real property tax lien, on which property owner has made no payments for a period of at least two (2) years, for the purpose of performing an environmental site assessment or investigation. An environmental site assessment or investigation under this section shall be conducted in accordance with and shall be subject to the same guidelines and limitations provided for an administrative inspection or, where appropriate, a criminal investigation, pursuant to the provisions of § 42-17.1-2(20).History of Section.P.L. 2004, ch. 553, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 60.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-6 - Liability for releases of hazardous materials.

§ 23-19.14-6. Liability for releases of hazardous materials.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision or rule of law, and subject only to the defenses presented in § 23-19.14-7, the state reaffirms the applicable provisions of 19.1 of this title, § 42-17.1-2, chapter 12 and chapter 13.1 of title 46 and defines the following parties as responsible parties which are strictly, jointly and severally liable for the actual or threatened release of any hazardous material at a site:(1) The owner or operator of the site;(2) Any person who at the time of disposal of any hazardous material owned or operated the site;(3) Any person who by contract, agreement, or otherwise arranged for disposal or treatment, or arranged with a transporter for transport for disposal or treatment of hazardous materials owned or possessed by that person, at any site owned or operated by another party or entity and containing hazardous materials; and(4) Any person who accepts or accepted any hazardous materials for transport to disposal or treatment facilities or sites selected by that person, from which there is a release or a threatened release of a hazardous material which causes the incurrence of response costs.(b) Responsible parties as defined in this section shall be liable for:(1) All removal or remedial actions necessary to rectify the effects of a release of hazardous material so that it does not cause a substantial danger to present or future public health or welfare or the environment;(2) All costs of removal or remedial action incurred by the state including direct costs, indirect costs and the costs of overseeing response actions conducted by private parties;(3) Any other necessary costs of removal or remedial action incurred by any other person; and(4) Damages for injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural resources, including the reasonable costs of assessing the injury, destruction, or loss resulting from a release of hazardous material.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 41, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 60, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-6.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-6.1 - Liability for releases of petroleum.

§ 23-19.14-6.1. Liability for releases of petroleum.Responsible parties for releases of petroleum are defined as all parties who are otherwise liable for an actual or threatened release of petroleum under any other applicable statute, rule, or common law. This section shall neither be construed as establishing new liabilities or obligations for parties responsible for releases of petroleum that do not otherwise exist under statute, rule, or common law, nor as diminishing any liabilities or obligations that may be established by those provisions. Accordingly, the obligations of the responsible parties for releases of petroleum shall be the same as those provided for under any other application, provisions or rules of law.History of Section.P.L. 1997, ch. 41, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 60, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-7.1 - Remedial agreements.

§ 23-19.14-7.1. Remedial agreements.In addition to exemption from liability provided for in § 23-19.14-7, for sites on which a remedial decision letter has been issued, the state may enter into a remedial agreement that includes a covenant not to sue and contribution protection and that describes the agreed remedial actions and shall be assignable as therein provided. Whenever the state has entered into a remedial agreement under this section, the liability to the state under this chapter of each party to the agreement including any future liability to the state, arising from the release or threatened release that is the subject of the agreement shall be limited as provided in the agreement pursuant to a covenant not to sue. The final covenant not to sue may, at the discretion of the state, be transferred to successors or assigns that are not otherwise found to be a responsible party under § 23-19.14-6. The covenant not to sue may provide that future liability to the state of a person who is under the remedial agreement may be limited to the same proportion as that established in the original agreement. A remedial agreement shall be distinct from a letter of compliance, and the absence of a remedial agreement shall not affect or compromise exemption to liability provided for in § 23-19.14-7.History of Section.P.L. 2006, ch. 250, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 275, § 2; P.L. 2021, ch. 147, § 7, effective July 3, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 148, § 7, effective July 3, 2021.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-9 - Priority sites for economic development.

§ 23-19.14-9. Priority sites for economic development.Upon application, the executive director of the Rhode Island economic development corporation may certify Brownfield sites as properties of critical economic concern, as defined by § 42-117-3(3). These properties of critical economic concern shall be entitled to the benefits of chapter 117 of title 42 including, but not limited to, expedited investigation of these properties, expedited design of appropriate remedial actions for these properties and, to the greatest extent possible, expedited implementation of remedial actions at these properties.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 186, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-10 - Settlement authorities.

