Lots of bills on the agenda for April 1. Topics include:
- Clean Energy Biofuels
- Ultra-low Sulfur and Biodiesel Heating Oil
- Green-Jobs-Green RI Program
- Green Buildings & Job Creation Act
- Waters and Navigation - Water Pollution
- Small Wind Energy Systems
- Regulating purchase of Renewable Energy
- Air Pollution - Wood Stoves without EPA certification in densely populated areas
- Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling
- Hazardous Waste Cleanup
- DEM, Health etc. Agencies work re MOA on Farm Issues
- Incineration of Waste
- Ban of Pesticide Avitrol
- Repeal Requiring City & Town Plans to Conform with State Guide Plan for Bays, Rivers, and Watersheds
- Eliminate State Mandated Point
Source Discharge Fees for Municipal Sewage Treatment Plants
Didn't list quite everything, especially a couple at the end that are vague, but may be important. Read on for details, watch what goes on in the legislature, and support sensible environmental legislation.
-- ed.
PLEASE NOTE: HOUSE BILL 7716 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THIS AGENDA
NOTICE OF MEETING
DATE: Thursday, April 1, 2010
TIME: Rise of the House
PLACE: House Lounge
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7065
BY Rice M, Naughton, Handy, Ferri, Marcello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - CLEAN ENERGY
BIOFUELS {LC131} (would establish new requirements for and otherwise
promote the use of cleaner biofuels within the state. The act would
establish a study commission to investigate the use and promotion of
such fuels within the state)
01/12/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
01/20/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
01/20/2010 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
02/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
02/04/2010 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7653
BY Handy, Ruggiero, Rice M, Vaudreuil
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ULTRA LOW SULFUR AND
BIODIESEL HEATING OIL {LC1830}
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7201
BY Hearn, Edwards, Shallcross Smith, Marcello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT {LC263} (would
establish the Green Jobs-Green Rhode Island Program, the purpose of
which would be to create and promote green jobs in RI and also to
promote energy efficient construction and home modification)
01/26/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee postponed at request of sponsor
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7720
BY Handy, Rice A, Williams, Slater, Ajello
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - ESTABLISHING A
GREEN BUILDINGS AND JOB CREATION ACT {LC1616} (would require all public
buildings to be constructed or renovated to meet Green Building
requirements and provide for a revolving loan program for energy
improvements)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7609
BY Ehrhardt
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER POLLUTION
{LC1365} (would have section 46-12-39.1 relating to "No discharge
certificate decal - Required" expire on December 31, 2010 and have a new
section relating to "No discharge sign - Required" take effect on
January 1, 2011)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7715
BY Carnevale
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SMALL WIND ENERGY
SYSTEMS {LC1897} (would allow the installation of small wind energy
systems subject to regulations and standards)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7843
BY Sullivan
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS {LC2051}
(would amend the provisions of the general laws which regulate the
amount of renewable energy required to be purchased by those entities
selling electric power in Rhode Island.)
03/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7652
BY Ucci, Menard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - WATER POLLUTION
{LC1916} (single -walled tanks and/or piping installed prior to 5/8/85
be permanently closed by 12/22/20, and / single -walled tanks and/or
piping installed between 5/8/85 and 7/20/92 be permanently closed within
35 years of the date of installation)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7718
BY Handy, Gallison
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AIR POLLUTION {LC977}
(would require the phase-out of wood stoves without EPA certification in
densely populated residential areas)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
House Bill No. 7716
BY Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - ELECTRONIC WASTE
PREVENTION, REUSE AND RECYCLING ACT {LC1812} (would revise several
reporting dates required under the Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse
and Recycling Act/ also require collectors and recyclers of electronic
waste to register annually with the department of environmental
management)
02/25/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
04/01/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Richard Welch
Committee Clerk
222-2672
POSTED: MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010, 01:41 PM
REVISED: TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2010, 09:50 AM
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY POSTED AGENDA I
NOTICE OF MEETING
DATE: Thursday, April 1, 2010
TIME: Rise of the House
PLACE: House Lounge – State House
SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7262
BY Almeida, Carnevale, Slater, DeSimone, Diaz
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS WASTE
CLEANUP {LC372} (would exempt from liability a person who in the normal
course of governmental duties provides assistance or services in
mitigating hazardous discharge but does not immunize a responsible party
or a person who contracts with the responsible party)
01/28/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7263
BY Rice M, Naughton, Pollard, Walsh, Malik
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT --
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT -- DIVISIONS {LC865} (would
authorize the dept of environmental management, agriculture division, to
work in conjunction with the dept of health and other state agencies
pursuant to a memorandum of agreement on farm and farm facility issues)
01/28/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7307
BY Brien, Edwards, MacBeth
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ENERGY {LC1037} (would
facilitate the creation of a waste-to-energy facility)
02/02/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7406
BY Ferri, Segal, Fierro, Pacheco, Handy
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- INCINERATOR BAN
{LC1275} ( would ban incinerators except those used to combust on-site
generated solid waste)
02/09/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7442
BY Serpa, Vaudreuil
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT {LC1137} ( would require the department of
environmental management to adopt rules and regulations prohibiting the
distribution, sale or use of a pesticide known as Avitrol)
02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7502
BY Newberry
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - THE RHODE ISLAND
BAYS, RIVERS, AND WATERSHED - COORDINATION TEAM {LC1209} ( would repeal
the provision of the general laws requiring cities and towns to amend
their comprehensive plans to conform with the state guide plan for bays,
rivers, and watersheds)
02/23/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7503
BY Newberry, MacBeth, Edwards
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - WATER POLLUTION
{LC1227} ( would eliminate the state mandated point source discharge
fees chargeable to municipal sewage treatment plants)
02/23/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7552
BY McNamara, Naughton, Ferri, Flaherty, Gemma
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT {LC229}
02/24/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
House Bill No. 7553
BY San Bento, Flaherty, Corvese, Petrarca, Kilmartin
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - UNIFORM RELOCATION
PAYMENTS {LC1060} (would require an agency seeking to acquire a
petroleum marine terminal for public use, to provide an alternative site
which would be equal in size, include truck access to roads and
highways and adhere to approved zoning and all site permits)
02/24/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
Richard Welch
Committee Clerk
222-2672
POSTED: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010, 01:56 PM
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
THIS IS AN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY POSTED AGENDA I I
NOTICE OF MEETING
DATE: Thursday, April 1, 2010
TIME: Rise of the House
PLACE: House Lounge - State House
SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION
House Bill No. 7504
BY Segal, Rice M
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE
ENERGY STANDARD {LC1476} ( would encourage the use of renewable energy
resources but protect owners from incurring costs which would be beyond
their capacity to maintain)
02/23/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
03/04/2010 Committee heard and continued
04/01/2010 Scheduled for consideration
Richard Welch
Committee Clerk
222-2672
POSTED: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010, 02:46 PM
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