R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-19.1-3

Declaration of purpose

Known as the Hazardous Waste Management Act

The act spans §§ 23-19.1-1 to 23-19.1-9 (45 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 925 F. Supp. 104 - Charter International Oil Co. v. United States (1996)

Most recently applied in 925 F. Supp. 104 - Charter International Oil Co. v. United States (May 1996)

P.L. 1978, ch. 229, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-46.2-3; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-19.1-3.

The purposes of this chapter shall be:

(1) To protect the environment and the public health and safety from the effects of the improper, inadequate, or unsound management of hazardous wastes;

(2) To establish a program of regulation over the storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous wastes, without interrupting current regulation of industrial waste disposal;

(3) To encourage the development and utilization of industrial processes which generate smaller amounts of hazardous wastes and to encourage recovery and recycling of wastes; and

(4) To assure the safe and adequate management of hazardous wastes within Rhode Island.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.