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RI Gen L § 23-63-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-3 - Environmental impact statement - Necessity - Approval of director.

§ 23-63-3. Environmental impact statement — Necessity — Approval of director.No export of tires for burning shall be permitted to a facility which has not submitted to the satisfaction of the director, in accordance with reasonable rules and regulations, an environmental impact statement conforming to the United States environmental protection agency standards. Upon the filing of a satisfactory environmental impact statement, the director shall conduct a public hearing seeking public comment prior to granting final approval of the statement and approval of the export of the tires. The environmental impact statement shall be required regardless of whether it is required at the facility site by the United States environmental protection agency regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 551, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4 - Licensing of tire recyclers.

§ 23-63-4. Licensing of tire recyclers.The director shall license any person to engage in the vehicle tire recycling or recovery business if the director finds that the person has the proper equipment and facilities to properly recycle or recover the materials of vehicle tires. The license shall be annually renewable on January 1 of each year upon application by the licensee. The director may revoke the license at any time or refuse to renew the license upon a finding that the licensee has not operated the business to safely and properly recycle and recover vehicle tires in a manner causing the lease practicable pollution of the environment. The initial license fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and the fee for annual renewal shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Other than as set forth in this chapter, the license shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 551, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.1 - Tire site remediation account.

§ 23-63-4.1. Tire site remediation account.There is hereby created a separate account to be held by the corporation to be known as the tire site remediation account. All fees, revenues, assessments, fines, forfeitures, and other funds collected or received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into the tire site remediation account and used for the purposes specified in § 23-63-4.2. The department of environmental management shall be authorized to spend the funds specified in this section pursuant to § 23-63-4.2.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 48.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.2 - Allocation of funds.

§ 23-63-4.2. Allocation of funds.The funds deposited into the tire site remediation account shall be used for the following activities:(1) No less than ninety percent (90%) of all funds shall be used for the cleanup, recycling and disposal of tires in existing tire piles and for the overall investigation of, and design of remedial actions for properties of economic concern pursuant to chapter 19.14 of title 23;(2) No more than ten percent (10%) of all funds shall be used to assist cities and towns with the collection and proper disposal of waste tires in their respective communities;(3) All amounts in the tire site remediation account, fees, and any other revenues, assessments, fines, forfeitures, and other funds collected or received pursuant to this chapter for deposit into the tire site remediation account shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter and chapter 19.14 of title 23.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 187, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 37, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 48.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.3 - Repealed.

§ 23-63-4.3. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 37, § 2, effective July 1, 1997.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.4 - Penalties on delinquent payments.

§ 23-63-4.4. Penalties on delinquent payments.Any retailer who fails to pay any fees to the tax administrator, except amounts of determinations made by the tax administrator, under § 23-63-4.6 within the time required shall pay a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the fees.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.5 - Records required.

§ 23-63-4.5. Records required.Every retailer shall keep such books, including records, receipts, and other pertinent papers, in such form as the tax administrator may require. The records shall be open at all times to the inspection of the tax administrator and his or her agents and, upon summons issued by the tax administrator, shall be produced at such time and place as he or she may designate for inspection by the tax administrator or his or her agents.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.6 - Deficiency determination - Determination without return.

§ 23-63-4.6. Deficiency determination — Determination without return.If any retailer fails to file a return or to keep records described in § 23-63-4.5, or if the tax administrator is not satisfied with the amount of fees paid to him or her, the tax administrator may compute and determine the amount required by this chapter to be paid to him or her upon the basis of the facts contained in the returns which have been filed or upon the basis of any information in the tax administrator's possession or that may come into his or her possession.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.7 - Notice of determination.

§ 23-63-4.7. Notice of determination.The tax administrator shall give written notice of his or her determination to the retailer. Except in the case of fraud or failure to make a return, or noncompliance with § 23-63-4.5, every notice of determination shall be mailed within three (3) years of the date the fees first became due. The amount of this determination shall bear interest at the rate set forth in § 44-1-7 from the date when fees should have been paid to the tax administrator until the date of payment.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.8 - Pecuniary penalties for deficiencies.

§ 23-63-4.8. Pecuniary penalties for deficiencies.If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to negligence or intentional disregard of the provisions of this chapter, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the determination shall be added thereto. If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to fraud or an intent to evade the provisions of this chapter, a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the determination shall be added thereto.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-63-4.9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-4.9 - Tire deposit system.