§ 23-19.14-10. Settlement authorities.(a) The state may, through June 30, 2007, enter into an agreement with any person to perform any response action if the state determines that that action will be done properly by the person. Whenever practicable and in the public interest as determined by the state, the state shall act to facilitate agreements under this section that are in the public interest and consistent with applicable laws and regulations in order to expedite effective remedial action and minimize litigation. The department of environmental management must be a party to any settlement agreement entered under the authority of the chapter. The department of environmental management shall not accept new proposals for settlement agreements after December 31, 2006; provided, however, that an amendment to a settlement agreement that was proposed prior to December 31, 2006, will not be considered a new settlement agreement.(b) Whenever the state has entered into an agreement under this section, the liability to the state under this chapter of each party to the agreement including any future liability to the state, arising from the release or threatened release that is the subject of the agreement shall be limited as provided in the agreement pursuant to a covenant not to sue. The final covenant not to sue may, at the discretion of the state, be transferred to successors or assigns that are not otherwise found to be a responsible party under § 23-19.14-6. The covenant not to sue may provide that future liability to the state of a settling party under the agreement may be limited to the same proportion as that established in the original settlement agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 275, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-11 - Filing and public comment on settlement agreements.

§ 23-19.14-11. Filing and public comment on settlement agreements.(a) The state shall provide, for settlement agreements that may be put into effect prior to July 1, 2007, an opportunity to persons who are not named as parties to the action to comment on the proposed agreement before its entry as a final judgment. Persons not named as parties to the action will have fourteen (14) days after the date of the notice of the proposed agreement to submit written comments. The state shall consider any written comments, views or allegations relating to the proposed agreement. The state may withdraw or withhold its consent to the proposed settlement if the comments, views, or allegations concerning the judgment disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed judgment is inappropriate, improper or inadequate.(b) The proposed agreement shall be considered final when all substantive public comments have been addressed.(c) No later than thirty (30) days after a settlement agreement is deemed final, the agreement shall be filed with the administrative adjudication division of the department of environmental management and shall be deemed a final order of the director.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 275, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-12 - Protection from contribution actions.

§ 23-19.14-12. Protection from contribution actions.A party who is exempt from liability under §§ 23-19.14-7, 23-19.14-8 or 23-19.14-10 of this chapter shall not be liable for claims for contribution regarding matters addressed in the letter of compliance or the settlement agreement or the remedied agreement.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 250, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 275, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-13 - Authority to recover costs.

§ 23-19.14-13. Authority to recover costs.(a) The head of any department or state agency with authority to undertake a response action under this chapter may consider, compromise, and settle a claim for costs incurred by their department or agency.(b) Cost recovery actions may include, upon recommendation by the economic development corporation, surrender of title to the site to the state to facilitate economic redevelopment and future beneficial re-use of the property.(c) If a responsible party fails to pay a claim that has been settled under this subsection, the department or agency head may request the attorney general to bring a civil action or may sue in his or her own name to recover the amount of a claim, plus costs, attorneys' fees, and interest from the date of the settlement. In the action, the terms of the settlement shall not be subject to review.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-14 - Windfall liens.

§ 23-19.14-14. Windfall liens.(a) At any site where there are unrecovered response cost and/or additional remedial actions required, the state may place a lien upon the site for the unrecovered costs or outstanding actions. The maximum amount of the windfall lien may not exceed the total of the unrecovered response costs incurred by the state plus interest calculated at the prime rate based on three (3) chartered financial institutions in Rhode Island at the time of the completion of construction of a remedial action. The liens:(1) Shall not exceed the increase in fair market value for the site attributable to the response action or redevelopment activities, at the time of subsequent sale or other disposition of the site; and(2) Shall continue until the satisfaction of the lien by recovery of all response costs incurred at the site and completion of construction of all outstanding remedial actions.(b) The lien shall continue until the liability for the costs (or a judgment against the person arising out of the liability) is satisfied, or becomes unenforceable through operation of the statute of limitations.(c) The state may, at its discretion, in lieu of the lien provided by this section, negotiate a stipulated judgment or other judicially enforceable consent decree and judgment for costs and damages for which any responsible party is liable to the state under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-19.14-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-19.14 - Industrial Property Remediation and Reuse Act|Section 23-19.14-15 - Notice and validity of liens.

§ 23-19.14-15. Notice and validity of liens.(a) Any lien imposed under the authority of this chapter shall be subject to the rights of any purchaser, holder of a security interest, or judgment lien creditor whose interest is perfected under applicable state law before notice of the lien has been filed in the appropriate office within the state or county or other governmental subdivision, as designated by any provision of law.(b) Any purchaser, holder of a security interest, or judgment lien creditor shall be afforded the same protection against the lien imposed by this subsection as is afforded under state law against a judgment lien which arises out of a secured obligation, and which arises as of the time of the filing of the notice of the lien imposed by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 1.