Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-6. Investigation and hearing of complaint of pollution – Public disclosure
(a) If the director shall have cause to believe that any person is violating any provision of this chapter or rule or regulation or any order made under this chapter, it shall be the duty of the director to cause the matter to be investigated. Except as provided in § 23-23-16, the director shall follow the procedures provided in § 42-17.1-2(21) in issuing any notice of violation or compliance order authorized pursuant to this chapter or any rules, regulations, or permits promulgated thereunder.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-23-6
- 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
- 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
(b) The director shall maintain records concerning all investigations undertaken and findings made pursuant to this section. Those records shall be made available for public inspection and shall include the following information:
(1) The names and addresses of persons investigated;
(2) The date or dates of any hearing or hearings conducted with respect to those persons and the time and place of the hearings;
(3) Any findings made by the director after the conclusion of the hearings.
History of Section.
P.L. 1966, ch. 256, § 1; P.L. 1970, ch. 289, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-25-6; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 147, § 8, effective July 3, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 148, § 8, effective July 3, 2021.