HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL
RESOURCES
NOTICE OF MEETING
| DATE: Thursday,
March 4, 2010
|
| TIME: Rise of the House
|
| PLACE: House Lounge – State House
|
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING
AND/OR CONSIDERATION
House Resolution No. 7443
BY Melo, Ucci, Williams, Rice M, Savage
ENTITLED, HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "EARTH HOUR" ON MARCH
27TH OF
2010 IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND {LC1662}
02/11/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
SCHEDULED FOR HEARING ONLY:
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
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
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
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
House Bill No. 7367
BY Walsh, Kennedy, Driver
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HAZARDOUS
WASTE
CLEANUP {LC955}
(
would exempt oil spill pollution prevention activities from the
application of the
"Waste Cleanup Good Samaritan Act." also make the immunity created by
the act
applicable to local fire depts and districts and DEM reps.)
02/04/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
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
House Bill No. 7407
BY Rice A, Walsh, Handy, Gallison, Malik
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- GREEN ECONOMY
ROUNDTABLE {LC1126}
(
would create the Green Economy Roundtable charged with identifying
various
opportunities associated with the green economy)
02/09/2010 Introduced, referred to House Environment and Natural
Resources
03/04/2010 Scheduled for hearing
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
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
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
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
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
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
Richard Welch
Committee Clerk
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POSTED: MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010, 09:31 AM
