| RI | S0820 | Intro | Creates the water security act of 2019 to ensure equal access to safe drinking water for all citizens of the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-24
[Hearing: May 29]
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0891 | Intro | Removes the word diesel in regard to idling of engines and would pertain to idling of all engines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-24
[Hearing: May 29]
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0761 | Intro | Senate Resolution Respectfully Urging Congress To Request That The Fda Investigates Amending The Qualified Exemption Language In 21 Cfr ยง 112.5(a)(2) To Exclude Animal Feed Products From The Definition Of "all Food"
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-24
[Hearing: May 29]
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0410 | Intro | Creates the "Plastic Waste Reduction Act" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-24
[Hearing: May 29]
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0661 | Intro | Requires municipalities to adopt comprehensive solar siting ordinances addressing both roof, ground mounted and carport solar systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-24
[Hearing: May 29]
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0760 | Intro | Adds a definition for "other eligible entity" and includes the entity under the provisions of the net metering statute and amends the definition for multi-municipal collaborative to be called multi-party collaborative.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0759 | Intro | Grants solar energy system retail purchasers protections requiring disclosures in the retail/lease documents the right to cancel/rescind agreement within 90 days prior to installation/notice of liens filed on their property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0662 | Intro | Establishes a fee on companies that sell fossil fuels in Rhode Island for consumption or distribution within the state and establishes an "economic and climate resilience fund" to disburse the collected funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0658 | Intro | Establishes the Rhode Island global warming solutions act to reduce carbon emissions across various sectors of the local economy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-05-01
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0553 | Intro | Adds pickles and relish to those foods which are permitted to be manufactured and sold as a farm home food product.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0660 | Intro | Precludes Rhode Island local fishermen or aquaculturists from being found a public or private nuisance due to alleged objectionable odor or noise as a result of generally accepted industry procedures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0758 | Intro | Provides funding to Rhode Island department of environmental management, office of energy resources and to coastal resource management council from any offshore land lease fees associated with offshore wind systems that access state waters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0757 | Intro | Requires that the department of environmental management to request proposals, every two (2) years, to solicit procurement of a representative organization to operate the paint stewardship program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0407 | Intro | Exempts the producers of certain milk and milk product produced for personal consumption from the inspection requirements of the milk sanitation code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0551 | Intro | Provides for the authorized taking of mushrooms from public lands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-24
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0663 | Intro | Establishes and implements woodland stewardship and preservation programs managed by the department of environmental management administered by cities and towns through local comprehensive planning and zoning.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0550 | Intro | Eliminates the tax imposed on hard-to-dispose materials such as lubricating oils, glycol-based antifreeze and tires used on motor vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0552 | Intro | Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for appliances and specified equipment purchased or installed after July 1, 2020.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0411 | Intro | Establishes restrictions on invasive plant species to include running bamboo.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0659 | Intro | Senate Resolution Respectfully Requesting An Assessment Of The Benefits To Rhode Island Of Enactment Of A Green New Deal, Including, But Not Limited To, Findings And Recommendations For State Legislation Based On Green New Deal Principles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-10
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0408 | Intro | Exempts recoverable plastics from the materials classified as solid waste and provide for the converting of recoverable plastics to plastic and chemical feedstocks, crude oil, lower carbon transportation fuels or other valuable raw materials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-04-03
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0414 | Intro | Defines small, large and residential wind energy systems. Provides that the zoning ordinance for wind energy systems establish requirements and guidelines consistent with the latest technical paper published by the statewide planning program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-27
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0016 | Intro | Provides that applicants/licensees for fossil fuel electricity generating facilities invest in renewable energy facilities in conjunction with the fossil fuel facility construction.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-27
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0269 | Intro | Establishes the RI coastal adaptation trust fund. The trust would enable cities and towns and the state to apply for grants to fund projects that invest in measures that adapt infrastructure on public lands to address the impacts of climate change.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-20
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0412 | Intro | Establishes OSACR, a fund which provides grants to fund projects that adapt infrastructure to address climate change; assess eligibility of projects, allocation, disbursements and the fund's financing. Effective July 1, 2019.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-20
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0268 | Intro | Prohibits retail sales establishments from providing plastic checkout bags and all retail establishments from providing expanded polystyrene disposable food containers and would be enforced by municipal designees, with an opt out provision.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-03-06
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0270 | Intro | Reduces the number of water quality fund classes from three to two.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-02-27
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0415 | Intro | Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Effect Of Wind Turbines On All Marine Life (creates A 5 Member Commission To Study The Effect Of Wind Turbines On All Marine Life, And Report Back To The Senate By February 11, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-02-27
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
| RI | S0413 | Intro | Specifically defines plant agriculture as not the cultivation and processing of marijuana.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2019-02-27
To Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee |
