Rhode Island General Laws 42-6.2-1. Climate change coordinating council – Creation – Members
There is hereby established within the executive branch of state government a Rhode Island executive climate change coordinating council (the “council”) comprised of officials from state agencies with responsibility and oversight relating to assessing, integrating, and coordinating climate change efforts. The council shall include, but not be limited to, the following members: the director of the department of environmental management; the executive director of the coastal resources management council; the director of the department of administration; the director of the department of transportation; the director of the department of health; the director of the emergency management agency; the commissioner of the office of energy resources; the director of the division of planning; the executive director of the Rhode Island infrastructure bank; the administrator of the division of public utilities and carriers; the chief executive officer of the Rhode Island public transit authority; the secretary of the executive office of health and human services; and the secretary of the Rhode Island commerce corporation.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 343, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 392, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 1, § 2, effective April 10, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 2, § 2, effective April 10, 2021.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-6.2-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.