Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-13. Plans and records
Upon request of the director, any person owning or operating a source of air pollution which has the potential to emit any air contaminant, or any person owning or operating a source of air pollution which the director has reason to believe is emitting any extremely toxic air contaminant, that meets the definition in § 23-23-3 but may not have been adopted by the director, or any person owning or operating any air pollution control system shall keep accurate records of operation as may be specified by the director and shall submit these records of operation and a plan and statement or true copies of them, describing all the systems or sources owned or controlled by him or her. Those statements, records, plans and descriptions shall be signed by the person or his or her agent and may be submitted to the department as trade secret or proprietary information to the extent that protection is available under the public records act of title 38.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 256, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-25-13; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 1985, ch. 502, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 361, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-13
- Air contaminant: means soot, cinders, ashes, any dust, fumes, gas, mist, smoke, vapor, odor, toxic or radioactive material, particulate matter, or any combination of these. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3
- Air pollution: means presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants in sufficient quantities that either alone or in connection with other emissions by reason of their concentration and duration, may be injurious to human, plant, or animal life or cause damage to property or unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life and property. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3
- Director: means the director of environmental management or any subordinate or subordinates to whom he or she has delegated the powers and duties vested in him or her by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3
- Extremely toxic air contaminant: means any air contaminant that has been classified as a potential carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), or the National Toxicology Program (NTP); or any air contaminant that induces mutagenic or teratogenic effects; or any air contaminant that, when inhaled, has caused significant chronic adverse effects in test animals; or any air contaminant having an acute toxicity of:
(i) LD50 (oral) less than 500mg/kg;
(ii) LD50 (inhalation) less than 2000ppm; or
(iii) LD50 (dermal) less than 1000mg/kg;
and/or has been adopted by the director pursuant to the provisions of chapter 35 of Title 42. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3
- Person: means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, corporation (including a quasi-governmental corporation), partnership, association, syndicate, municipality, municipal or state agency, fire district, club, non-profit agency or any subdivision, commission, department, bureau, agency, or department of state or federal government (including quasi-government corporation), or of any interstate body. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-3