§ 23-63-4.9. Tire deposit system.(a) Every retailer shall require of each consumer purchasing tires a five dollar ($5.00) deposit on each vehicle tire purchased. The tire deposit shall be refunded in full within fourteen (14) days from the date the consumer delivers to the retailer a used vehicle tire. A retailer shall not refuse to accept from any consumer any used vehicle tire which is reasonably clean and substantially intact. No retailer shall be required to refund a tire deposit to any consumer who has not purchased a tire from a retailer, nor shall any retailer be required to pay out more tire deposit refunds than the number of tires the consumer purchased from the retailer. Any tire deposits held by a retailer and not reclaimed by the consumer after the fourteen (14) day period shall revert to, and become the property of, the retailer.(b) All retailers accepting used vehicle tires shall be responsible for disposal of the tires pursuant to § 23-63-2.(c) A copy of this section of the general laws, or a summary of this section of the general laws as approved by the director of the department of environmental management, shall be posted by all retail sellers in a place which is plainly visible to customers.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 225, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-63-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-5 - Penalty.

§ 23-63-5. Penalty.Any person who violates §§ 23-6-2, 23-63-3 or 23-63-4 and 23-63-4.9(b) of this chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per occurrence. Fines collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the corporation for deposit in the tire site remediation account. Each day that the violation continues or exists shall constitute a separate occurrence. The provisions of this chapter may also be enforced by an action for injunctive or other relief in the superior court for Providence county to be brought by either the department of environmental management or the attorney general.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 551, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 85, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 48.
RI Gen L § 23-63-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-6 - Rules and regulations.

§ 23-63-6. Rules and regulations.The director may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 551 § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-63-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-63 - Vehicle Tire Storage and Recycling|Section 23-63-7 - Severability.

§ 23-63-7. Severability.If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or its application to other persons or circumstances.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 551, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-64-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64 - Minority Health Promotion Act|Section 23-64-1 - Short title.

§ 23-64-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as "The Minority Populations Health Promotion Act".History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 102, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-64-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64 - Minority Health Promotion Act|Section 23-64-2 - Purpose and findings.

§ 23-64-2. Purpose and findings.The general assembly has found and hereby declares that:(1) Recent health data indicate that minority groups in Rhode Island, as in the United States, face excess rates of preventable disease compared to other nonminority populations.(2) The mortality rate for minorities from such preventable diseases as heart disease, cancer and stroke is up to fifty (50) percent higher than non-minorities. Minorities also experience excess deaths from injury and excess morbidity due to low birth weight. All these health problems are amenable to reduction through lifestyle change.(3) Minority populations in Rhode Island frequently encounter barriers to information and services which promote healthy lifestyles and prevent unnecessary disease.(4) It is the intent of this chapter to establish a minority population health promotion program to provide health information, education and risk reduction activities to reduce the risk of premature death from preventable disease in minority populations.(5) The minority health promotion program shall be funded by a tax imposed on smokeless tobacco, cigars and pipe tobacco — substances which have been determined by the United States surgeon general to be associated with preventable death and disease, particularly cancer of the mouth, oral cavity, and pharynx.History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 102, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-64.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64.1 - Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity|Section 23-64.1-1 - Short title.

§ 23-64.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity Act."History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 172, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-64.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64.1 - Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity|Section 23-64.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-64.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:(1) "Commission" means the commission of health advocacy and equity; formerly entitled the minority health advisory committee.(2) "Community-based health agency" means an organization that provides health services or health education, including a hospital, a community health center, a community mental health or substance abuse center, and other health-related organizations.(3) "Community-based health and wellness organization" means any organization, whether for-profit or not-for-profit that provides services that support the health and well-being of Rhode Islanders.(4) "Community health worker" means any individual who assists and coordinates services between providers of health services, community services, social agencies for vulnerable populations. Community health workers provide support and assist in navigating the health and social services system.(5) "Disparities" means the preventable inequalities in health status, including the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among population groups in Rhode Island. Disparities are impacted by social determinants of health which include, but are not limited to, access to services, quality of services, health behaviors, and environmental exposures.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 172, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 415, § 28.
RI Gen L § 23-64.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64.1 - Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity|Section 23-64.1-3 - Renaming and establishment.

§ 23-64.1-3. Renaming and establishment.(a) The minority health advisory committee established by the Rhode Island department of health pursuant to the goals of chapter 23-64 is hereby renamed the commission for health advocacy and equity. The director of the department of health shall appoint twenty (20) individuals who shall be individuals with working and practical knowledge of social determinants of health, the majority of whom shall be representatives of the racial and ethnic minority population of the State of Rhode Island. Not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the members shall be affiliates with a grantee of the office of minority health of the department of health. Members shall be authorized to appoint a designee. The director may also appoint staff of the department as ex officio members of the committee to serve as a liaison between the committee and their specific departmental programs. Such ex officio members shall not be counted for the purpose of determining a quorum and shall not be eligible to vote.(b) Commission members shall serve without compensation and shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Commission members may be reappointed for an additional three (3) year term provided that no member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, regardless of the total number of years served, or a maximum of six (6) consecutive years, after which an individual shall be ineligible for membership for a period of one year.(c) The terms of current members of the department's minority health advisory committee, renamed the commission for health advocacy and equity by this section, shall remain in effect upon passage and shall not be impacted by any provision of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 172, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-64.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64.1 - Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity|Section 23-64.1-4 - Purpose.

