§ 23-24.9-1 Short title
§ 23-24.9-2 Findings
§ 23-24.9-2.1 Oversight and systems planning
§ 23-24.9-3 Definitions
§ 23-24.9-4 Interstate clearinghouse
§ 23-24.9-5 Notification
§ 23-24.9-6 Restrictions on the sale of certain mercury-added products
§ 23-24.9-6.1 Prohibition on fluorescent lamps
§ 23-24.9-7 Phase-out and exemptions
§ 23-24.9-8 Labeling required for certain products
§ 23-24.9-9 Disposal ban
§ 23-24.9-9.1 Legislative findings
§ 23-24.9-9.2 Best management practices
§ 23-24.9-9.3 Amalgam separators
§ 23-24.9-9.4 Exemptions
§ 23-24.9-10 Collection of mercury-added products
§ 23-24.9-10.1 Resource recovery corporation option
§ 23-24.9-10.2 Mercury-containing thermostats
§ 23-24.9-10.3 Sunset provisions
§ 23-24.9-11 Disclosure for mercury-added formulated products – Healthcare facilities
§ 23-24.9-12 Limitations on the use of elemental mercury
§ 23-24.9-13 Existing inventories
§ 23-24.9-14 Public education and outreach
§ 23-24.9-15 State procurement preferences for low or nonmercury-added products
§ 23-24.9-16 Violations
§ 23-24.9-17 State review
§ 23-24.9-18 Application to products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
§ 23-24.9-19 Mercury advisory working group
§ 23-24.9-20 Regulations
§ 23-24.9-20.1 Effective dates for implementation
§ 23-24.9-21 Severability and construction
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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 23-24.9 - Mercury Reduction and Education Act

  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • 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.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8