Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-9.2. Further requirements for landfills
In addition to any other requirements imposed by § 23-18.9-9, no license to operate a solid waste management facility which is a commercial landfill shall be issued and/or renewed by the director unless the applicant provides evidence of either: (1) bonding; and/or (2) a catastrophe fund, both to be in an amount and for a length of time as the director shall determine to be necessary to protect the general public’s health and welfare from any potential complication arising from the landfill. The director’s determination as to the amount and length of time for the bond and/or catastrophe fund shall be final. The applicant’s evidence of the bonding and/or catastrophe fund shall be available for public inspection at the department.
History of Section.
P.L. 1998, ch. 310, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-9.2
- Director: means the director of the department of environmental management or any subordinate or subordinates to whom the director has delegated the powers and duties vested in him or her by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-7
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Solid waste: means garbage, refuse, tree waste as defined by subsection (14) of this section, and other discarded solid materials generated by residential, institutional, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sources, but does not include solids or dissolved material in domestic sewage or sewage sludge or dredge material as defined in Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.9-7