§ 23-64.1-4. Purpose.(a) The purpose of the commission for health advocacy and equity shall be:(1) To advocate for the integration of all relevant activities of the state to achieve health equity;(2) To provide direct advice to the director of health, and indirect advice to the department's senior administrators and planners through the director, regarding issues of racial, ethnic, cultural, or socio-economic health disparities;(3) To develop and facilitate coordination of the expertise and experience of the state's health and human services systems, housing, transportation, education, environment, community development, and labor systems in developing a comprehensive health equity plan addressing the social determinants of health;(4) To set goals for health equity and prepare a plan for Rhode Island to achieve health equity in alignment with any other statewide planning activities; and(5) to educate state agencies in Rhode Island on disparities, including social factors that play a role in creating or maintaining disparities.(b) In furtherance of this purpose, the commission shall study the range of issues that may impact an individual's, family's or community's health and propose recommendations to address these issues and ensure quality integration and evaluation of any program or policy designed to reduce or eliminate racial or ethnic health disparities. Such recommendations may be developed with input from other agencies and the resulting plan shall be broadly disseminated as advisory to other state agencies.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 172, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-64.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64.1 - Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity|Section 23-64.1-5 - Powers and duties.

§ 23-64.1-5. Powers and duties.(a) The commission shall be empowered to:(1) Review and comment on any proposed state legislation and regulations that would affect the health of populations in the state experiencing racial, ethnic, cultural, socio-economic or linguistic disparities in health status;(2) Educate appropriate state agencies on health disparities, including social factors that play a role in creating or maintaining these disparities;(3) Advise the director of the department of health on issues relating to health disparities and advocate for the integration and coordination of all activities of the state to achieve health equity. In providing such advice, the commission shall carry on a continuous assessment process to:(i) Determine the current health status among populations experiencing racial, ethnic, cultural, or socio-economic health disparities;(ii) Recommend strategies for health promotion and disease prevention;(iii) Identify problems in service delivery to populations experiencing racial, ethnic, cultural, or socio-economic health disparities; and(iv) Recommend solutions for improving the operation and efficiency of service delivery programs targeting populations experiencing racial, ethnic, cultural, or socio-economic health disparities;(4) Advise and provide information to the governor and the general assembly on the state's policies concerning the health of populations in the state experiencing racial, ethnic, cultural, socio-economic or linguistic disparities in health status;(5) Evaluate policies, procedures, activities, and resource allocations to eliminate health status disparities among racial, ethnic and linguistic populations in the state;(6) Explore other successful programs in other sectors and states that may diminish or contribute to the elimination of health disparities in the state;(7) Draft and recommend proposed legislation, regulations and other policies designed to address disparities in health status;(8) Prepare the biennial disparities impact and evaluation report pursuant to § 23-64.1-6; and,(9) Have the authority to conduct hearings and interviews, and receive testimony regarding matters pertinent to its mission.(b) All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this section.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 172, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-64.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64.1 - Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity|Section 23-64.1-6 - Disparities impact and evaluation report.

§ 23-64.1-6. Disparities impact and evaluation report.(a) Beginning two (2) years after establishment of the commission, and every two (2) years after, the commission shall prepare a disparities impact and evaluation report which shall be posted on the department of health website and the website of the executive office of health and human services, and which shall be delivered to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate. The report shall:(1) Evaluate the likely positive or negative impact of programs, policies and activities established pursuant to § 23-64.1-4 as they relate to eliminating or reducing health disparities, based on quantifiable measures and evaluation benchmarks.(2) Evaluate the state's progress toward eliminating or reducing racial and ethnic health disparities using the quantifiable measures and benchmarks outlined in subdivision (1).(b) The commission shall hold public hearings to receive information to assist in the formation of this disparities impact and evaluation report. The hearings shall be held approximately six (6) months before each yearly evaluation.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 172, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-64.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-64.1 - Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity|Section 23-64.1-7 - Race, ethnicity, social determinants of health and language data collection coordination.

§ 23-64.1-7. Race, ethnicity, social determinants of health and language data collection coordination.The commission shall, in consultation with the department of health and other appropriate state agencies, make recommendations for data collection, analysis and dissemination activities by all entities involved in the collection of patient and health care professional information. The commission shall make recommendations for the coordination by the department of health, other agencies, organizations and institutions as needed to design and implement a training curriculum for primary data collectors and disseminate best practices for collection of race, ethnicity, social determinants of health and language data.History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 155, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 172, § 2.